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Selene

(Detective Jason Smith #6)

Stewart Giles (Goodreads Author)

4.36 · Rating details · 366 ratings · 16 reviews

When a man is found tucked up in bed with his throat sliced open two days after Christmas, DS Jason Smith and his team are baffled. It appears he has been drugged, killed and carefully wrapped up in a duvet. The only evidence Smith finds are some strands of hair belonging to a woman. One month later, another man is killed in exactly the same manner but there appears to be ...more

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Published May 1st 2016 by Stewart Giles

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Oct 11, 2018 Linda Strong rated it really liked it

4.5 STARS

DS Jason Smith and his team are investigating the murder of a man. He was drugged, then killed, and then tucked into bed as a parent would tuck in their child. A month later, another murder takes place. This victim, also, was sedated, then killed and tucked into bed.

There appears to be no connection between the victims ... no clues, no motive. They seemingly have nothing in common except for the fact the same weapon was used on both men .... and it was a full moon.

This has been the hard ...more

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Oct 18, 2018 Books 'n' All Promotions rated it it was amazing

Shelves: uk-based-thrillers, police-procedural, psychological-thrillers

NOTE: this review is for the newly updated and reedited Kindle version.

WOW what can I say I am absolutely loving this DS Smith series by Stewart Giles. Selene is book 6 and is another riveting page-turner. The series gets better book by book.

Selene is 10 years old when she sneaks around in the middle of the night to watch a Pagan Ceremony. What she sees shocks her into giving away her hiding place and she is captured and imprisoned. 6 years later she excapes but the experience has left deep pysc ...more

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Oct 17, 2018 LJ (On The Shelf Reviews) rated it liked it

Christmas 2010 York – Lonely middle aged men are being brutally slain in the light of the full moon.

Romania 1985 – A young girl called Selene witnesses a human sacrifice and is kidnapped by the high priest.

How are these two events linked? Will DS Jason Smith figure it out before the killer strikes again?

So this is number six in the Smith series and I would highly recommend you read them in order just because you’ll miss out on some of the overall story line.

Another action packed and intriguing r ...more

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Nov 05, 2018 Sarah Legge rated it really liked it

Shelves: done, finished

Cosy in bed you say? Well not happily if your left in this mess. Brilliant read.

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Sep 05, 2019 Sarah rated it it was amazing

I have enjoyed reading every book in this series so far, and as soon as I started reading Selene (book 6), I knew that this one would not disappoint either! 1985, Selene, aged 10, lives in Borsa, Northern Romania, and witnesses something that she shouldn't have, resulting in her being captured and held for 6 years. Imagine at any age, let alone a child, being captured and taken away from your family and never knowing if you will see them again? And not understanding what was happening nor why?! I have enjoyed reading every book in this series so far, and as soon as I started reading Selene (book 6), I knew that this one would not disappoint either! 1985, Selene, aged 10, lives in Borsa, Northern Romania, and witnesses something that she shouldn't have, resulting in her being captured and held for 6 years. Imagine at any age, let alone a child, being captured and taken away from your family and never knowing if you will see them again? And not understanding what was happening nor why?! I was engrossed in the story from the start and was also intrigued as to what was going to happen to Selene. For the most part, the story is set in York but a couple of parts are set in the Ukraine and I never once felt confused (as I have done in the past with other books), and this is down to Mr Giles' clever way of writing. The weather is arctic, one of the worst winters in York, England, 2010, and there is a killer on the loose, his/her aim seemingly targeting single middle-aged males. I couldn't wait to find out how 'Selene' would fit in with the crimes that were being committed. Was Selene even in England? For all I knew, she could even have been recaptured! Smith, recuperating after being injured on his last eventful case, decides as only he would, to join the rest of the team in cracking the case; but this is one of the toughest, most frustrating cases that Smith and his team have worked on. I really liked the mystery and again, I love how cleverly Mr Giles writes, in that I was suspicious of many people, any one of them could have been the antagonist/s. As always, I enjoy the thread of humour and at one point I actually had tears in my eyes but I won't reveal why, so as not to give anything away. I felt so many emotions whilst reading this book, one being scared and I love a book that makes me feel scared! 😱 I loved the many twists and turns and again the totally unexpected shock! It is a totally gripping fast-paced read and any thriller lovers out there who haven't read any of this series are missing out on a real treat! Stewart Giles has fast become one of my top favourite authors. Thank you! X ...more

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Oct 19, 2018 Joanna Larum rated it it was amazing

This is the sixth in the Jason Smith series and I have to say that these books get better and better. I'm enjoying the insight into Smith's character and, although at first I thought the writer had made a mistake by showing how immature Smith was in the first book, his character is developing from book to book and I now bow down to the author's superior knowledge. Smith is growing with each book.
During the worst winter in York for years, men are being sedated and then killed, before they are tuc ...more

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Sep 10, 2017 Alison rated it really liked it

Another page turner. I pace myself when getting Stewart Giles books as I can't put them down once I start. ...more

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Oct 30, 2018 Amanda rated it it was amazing

I have been a fan of Stewart’s for a little while now and I absolutely adore the series featuring DS Jason Smith. I couldn’t wait to get a copy of ‘Selene’ and dive straight in. Well blimey oh riley this is one hell of a scary but brilliant read. I absolutely loved it but more about that in a bit.
What can I say about DS Jason Smith? He was born in Australia but he was sent to live with his grandmother following the disappearance of his young sister. Smith blames himself for her disappearance. I I have been a fan of Stewart’s for a little while now and I absolutely adore the series featuring DS Jason Smith. I couldn’t wait to get a copy of ‘Selene’ and dive straight in. Well blimey oh riley this is one hell of a scary but brilliant read. I absolutely loved it but more about that in a bit.
What can I say about DS Jason Smith? He was born in Australia but he was sent to live with his grandmother following the disappearance of his young sister. Smith blames himself for her disappearance. I don’t think that blame can be apportioned to any one party as it was one of those tragedies that couldn’t have been predicted or prevented. Smith didn’t have much of a personal relationship with his parents and he saw his grandmother as more of a mother figure. They had a very close relationship and a very strong bond. Sadly she has now passed away but Smith thinks about her and misses her every single day of the year. ‘Selene’ sees Smith back at work following the horrific events of a previous book. I think Smith has come back stronger and cheekier. He doesn’t seem to have a filter and he literally says what he thinks even if that means he gets himself into the odd pickle or two. Smith is very good at what he does and he has a gut instinct that is almost 100% accurate. He gets on well with most people but there are a select few that I think he would class as friends. Smith works well as part of a team but equally he works just as well on his own. If something is a bit iffy or a bit dangerous then he puts himself in the firing line so to speak. Smith is a fair boss who wouldn’t ask anybody to do anything that he wouldn’t be willing to do himself. Smith has your back but if you drop a clanger that jeopardises either the case or members of the public or both then he doesn’t hesitate to let you know that he isn’t happy. This latest case presents Smith with a very complex puzzle and of course Smith has to come up with a solution. Will Smith solve the case? Can a murderer be stopped in his or her tracks? Well for the answers to those questions and more you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves to find out as I am not going to tell you.
Oh my god this was one hell of a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster ride of a read. I was hooked from the moment I picked the book up and read the synopsis. It’s fair to say that I became addicted to reading this book and I was always in need of my next fix. I couldn’t bear to be parted from the book but if I did have to put the book down, I did so begrudgingly and I immediately started to count down the time until I could pick the book up again. I would pick the book up only intending to read a couple of chapters but that intention soon flew out of the window because I would still be reading the book a couple of hours later and many chapters down the line. The quality of the writing, the storylines and the realistic characters are all superb. Reading this book really was like being on a rollercoaster ride with twists and turns aplenty and several times I almost had to read through my fingers as I feared what was going to happen next. Silly me though because I realised that if I wanted to know how the story ended then of course I would need to read on. There is a fair bit of blood, guts and gore in the book but in my opinion, the blood, guts and gore isn’t gratuitous and is a necessary part of the story.
In short, I absolutely loved reading ‘Selene’ and I would definitely, definitely recommend this author and his books to other readers. ‘Selene’ has to be my favourite book of the series so far. The series just goes from strength to strength. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*. ...more

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Oct 12, 2018 Simon Leonard rated it it was amazing

This is book 6 in the amazing DS Smith series, and you really need to read the previous books to see what Smith has been made to go though and how it has affected him.

This book is another brilliant one in the series, with some nice big Red Herrings throughout and lots of nice little twists in it.

There is also happiness, with the inevitable love interest finally happening, and sadness with the death of another main character. Stewart is definitely not afraid of shaking things up in his books and This is book 6 in the amazing DS Smith series, and you really need to read the previous books to see what Smith has been made to go though and how it has affected him.

This book is another brilliant one in the series, with some nice big Red Herrings throughout and lots of nice little twists in it.

There is also happiness, with the inevitable love interest finally happening, and sadness with the death of another main character. Stewart is definitely not afraid of shaking things up in his books and this one proves that he is not scared to kill off likable recurring characters.

The story switches between the current in York and the 1980s in Russia/Ukraine, and the way this is done is very good as you know the background to the main antagonist through the 1980s to find out why they are doing the things they do.

The story follows Smith and the team as they investigate the murder of two men, who are not connected in anyway and are killed almost a month apart. With no new leads the new DI brings in a psychiatrist she has used in the past to see if she can work out who the murderer is and why they are killing in the way they are.

When I started reading Stewart's books I could take everything at face value, but as his writing style has changed so have the characters, and people I thought were the main cuplrit turn out to be innocent, but I knew from reading the last couple of books that they wouldn't be far away and once the reveal happened it would be obvious throughout that they did it.

I actually spent most of the time listening to this book through audible so thought I would add my review of the narration at the end of this post.

The narrator for this one, along with most of the previous books (except Harlequin) was J.T. McDaniel. Although he doesn't do accents and the women sound the same as the men I have got used to his narration and it feels weird listening to these books being narrated by someone else. Overall the pace of the book's narration is perfect and I loved the way he speaks.

Overall this is a brilliant read and I am off to start on Horsemen now, which I will be reviewing in a couple of weeks. ...more

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Oct 08, 2019 Michelle rated it it was amazing

I enjoyed the book and love the characters although Whitton is annoying me I know she may be jealous but she is coming across like teenager having tantrums, and a series loses something when a single character ends up in a relationship it seems to distract from the main story lines, this is not a criticism of the author! I love the series it is just if you are not reading a romance book it distracts me (I take it a fault on my part not the writers).

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Sep 13, 2018 BeachVol rated it it was ok

I have read all of the books in the DS Jason Smith series and Smith has become increasingly tedious. He needs rehabilitating as a character. In short, he has simply become a jerk. Character is no longer complex or multidimensional.

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Jan 27, 2018 Nicky Proctor rated it it was amazing

Need to be reading the next one what an author

Stewart Giles is an amazing author came across him on goodreads and so glad I listened to reader reviews thankyou

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Oct 22, 2019 Michele Zito rated it it was amazing

I did not think this series could get any better, but with this book it surely did. I was almost in tears when a certain person passed away.
Great book now on to book 7 Horsemen.

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Oct 16, 2020 David rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle

Just about held on to its 5* rating.

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Jun 04, 2022 Nicola rated it it was amazing

Another great read. I just can’t get enough of Jason smith.

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I enjoyed this one, it was well paced and the plotline was gripping.

I enjoyed the twists in this book and the ending was great. The characters were excellent as always and it was great to see the relationships develop even further as the team struggled to crack on of the hardest cases they have faced to date.

The writing style was great and I loved the layout and the punchy length chapters but I was a little disappointed that the Kindle book ended at 84% t ...more

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After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live. After Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later. 3 years and 8 DS Smith bo ...more