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Other publications from Bradd Chambers:
Readers are loving books by Bradd Chambers.
Praise for ‘Our Jilly:’
Praise for ‘In Too Deep:’
Praise for ‘Daddy’s Little Girl:’
For my wee goddaughter, Miyah.
Prologue:
Chapter One:
Chapter Two:
Chapter Three:
Chapter Four:
Chapter Five:
Chapter Six:
Chapter Seven:
Chapter Eight:
Chapter Nine:
Chapter Ten:
Chapter Eleven:
Chapter Twelve:
Chapter Thirteen:
Chapter Fourteen:
Chapter Fifteen:
Chapter Sixteen:
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Chapter Seventeen:
Chapter Eighteen:
Chapter Nineteen:
Chapter Twenty:
Chapter Twenty-One:
Chapter Twenty-Two:
Chapter Twenty-Three:
Chapter Twenty-Four:
Chapter Twenty-Five:
Chapter Twenty-Six:
Chapter Twenty-Seven:
Chapter Twenty-Eight:
Chapter Twenty-Nine:
Chapter Thirty:
Chapter Thirty-One:
Chapter Thirty-Two:
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Chapter Thirty-Three:
Chapter Thirty-Four:
Chapter Thirty-Five:
Chapter Thirty-Six:
Chapter Thirty-Seven:
Chapter Thirty-Eight:
Chapter Thirty-Nine:
Chapter Forty:
Chapter Forty-One:
Chapter Forty-Two:
Chapter Forty-Three:
Chapter Forty-Four:
Chapter Forty-Five:
Chapter Forty-Six:
Chapter Forty-Seven:
Chapter Forty-Eight:
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Chapter Forty-Nine:
Chapter Fifty:
Chapter Fifty-One:
Chapter Fifty-Two:
Chapter Fifty-Three:
Chapter Fifty-Four:
Chapter Fifty-Five:
Chapter Fifty-Six:
Chapter Fifty-Seven:
Chapter Fifty-Eight:
Chapter Fifty-Nine:
Chapter Sixty:
Chapter Sixty-One:
Chapter Sixty-Two:
Chapter Sixty-Three:
Chapter Sixty-Four:
Chapter Sixty-Five:
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Chapter Sixty-Six:
Chapter Sixty-Seven:
Chapter Sixty-Eight:
Chapter Sixty-Nine:
Chapter Seventy:
Chapter Seventy-One:
Chapter Seventy-Two:
Chapter Seventy-Three:
Chapter Seventy-Four:
Chapter Seventy-Five:
Chapter Seventy-Six:
Chapter Seventy-Seven:
Chapter Seventy-Eight:
Chapter Seventy-Nine:
Chapter Eighty:
Chapter Eighty-One:
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Chapter Eighty-Two:
Chapter Eighty-Three:
Chapter Eighty-Four:
Chapter Eighty-Five:
Chapter Eighty-Six:
Chapter Eighty-Seven:
Chapter Eighty-Eight:
Epilogue:
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Copyright © Bradd Chambers 2020
Published in 2020 by Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon
All rights reserved to the author. Strictly no distribution or reproduction of any of the content without written permission from the author.
All events and characters in this book are entirely fictional. Any correlations between real places or people, dead or alive, are purely coincidental.
Front and back cover slightly altered. Original © Copyright Scott Willoughby / Creative Commons / Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/94157272@N06/29834137475/in/photostream/
Other publications from Bradd Chambers:
‘Someone Else’s Life’
Released June 2017
Available now on Amazon
‘Our Jilly’
Released November 2017
Available now on Amazon
‘In Too Deep’
Released February 2019
Available now on Amazon
‘Daddy’s Little Girl’
Released January 2020
Available now on Amazon
Readers are loving books by Bradd Chambers.
Praise for ‘Someone Else’s Life:’
“With this dark, gritty debut, Bradd Chambers marks himself out as one to watch in crime writing.”
Brian McGilloway.
'Enthralling,' 'Awesome' and 'Would make a great movie.' 'A book for every thriller novel lover.'
MCXV Reviewer.
“A great first novel by Bradd Chambers, very well written with an enticing storyline and I was shocked when I found out the killer. Was certainly kept guessing until the end. Excellent read.”
5* Reviewer.
‘Fantastic debut. Excellent plot with believable characters. Look forward to more from this author as I literally couldn't put this one down.’
5* Reviewer
Praise for ‘Our Jilly:’
“Brilliant book. I was hooked from the first page, truly would be a fantastic gift for the Sherlock in your life.”
5* Reviewer.
“This is the second book I have read by this author and was not disappointed! Could not put the book down and read it all in a day, [I’m] looking forward to reading more from this author and would 100% recommend this book to anyone looking for [a] great read!”
5* Reviewer.
“Another 5-star book from this stand-alone author, and again I would highly recommend. As a fan of murder mystery, I still thoroughly enjoyed this book despite the reveal of the murderer from the offset. You will turn each page craving justice for Jilly wondering will the murderer get away with it!”
5* Reviewer.
Praise for ‘In Too Deep:’
“This is the first book I’ve read by Bradd but won’t be the last. It was well written with solid believable characters. It tackles issues such as suicide and mental health issues in a very real way. I read this book in just one sitting as I was enthralled with the main characters and couldn’t put it down. I would thoroughly recommend this book to everyone.”
Goodreads Reviewer.
“Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was gripped from the first chapter and just could not put it down. The plot was clever and every twist had me hooked. The book has a large focus on mental health and suicide, particularly in Londonderry, with the main character running a charity and running campaigns to help raise money and awareness to help [the] prevent[ion] of suicide. Massive praise for Bradd for writing about such a difficult subject and for helping to raise awareness himself.Please read this book! Highly recommended.”
Goodreads Reviewer.
Praise for ‘Daddy’s Little Girl:’
“Very well written characters and the story definitely gave me the creeps more than once.”
Goodreads Reviewer.
“A solid police work with deeply flawed characters, it’s a fast-paced plot that builds to a tension filled chilling climax.”
Amazon Reviewer.
“If you like your mysteries creepy and dark, this might interest you. I wasn’t sure whether to love the writing or hate the cruelty. Highly recommend it.”
5* Reviewer.
“A chilling read, covering loss in many forms and how it affects people’s perceptions and behaviour. A breath-taking psychological read.”
Amazon Reviewer.
For my wee goddaughter, Miyah.
Prologue:
Pulling my handbrake up, I let out a deep sigh. Thankful for the downpour as the chances of running into someone will be slim, but aware that visibility will be even harder now. I should’ve come an hour ago, when it was dry, instead of driving about half the Waterside in procrastination. How was I to know what time would be the perfect time? The time with less, or better yet no, onlookers. Not that they’d be looking at me… Too consumed by their own grief. But I need to keep a low profile.
I watch the rain batter the windows and lazily flick the wipers on. The smooth left to right motion followed by the soft squeak makes my eye twitch irritably. Surrounded by grass, flower displays and erected headstones displaying eternal short descriptions of the remains buried there. A relic to the person who once lived and breathed. I wonder if half of them even deserve to be remembered.
Where do I even begin? I’ve never even been here before… It’s huge. I guess I should be thankful that I’ve not had to go to Derry City Cemetery, the one over in the Cityside and the biggest in the town. I’d need a map to find my way out of there. I’ve never gone near it, never had to, but memories of staring, mesmerised at its grandeur from the backseat of my parents’ car whilst they migrated around the tiny roundabout at the Top of the Hill creep back into my memory.
Why couldn’t he be buried in the one beside the Glendermott Presbyterian Church? That can’t have more than a dozen rows. Last time I was there, for a wedding five or six years ago, there were talks of extending
