<h2>'I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time' Stephen Fry </h2><p><b>DS George Cross delves deep into the world of dirty politics in this Bristol detective series perfect for fans of Peter James and Joy Ellis.</b></p><p>At first glance, the murder of Peggy Frampton looks like a burglary gone wrong. But DS George Cross, with his meticulous methods, thinks otherwise.</p><p>The victim, a former mayor of Bristol, is now an online influencer whose forthright opinions attract the kind of attention that most people would like to avoid.</p><p>There's no shortage of suspects. Cross's investigation will lead him from Peggy's unfaithful husband to her gambling-addicted son, to a scorned former lover with a grudge. But she also has political enemies in her past.</p><p>Cross will have to navigate a dark maze of seedy connections to find the truth – but can he do it before the killer strikes again?</p><p><i>The Politician</i> is a part of the DS George Cross thriller series, which can be read in any order.</p><p><b>'Sullivan has given us a British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget' <i>Daily Mail</i></b></p>
<p>Bristol detective DS George Cross investigates a murdered politician in the new police procedural from Tim Sullivan.</p>
<b>PRAISE FOR THE DS CROSS THRILLERS</b>: <br />
''I am insanely in love with George Cross, a perfect detective for our time and for all time. His complexity, orneriness and dogged persistence makes for such a complete and admirable hero... <i>The Patient</i> is a cracking mystery, full of twists and surprises to the end' Stephen Fry. <br />
'Sullivan has given us a British detective for the 21st century who will be hard to forget' <i>Daily Mail</i>. <br />
'Superb, clever and taut' <i>Belfast Telegraph</i>. <br />
'The fact that Cross has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder makes him just as intriguing as the murder mystery' <i>The Times</i>. <br />
'Fantastic police procedurals and attention to detail' <i>Bishop's Stortford Independent</i>. <br />
'An absolute cracker' The Bookbag. <br />
'There is so much to uncover in this fantastic novel... Loved it’
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<p>The first two books in the series, <i>The Dentist</i> and <i>The Cyclist</i> were successfully self-published, selling 200,000 copies to date.</p>
<p>Author is an acclaimed film and TV writer/director, whose credits include <i>Where Angels Fear to Tread</i>, <i>Jack and Sarah</i>, <i>Maigret</i>, <i>Sherlock</i> and <i>Shrek</i>.</p>
<p>MARKET: Peter James; Mark Billingham; JD Kirk; Joy Ellis; <i>Midsomer Murders</i> (TV); <i>Sherlock</i> (TV).</p>