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Meredith & Hodge #4
Tin Soldiers
Tin Soldiers is the fourth in the Meredith & Hodge Series DCI John Meredith's team are horrified when the daughter of one of their own is abducted. Ellen Rawlings' disappearance is only the start of a series of attacks on young girls. But what is the perpetrator's motivation? With tensions running high Meredith comes into contact, and forms an unexpected alliance, with a homeless person, Peggy Green. Meredith's partner, Patsy Hodge, left the police force when she became romantically involved with Meredith. She became a partner in a Private Investigators' office, and she is disappointed to find herself involved in finding yet more errant men. Hodge begins to question her change of career. However, due to the actions of her assistant, Linda, the case takes an unusual and surprising turn, and Patsy finds herself being interrogated. In the midst of all this Meredith's ex-wife drops a bombshell in their lap, and they find that their lives may be changed forever.
308 pages, Paperback
First published January 12, 2014
About the author
M.K. Turner
42 books77 followersHaving worked in the property industry for most of her adult life, latterly at a senior level for a corporate agency, Marcia finally escaped in 2010. Whilst she still works as a consultant for several independent agencies, she can now dedicate the bulk of her time to writing and of course reading.
Misplaced Loyalty was her debut novel in published format, and introduced the popular Meredith & Hodge Crime series. In 2017 Marcia published Witness for Wendy the first in the Bearing Witness series. She has also written several stand alone novels.
Marcia is married with two children and lives in Bristol UK.
Marcia can be contacted at www.mkturnerbooks.co.uk
Misplaced Loyalty was her debut novel in published format, and introduced the popular Meredith & Hodge Crime series. In 2017 Marcia published Witness for Wendy the first in the Bearing Witness series. She has also written several stand alone novels.
Marcia is married with two children and lives in Bristol UK.
Marcia can be contacted at www.mkturnerbooks.co.uk
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February 20, 2020
Meredith and Hodge are up for new adventures-plenty of them! there is so much going on in this story that i don't want to write too much about it, but IMHO the plot gets better and better with every book!
thank you to m k turner for a free audio version
thank you to m k turner for a free audio version
January 27, 2014
M K Turner’s Meredith and Hodge series, of which Tin Soldiers is the fourth, shows no signs whatsoever of running out of either originality or steam. It’s a real credit to this author that she turns out such consistently enjoyable and exciting novels.
Tin Soldiers opens with two young girls being lured away by a stranger. One of these girls is the daughter of Dave Rawlings, who’s on Meredith’s team of detectives, and emotions are running high. A homeless person, Peggy, has valuable information for Meredith and surprisingly she becomes a very close ally. Not only assisting with the case, she brings out more of Meredith’s softer side. We’ve seen him developing a lot during this series but he’s still able to surprise us.
Patsy too demonstrates how she’s learning to handle a personal life with Meredith, which he excels in making complicated, and her new career as a private life. However, contrasting the urgency of Meredith’s search for a child abductor with her own search for the probable but absent father of a baby, she questions how important her work is. It’s hardly life-changing, is it?
Nicola, Meredith’s ex-wife, reappears in this story, alongside the usuals of Meredith’s team and Patsy’s work colleagues of Chris, Sharon and Loopy Linda. We also meet foreign waiters, actors – both struggling and successful, dedicated doctors and troubled souls. M K Turner peoples her pages with fascinating characters from all walks of life and really brings them alive.
The plot as you’d expect is carefully constructed, ingenious and totally unpredictable. It keeps you guessing to the last. But not everything’s resolved for our main characters. We’re not sure what’s next for Meredith and Hodge but we definitely want to find out!
Tin Soldiers opens with two young girls being lured away by a stranger. One of these girls is the daughter of Dave Rawlings, who’s on Meredith’s team of detectives, and emotions are running high. A homeless person, Peggy, has valuable information for Meredith and surprisingly she becomes a very close ally. Not only assisting with the case, she brings out more of Meredith’s softer side. We’ve seen him developing a lot during this series but he’s still able to surprise us.
Patsy too demonstrates how she’s learning to handle a personal life with Meredith, which he excels in making complicated, and her new career as a private life. However, contrasting the urgency of Meredith’s search for a child abductor with her own search for the probable but absent father of a baby, she questions how important her work is. It’s hardly life-changing, is it?
Nicola, Meredith’s ex-wife, reappears in this story, alongside the usuals of Meredith’s team and Patsy’s work colleagues of Chris, Sharon and Loopy Linda. We also meet foreign waiters, actors – both struggling and successful, dedicated doctors and troubled souls. M K Turner peoples her pages with fascinating characters from all walks of life and really brings them alive.
The plot as you’d expect is carefully constructed, ingenious and totally unpredictable. It keeps you guessing to the last. But not everything’s resolved for our main characters. We’re not sure what’s next for Meredith and Hodge but we definitely want to find out!
January 24, 2020
Having read and enjoyed the first three novels in this series I had high hopes for this one and wasn't disappointed. In fact it is probably the best in the series so far. With a well paced plot, several twists and the frustrating romance that always seems to be thwarted at the last possible moment, it was impossible to put down. Plenty of drama, laughs and suspense.
I absolutely love the new character, Peggy the "bag Lady" or "Lady of the road", who I thought was hilarious and reminded of more than one acquaintance who I won't be naming.
The narration by Lee Beddow was once again excellent. Looking forward to the next book, One Secret Too Many, being released as an audiobook, my preferred format as I listen to audiobook while working as a van driver.
I absolutely love the new character, Peggy the "bag Lady" or "Lady of the road", who I thought was hilarious and reminded of more than one acquaintance who I won't be naming.
The narration by Lee Beddow was once again excellent. Looking forward to the next book, One Secret Too Many, being released as an audiobook, my preferred format as I listen to audiobook while working as a van driver.
February 24, 2019
M. Turner/ tin soldiers
This series of hodge and Meredith trying to solve whose abducting young girls, trying to find out if Meredith is the father of a son with his ex wife , a death of someone they both know trying to help a homeless lady who is a witness in one of the cases and who turn out to be not what she seems and then add an explosive ending. Beware of crime caper readers this series couldn't of been any better . Definitely on to next series. It is so addictive, this author is one of my favorites.
This series of hodge and Meredith trying to solve whose abducting young girls, trying to find out if Meredith is the father of a son with his ex wife , a death of someone they both know trying to help a homeless lady who is a witness in one of the cases and who turn out to be not what she seems and then add an explosive ending. Beware of crime caper readers this series couldn't of been any better . Definitely on to next series. It is so addictive, this author is one of my favorites.
February 3, 2020
Once again MK Turner has given Meredith and Hodge adventure and angst that is engaging and intense. These two and their entourage are driven and solution focused in such a way that once you start reading it is impossible to put the book down. There are so many unpredictable twists in this book that even when the last page was read I wanted more. This has been true through this entire series thus far. I am eager to see what comes next.
October 2, 2020
This was a really good bok with just a bit of trouble with fluidity.Meredith,a cop and Hodge,his girlfriend and a PI,are on a case where girls are kidnapped and sent home with tine soldiers.Coming into the series cold,tis was good as a stand alone. Lee Beddow was a wonderful narrator. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
January 28, 2020
When two girls are missing, and one is the detective’s daughter, emotion run high. Interesting the help came from a homeless person. Good drama, some laughs, and kept one interested. The narration brought out the emotion of the different characters. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
December 13, 2023
continued improvement
This volume shows author has the ability to complicate and weave together ever more involved themes in a credible story
This volume shows author has the ability to complicate and weave together ever more involved themes in a credible story
April 24, 2020
I have to say, I caught on to the plot just before the reveal. This was a very powerful story, very emotional.
Two girls were abducted and then let go. Two others are stalked, but not abducted. Meredith has his hands full. Hodge is contacted by Meredith's ex-wife to ask her to look for the father of her baby. Of course, there's the issue of whether or not Meredith is the father as well. There is the added problem of Nicola's health which has caused her to look for the father.
The potential father is Tony, who had moved back to Seville due to threats against his life. He agrees to come back to help find out whether he's the father and who is threatening him.
Combine this with a doctor with an attitude problem; an actor with an attitude problem, and Meredith and Hodge at odds with each other, oh! and spooks involved, and it's another well-written novel.
Two girls were abducted and then let go. Two others are stalked, but not abducted. Meredith has his hands full. Hodge is contacted by Meredith's ex-wife to ask her to look for the father of her baby. Of course, there's the issue of whether or not Meredith is the father as well. There is the added problem of Nicola's health which has caused her to look for the father.
The potential father is Tony, who had moved back to Seville due to threats against his life. He agrees to come back to help find out whether he's the father and who is threatening him.
Combine this with a doctor with an attitude problem; an actor with an attitude problem, and Meredith and Hodge at odds with each other, oh! and spooks involved, and it's another well-written novel.
August 17, 2020
I really enjoy this series. My only issue is the amount of coincidence in the cross over between their cases.
May 23, 2019
I thoroughly enjoy all of the books so far. I have read them in order. They are interesting and funny a comfortable mystery and a bit of love story all in one. Just pleasant reading. Better than pleasant. Must read all!!!
June 15, 2020
The way this story started was very confusing for me and I stayed that way almost throughout it. As usual there was a minor story which was threaded through the main one. Despite that distraction I became engrossed and so glad that everything made sense by the ending.
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