The Death of the Listening Man: The Detective Inspector Benedict Paige Series, #0

By Joshua Black

People thought him a saint. He wasn't.

 

Sam Wilkinson, a counsellor, known for his listening skills and empathy, is found murdered in his London flat. Why would anyone kill a man whose job was to make people feel better about themselves? 

 

Perhaps he knew too much about one of his clients?

 

DI Benedict Paige is called to investigate. He soon realises that Wilkinson was not the saint his clients thought him to be. Indeed, there was something deeply disturbing about him…

 

 

This story is about 20,000 words long (about 82 pages).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rathbone
• Release date: Jan 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215549018

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