THE RAILWAY MAN: a DCI Blizzard murder mystery

Few tears are shed when an ex-boxer and local hard man is found dead in a disused railway signal box.

When DCI John Blizzard is called in to investigate, he discovers no shortage of people who would want the bully dead. But getting any of them to come forward proves difficult.

Having interrupted the opening day of the public display of a steam engine that DCI Blizzard lovingly helped restore, few are keener than he to see the perpetrator under lock and key.

It transpires that the victim once gave a man life-changing injuries with a cruel sucker punch, thus Blizzard’s colleagues think they’ve found a likely suspect. But the veteran detective is not so sure. In fact, the real culprits might be much closer to home.

Probing deeper into the web of lies that surrounded the man’s life, Blizzard might have to confront unpalatable truths that shatter his nostalgic view of the city’s past.

Set in the fictional port city of Hafton in northern England, THE RAILWAY MAN is a traditional British whodunit with a thrilling contemporary twist. The novel is the third title by John Dean to feature the burly, no-nonsense detective, John Blizzard, a man who refuses to take no for an answer.

The full list of books is as follows:

1. THE LONG DEAD
2. STRANGE LITTLE GIRL
3. THE RAILWAY MAN
4. THE SECRETS MAN
5. A BREACH OF TRUST
6. DEATH LIST
7. A FLICKER IN THE NIGHT

These books are standalones and can be enjoyed on their own, or a series. They are available on Kindle and in paperback, and are free on Kindle Unlimited.

John Dean is the author of several other crime fiction titles. Look out for his DCI Jack Harris novels, and those featuring detective Danny Radford, which he writes under the pen name John Stanley.

• STRANGE LITTLE GIRL: A DCI John Blizzard murder mystery
• THE LONG DEAD: A gripping British murder mystery with detective John Blizzard
• THE SECRETS MAN: a gripping murder mystery full of twists
• A BREACH OF TRUST: A DCI Blizzard murder mystery
• TALION: a Scandinavian noir murder mystery set in Scotland (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries)
• ERROR OF JUDGEMENT: A cold case ignites in this gripping murder mystery (Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris)
• THE VIXEN'S SCREAM: A captivating murder mystery featuring DCI Jack Harris
• TO DIE ALONE: A Gripping British Detective Murder Mystery
• MURDER AT MIDNIGHT a gripping crime mystery full of twists
• HILLARY'S FINAL CASE a gripping crime mystery full of twists