Det. Insp. Todd "Ratso" Holtom seriesHard Place - The Prequel is just some twenty pages long. This short teaser introduces Det. Insp. Todd "Ratso" Holtom, a London detective.
In The Prequel, Ratso is on the French Riviera in Monte Carlo and tracking a London drug baron who is aboard his superyacht for dirty business. Ratso's groundwork leads into the dramatic action at the start of HARD PLACE, a full length mystery thriller which opens with immediate tense and dramatic action.
I hope The Prequel intrigues you to buy the superbly reviewed HARD PLACE and gets you hooked on this new series involving Ratso, this risk-taking London detective.
Reviews of HARD PLACE"Douglas Stewart has done a great job and has created in Detective Ratso a character who is quick-witted, clever and a worthy addition to the action-thriller genre."
"Wow! What a page-turner! I can't wait for the next release. A definite five-star from me."
"Couldn't stop reading, this was worth five stars."
"This book engenders the same get-to-the end compulsion for the reader as does a Harlan Coben crime suspense or a Simon Kernick or Mark Billingham police novel ... the prose is easy to read and the plot is enthralling."
"Fantastic read, great characters, gripping storyline. Definitely want to read more adventures from Ratso. Roaring success Mr Stewart."
"It is as if the author has inside knowledge of these characters and places; their portrayal is simple, effective and truly insightful."
"In Hard Place, author Douglas Stewart offers up an oh-so-British thriller brimming with chilling mayhem, questionable police tactics, tough and terrible villains and a deep understanding of the real world of crime and cops. Try to put it down - I highly recommend."
