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GRAVE WALKER: A Gripping Mystery-Thriller (Thomas Blume Book 5) Kindle Edition

by Phil Reade (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 268 ratings

Book 5 of 10: Thomas Blume

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An ex-cop haunted by his past. A body with a message. 72 hours to find the truth...

Ex-cop, Thomas Blume returns to New York hot on the trail of the man that killed his family...

But when the body of a former girlfriend unexpectedly shows up at police HQ Blume is suddenly thrust into an investigation to find the murderer and stop them killing again.

Now, in a race against time Blume must solve a riddle from his past and battle through a world of cops, criminals and organized crime… before it’s too late.

Who can be trusted and who will survive?

Find out in the thrilling fifth book of the Thomas Blume mystery series today.

If you like gripping mysteries, captivating characters and unique twists and turns, you’ll love the next instalment in PT Reade’s bestselling mix of action, mystery and suspense.

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What people are saying about the Thomas Blume series:

‘A breakneck ride…’ – The Croydon Citizen

'Blume is sure to become the next timeless hero of detective fiction.' - Red Rock Bookworm

'...the author delivered a WOW bomb in the epilogue' - FictionZeal.com

'It reminds me of Raymond Chandler’s work. It’s noir, dark, full of rainy streets, seedy bars and characters with their own secrets.' - Author, Victoria Randall

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Tags: hard boiled mysteries, mystery, mysteries, noir, private investigators, hard boiled thriller, hard boiled detective fiction, hard boiled private investigator mystery series

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LZ15AXU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 1, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2513 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 312 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,569 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,542 in Noir Crime
- #3,851 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #5,902 in Hard-Boiled Mystery

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Phil Reade is the acclaimed author of the Thomas Blume mystery series.

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List of Phil Reade’s books:

HARD FALL (Thomas Blume Book 1)

SNOW BURN (Book 2)

RED HUNT (Book 3)

CROSS FIRE (Book 4)

GRAVE WALKER (Book 5)

FLASH POINT (Book 6)

END GAME (Book 7)

BOOK HITS - SHORT THRILLERS:

NIGHT RUNNER

MARKED FOR DEATH

PRIVATE LIE

TAKEN BELOW

Phil was born in the UK and has lived, worked and travelled in many countries around the globe. A fiction author specialising in all things mystery and thriller, his approach is to weave gripping action, captivating characters and thrilling suspense into each story.

The Thomas Blume series contains the best elements of the hard-boiled, noir and private investigators genre. Get started with the No.1 download HARD FALL, available now.

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Kim

Kept me reading

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024

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Very interesting, makes you question how much hatred can keep you going Ronnie find the truth, settle down and enjoy!

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Sue Devers

This is my first..................

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016

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This is my first book by P. T. Reade. I definitely won't be my last. I have to go find all the rest and get caught up! This was fantastic and kept me reading half the night. Recommended for everyone!!!!!

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John

Another new Hero!

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2016

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What a pleasant surprise - Grave Walker and the protagonist, Thomas Blume - a force to be reckoned with. If you enjoy Jack Reacher, Jack Noble, Michael Bennett, John Cory and Jesse McDermitt novels, then don't miss this series. They are all shrewd, well-trained, and get the job done.

Thomas Blume, a former NYPD detective retires to London and become as PI. He is still hunting the killer of his family and finally tracks him back to NYC after a year. His partner is still with the force but there's a stricter captain in charge now and Blume discovers that he'll not be able to cut corners and get information like in the past. The new captain is willing to work with Blume in exchange for him solving a murder, which happens to be his former girlfriend of ten years ago. Through his investigation, Blume crosses paths with the most notorious mobster in NY, who by the way, still has influence outside of prison and arranges a hit contract on Blume. While evading killers, Blume must also protect his former girlfriend's twin sister, who may have some answers to solve this case. But it becomes complex and things are not as they seem. Then discovering his cop friend may be on the take is just one more obstacle that Blume must overcome in finding the killer..

Grave Walker is non-stop from beginning to end. The story is well-written, keeps readers on the edge of their seats, and makes it difficult to put down. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series. Great job Mr. Reade!

John Podlaski, author
"Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel' and "When Can I Stop Running?"

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An ex-cop haunted by his past. A body with a message. 72 hours to find the truth...

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2018

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Grave Walker - Thomas Blume Bk 5 - Written by PT Reade

Ex-cop, Thomas Blume returns to New York hot on the trail of the man that killed his family... But when the body of a former girlfriend unexpectedly shows up at police HQ Blume is suddenly thrust into an investigation to find the murderer and stop them killing again. Now, in a race against time, Blume must solve a riddle from his past and battle through a world of cops, criminals, and organized crime… before it’s too late. Who can be trusted and who will survive?

What did I like? Here’s my loveable teddy bear that stills needs everything to be made ok for him. I just love this guy and it is a darn shame how much trouble he seems to get into. Just when he thinks that he thinks he has his past tied up the world explodes on him.

What will you like? Exhilarating action, remarkable characters, gripping twists and turns and unbelievable luck!!! In the next chapter of Thomas Blume's search for an ending to his misery, he is thrown into yet another gripping mystery and murder. With his race, he will take you down this incredible journey to keep you by his side until the last page! New York and its incredible life will come alive with this new battle! This enthralling fifth book in the Thomas Blume mystery series.

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2016

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I received a free copy of Grave Walker from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I'd previously read Hard Fall by Mr. Reade which also featured Thomas Blume, a former NYPD detective, as the protagonist. Hard Fall was well-written and refreshing, with the former cop in London tackling a case. The story was tight, and most importantly, didn't have much police procedure in the story. What was included wasn't well researched and there were many procedural errors regarding police officers and how they perform their jobs. I gave it a glowing review, which it deserved, and overlooked the faulty police work as not integral to the story. This time around, however, the story in Grave Walker squarely features NYPD cops and mistakes abound, not necessarily relating to that particular job, but to police work in general. I can see Mr. Reade's fan base growing because the man can write a good yarn, but as his popularity grows so will his readership. When that happens, readers that are familiar with the genre might become disillusioned because inventing police procedure and tactics is not what savvy readers of the genre have come to expect. There are plenty of writers who've either researched cops and how they do their jobs---John Sandford and Michael Connelly come to mind---or have some police background. Readers of crime fiction are a knowledgeable bunch. Research or asking a real cop to peruse a rough draft would do Mr. Reade well.

Anyone can make mistakes, but to have the story replete with glaring errors disappoints me as a reader and turns me off to the author's work. I list some mistakes here, but this is not close to a complete accounting:

1. There is no such thing an investigatory "consultant" on the NYPD or any other big-city PD. A professional is consulted on some cases where the consultant has a high degree of expertise in a particular field (art expert or similar) where the PD does not have an in-house expert of their own. These consultants are usually unpaid, and NEVER go in the field. The author has the reader believe that no sooner does Blume (a civilian) get off a plane from London that he's given consultant status as a detective to help solve a case which may or may not be a suicide. In a job with literally thousands of detectives, such a move comes nowhere near suspending disbelief.
2. Blume wants a gun. Is it a problem? Of course not. Sign here and bingo, he's got himself a Glock. In any police department, regardless of size, it takes damn near an act of Congress just to go on a ride-along. No thoughts of liability handing a pistol to a civilian seems silly. A minimal amount of research or a query to a former cop from ANY department would have explained to the author how an ex-cop could've had a legal gun even though he wasn't on the job anymore. It would've also educated the reader how this is easily done. Readers, particularly of the crime genre, love to learn these type things.
3. Rikers Island is not a maximum security prison. It's not even a prison, it's a city jail used for housing convicted persons who are sentenced to a year or less OR awaiting trial.
4. The NYPD couldn't ascertain whether the victim was strangled? It had to take a Blume contact in London to come to that conclusion.
5. The Russian kingpin of an organized crime family on Rikers opens up to Blume seconds after sitting down with him. This type thing happens throughout the story, most notably with the man's son who can't stop blabbing. Blume has to work for very little. People just seem to like spilling their innermost feelings to him. In the same scene a correction officer assaults Blume at the behest of the Russian; this is the visiting area which has more CCTV cameras than the Federal Reserve Bank.
6. There are no cafeterias in NYPD station houses. Precinct station houses are lucky to have operating bathrooms.
7. There's no SWAT team on the NYPD. Never was.
8. The NYPD and FBI share information on terrorist activities, ergo the NYPD-FBI Joint Terrorist Task Force. To indicate to the reader that the FBI doesn't include the NYPD in terrorist intelligence does not suspend disbelief. 9/11 should tell us that.
9. Blume puts his gun on a table in a populated diner to convince someone to talk. See #2.

I could go on, but I think I've made my point. The author has a helluva lot of potential, but I can see readership eventually dwindling if he doesn't do his research when it comes to cops. OR, as I've told my writing students (I teach writing on a graduate level), don't use cops, or use them minimally, if you're writing a thriller or mystery. Saves research time and focuses the reader on the characters by not creating a distraction writing about something that's foreign to you. You can't fool readers, eventually they'll take you to task for it. I'm not theorizing, I've published seven books in the genre but I'm fortunate to have been a cop for more years than I care to admit.

I'm not abandoning the author. The writing is solid, so I'll give him one more shot. Looking forward to his next Blume mystery hoping my advise may have some value.

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Another Fast Paced Gem

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017

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Back in NYC to follow-up on information on the killer of his family, Blume gets involved in another case. This leads him into harms way, involving the mob and the twin of his ex .
Big loud end to this one!

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Grave Walker

Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2017

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Loved this book! Received as a free e-book, new author for me. Was not sure what to expect! Lots of plot twists! Great characters with fast moving action!

THE INTELLECTUALS CRITIC.

Grave Walker. A truly gripping read that all fans of crime thrillers must read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2017

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Grave Walker is the 5th book in the Thomas Blume crime thriller series and a fantastically written one, too!

In this latest serving of Thomas Blumes pursuit of the man who killed his wife and young son, we find him back in New York and, once again, in the thick of it.
Blumes ability to place himself in the wrong place, at the wrong time, continues and before you can say, "Drop your weapons!", he is again staring death in the face as things get really heated.
Reade has his man caught up in a Russian mob family's bitter feud where the very scary Boss, currently doing time in the notorious Rikers Island; a prison which holds the baddest and most dangerous of New York's criminals, and his son in a battle to gain control. The stumbling block is that the son wants to steer things away from the violent "old ways" of his father, and in a cleaner direction of doing legitimate business.
All Blume wants is to get 'alone time' with the man that NYPD have in their cells.
In return for being granted a chat with the killer of his family, Blume must first investigate the apparent suicide of a former girlfriend, in a "you scratch my back..." deal with the new chief. A strong, no nonsense woman that plays by the rule book and isn't swayed by the testosterone-fuelled posturing of her men.

The twists and turns and fast-pace of this book will make your head spin and nothing can prepare you for the twist at the end of this thrilling instalment.

All I can advise, is that you hold onto your hat and try not to pass out from the intensity and heat.

Book six is sure to follow soon; if you can handle it!

PT Reade is a brilliant writer, who truly brings his characters to life in a way that most authors can only dream of.

ann sluiter

Addictive

Reviewed in Australia on August 10, 2019

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Loved it starting next one straight away

KJD

Good story in need of a few minor tweaks...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2016

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A good story in need of a few minor tweaks.

The story (no spoilers):
The hero, Thomas Blume is an hard-drinking American ex-cop with a tragic past. He returns to New York from London to interview the man suspected of killing his wife and son. Being a former cop, he is coerced into helping NYPD Blue investigate the apparent suicide of a former girlfriend. The incarcerated head of the local Russian mob doesn't want him anywhere near the case. Cue lots of action, car chases and shoot-ups.
The story proceeds at a fast pace with loads going on. In general, the author handles the threads well,

The technical issues:
Minor format changes are needed as the para indents, which are probably acceptable for a ppbk, are far too deep for the smaller kindle screen.
In general, the copy editing and proofreading are okay with no major errors noted apart from above mentioned indents and a few unnecessary additional line spaces, which weren't too annoying.
However, the manuscript is in need of a good line edit. Filtering, passive voice, use of filler words, and over explanations abound. And this did rather spoil my enjoyment. Basically, I didn't really feel as involved in the action as I wanted to, and that was a real shame.

Overall, the author shows promise and I wish him well.

Mr. West

Blume goes home.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2016

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This is the fifth installment of the Thomas Blume saga, the first four take place in the UK. Blume's journalist wife returned to her native land to take a Summer job taking their son with her. They were both murdered and Blume left his job as a New York police detective to travel to the UK to track down the killers. In the first four books he solves several crimes along the way but unfortunately not the murder of his family.
This fifth book sees Blume returning to the US to find that a former girlfriend has been found dead. The story line involves his ex-girlfriend twin sister and a Russian mafia gang boss.
You really need to read the four previous books in order to appreciate the full story but the low price makes it well worth it as they are all very enjoyable reads.

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