Jim Napier Mysteries
Creator of the Colin McDermott Series
The Colin McDermott novels are a contemporary British mystery series with a traditional puzzle at their core to challenge and intrigue readers. The plot is always about whodunit, or how could they have done it, or how can they be brought to justice. Assisted by Detective Sergeants George Ridley and Wilhemina Quinn, Detective Inspector Colin McDermott is on the Major Crimes Squad of the Metropolitan Police, and based at Charing Cross Police Station in London.
Novels
Second book of the series
Ridley's War
Yorkshire, 2004: when an elderly veteran of the Second World War dies at a regimental reunion, Colin McDermott and George Ridley look into his past. For Ridley it’s personal: the victim is his father. The challenge facing the pair is not only to determine what happened so many years ago, but also to bring a killer to justice six decades later.
The highly anticipated second book in the Colin McDermott series
First book of the series
Legacy
When a young woman killed in London traffic is found to be carrying no identification, Detective Inspector Colin McDermott is assigned to track her down so her family can be notified. He soon discovers that she had a dual identity, concealing a very private life, and when her trail leads back to Colin McDermott’s own Alma Mater, it falls to the detective to determine whether her death was an accident or murder – and whether an old friend and mentor is involved.
The Author
After a successful academic career at the college and university levels which included teaching both crime fiction and creative writing, Jim turned to writing full time. Since then Jim has published nearly six hundred reviews, interviews, and articles about crime writers, both in print and on multiple Internet sites. In 2011 Jim contributed to an anthology on the craft of crime writing titled Now Write! Mysteries, published by Tarcher/Penguin. Legacy is the first novel in the Colin McDermott series; Ridley’s War, the second; and the third novel is slated for release in 2022.
Jim Napier - The Reviewer
If Napier gives a positive review- I know that I will enjoy the book and/or author.
- Steve Neal, Amazon.com customer
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Latest Reviews by Jim
To view more Reviews, interviews and tributes, visit Deadly Diversions.
Did you always want a character named after you in a book? Here is your chance!
“What is the name of the pub where George Ridley and his father are staying during the regimental reunion?”
If you know the answer to this question, fill in your contact information below. In the subject line write Contest then write the answer in the message box. Submit!
Contest ends Tuesday, December 15, 2020 11:59 PM (23:59) GMT
Winner will have a character named after him/her in the third book of the Colin McDermott series.
Congratulations Lesley Lloyd contest winner!
Many thanks to all that entered. The drawing was held on December 16, 2020.The winner, who will have a character named after her in the next Colin McDermott mystery is Lesley Lloyd, of Kent, England. All the best for the holiday season!
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