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DEAD STAKES (Detective Jack Creed Murder Mystery Books Series Book 5) Kindle Edition

by C T Mitchell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 out of 5 stars 124 ratings

"If your life depended on the roll of a dice, would you gamble it all?"


DEAD STAKES is short read #5 of 8 in the top selling Detective Jack Creed Murder Mystery Books Series

UK's Barclays stockbroker Andrew Barrington-Smyth’s business deal with Malaysian born casino tycoon Robert Foong is in jeopardy when local Chinese chef David Tan is found dead, murdered with his own meat cleaver in the sleepy seaside village of Cabarita Beach, Australia.

Detective Jack Creed has his detective investigation skills tested to the max trying to unravel a mystical east west collaboration involving money laundering, shady property deals and the reputation of the British Barclays Stockbroking financial institution.

Is blackmail involved? Are Macau’s triads, the organised crime gang, collecting on a debt?

Then two more murders occur.

Jack Creed is a traditional detective with a twist. He’s part of a police procedural team, but that’s where the similarities end. Readers of Australian mystery books author C T Mitchell say Creed is a “Rebus in a Valentino suit”. But don’t let his Italian loafers, linen jackets or his ‘67 Mustang fool you. Creed is hard, anti-establishment, a fiercely loyal family man and the copper you need in a crime investigation with no unsolved mysteries to his name.

Jack Creed needs to solve this fast before more people are killed. But he’s hit a ‘Chinese wall’ – nobody is talking!

From the author of mystery novels, Murder on the Beach, Australian crime author C T Mitchell, crafts another masterful web of twists and turns in a police procedural fiction that tests Jack Creed's metal in this automatic page turning financial thriller, DEAD STAKES. Strap yourself in for another wild ride Down Under.

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"I was kept guessing right to the last few pages. Loved it!" - Breanna K - 5 Stars

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The Detective Jack Creed Murder Mystery Series is featured in a number of Kindle Unlimited categories, including: murder, mystery books, thrillers, new mysteries, detective books, best sellers fiction, crime fiction novels, murder kindle unlimited books, crime thrillers, best mystery novel, murder mysteries in kindle books, mystery thriller novels, kindle crime novels, new books, paperback book series and kindle unlimited books.

Dead Stakes was previously published as High Stakes
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  1. Book 5 of 10
    Detective Jack Creed Murder Mystery Books Series
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    43 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 20, 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0126RAPQ8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wood Duck Media (July 20, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 20, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 43 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 out of 5 stars 124 ratings

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C T Mitchell

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C T Mitchell is an Amazon bestselling author of mystery short reads and novels with a thriller edge. He is multiple 5 star recipient in the 2017 Readers Choice Awards for his novel Murder Secret (formerly published as Breaking Point).

Street educated, Australian-born C T Mitchell has traveled the world in his business dealings as a real estate negotiator encountering many interesting characters; some outright crooks. He brings these experiences as well as a love for mystery thrillers to his writing.

His fast-paced Detective Jack Creek Mysteries weave together traditional police procedural practice, global locations, and a hint of thrillers. Described by readers as “Rebus in a Valentino suit" Jack Creed is the ‘hard copper’ you want on your case.

Dead Shot #1

Dead Ringer #2

Dead Wrong #3

Dead Boss #4

Dead Stakes #5

Dead Lucky #6

Dead Silence #7

Murder Secret #8

C T Mitchell also writes cozy mysteries.

Lady Margaret Turnbull, the 50 something, widow, is the bane of Detective Tom Sullivan’s life, but usually solves his cases. He’s secretly appreciative.

Murder at the Fete #1

Murder in the Village #2

Murder in the Cemetery #3

Murder in the Valley #4

Murder at the Manor #5

Murder Shot #6

Two more cozy mystery series featuring Kate Mackenzie’s Sugar N Spice Cupcake Company and Selena Sharma Mysteries are also on Amazon.

C T Mitchell splits his time in both Brisbane and Cabarita Beach - a sleepy seaside village in northern NSW, Australia - the home of his award winning books. To grab two free mystery bestsellers, please visit www.CTMitchellBooks.com , or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.

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  • AG
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015
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  • Bonnie
    1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother.......
    Reviewed in Australia on October 24, 2016
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    Badly edited. Poor story line. Unbelievable police action supposed to be on the GC and in NSW in Australia. Don't waste your money.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2018
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  • clayty
    4.0 out of 5 stars good read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2015
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    good read - but if you are following the series - getting a little samey - able to second guess plot now - but if you havent read before should still be a cracking read
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  • Derek
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2015
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    Mundane and sometimes badly written
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  • Bookworm
    2.0 out of 5 stars Sort out the proofreading
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2015
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    I'm sorry and I hate writing bad reviews but this author switches between past and present tense for no apparent reason. One minute he did something then in the very next sentence he's doing something. Whole chapters change like this for no reason whatsoever. I could understand it if there were flashbacks but no, the author simply cannot make up their mind and it's infuriating. I just couldn't get into this book at all.
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