Who Saw Him Die?

Tom Harrison has been a widower for seven years now… He still lives in his old family home along with his son, Trevor, daughter-in-law, Ros, and their two small children. Of his four housemates, Tom only really gets on with his grandchildren; his relationship with Trevor is difficult, lacking the easy camaraderie and bantering nature of his relationship with his only daughter, who resides in New Zealand. Despite this, it has never occurred to Tom to find other living arrangements — Trevor is still family, and after all the two of them own the house together. But Trevor, a social worker, helps give ex-prisoners a new start in life by housing them at the large mansion, allowing them to do odd jobs around the house, and encouraging them to go out and build new careers. This state of affairs is not one particularly pleasing to Tom, who is unsure whether he and his grandchildren ought to be living with a family that includes con men, armed robbers, and murderers. When Trevor unfolds plans to extend the property create more rooms for additional ex-cons, Tom is furious — it’s bad enough with the men who are already there, but to add even more is, to him, entirely unacceptable. Refusing to consider Trevor’s plans or modify his views, he declares his intention to sell the house…an action that threatens not only each person living there, but the entire programme Trevor is so proud of. An untimely death disrupts the household far more immediately than Tom’s plans of selling — and when the CID arrive, they make no secret of their suspicions of the ex-prisoners in residence. As their enquiries proceed, DI Peach begins to uncover secrets both surprising and shocking. Life will never again be the same for the Harrison family. Anyone might be guilty of murder. The real question: who saw him die? Who Saw Him Die? is a chilling crime thriller that chronicles how the lives of one family are completely overturned. Praise for J.M. Gregson 'Lambert and Hook…gritty realism and hard-to-solve mysteries' — Booklist '…the series is recommended for its gritty realism and hard-to-solve mysteries' — Booklist 'Well done, suspenseful and engaging' — Library journal 'For Morse fans grieving the recent demise of their hero Gregson makes an agreeable successor…' — Booklist '…compelling characters who deserve the attention of procedural fans' — Booklist James Michael Gregson taught for twenty-seven years in schools, colleges and universities before concentrating on full-time writing. He has written books on subjects as diverse as golf and Shakespeare. His other crime novels include Stranglehold and Body Politic and he is much in demand as a lecturer and public speaker. Who Saw Him Die is his eighth detective novel. Most of these are set in his adopted county of Gloucestershire, in the attractive country of the Forest of Dean and the southern Cotswolds.