Below The Strandline

by Tim Parr

Searching for the truth can be murder…

Survival – Jerry runs away from a chequered past to start a new life in the city. He wants to be in control of his own destiny, to live by his own rules and, above all, to protect the girl he is falling in love with. But how far will he be prepared to go to deliver his own version of justice?

Betrayal – In a mansion house in London, former spymaster Sir Peter is lavishly entertaining the influential members of a powerful secret society that operates above the law. When someone threatens to expose the identity of this secretive club, they close ranks and seek to recover the list of names that has been hidden – by any means necessary.

Justice – Police investigate a suspicious fall after a woman is found fighting for her life. The case escalates to a murder hunt and DC Janice Morgan and DI Drummond take on the case. As the search intensifies to find the killer, the stakes are raised when Janice suddenly goes missing…

Paperback

Published March 1, 2022

About the author

TIM PARR grew up in West Sussex. He spent his early career in London and now lives and works in land-locked Oxfordshire. He has three grown-up sons and two senior cats. In his parallel universe he lives by the sea on a west facing bay, fixing up an old sailing boat while his imaginary spaniel snoozes by his side.

Reviews

[Frey Kinyon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Glad I Stuck With It

The book follows several characters throughout the book, weaving in and out of seemingly unconnected circumstances. I liked the method of writing and was very intrigued by the unfolding plot, so couldn’t put it down. At several points as things were getting going, I was very frustrated and lost track of who was who because of the huge cast of characters.

I have never been so happy that I stuck with a book though! While it took a but longer to get there than may have been completely necessary, the overall story and twists were wonderful and perfectly placed!!!

Thank you so much for the book (it was a Goodreads Giveaway) and I am looking forward to Tim Parr’s next publication!

[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter bought me this book, and it was my favourite Christmas gift. I really enjoyed reading this book, and thought it was fantastic how the strands were woven together to create the story. How Tim wrote so exactly about young lads growing up in that particular era is uncanny - it was so accurate. If this was Tim's first novel, I can't wait for the next one. I was in London in the period when this book was set, and it's so feasible you wonder if Tim has some inside knowledge.

[Mike F · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read, paints a good picture and whilst it took a couple of sessions to read the first few chapters, finished the rest in two late night reading sessions - got me gripped. Surprised it’s a first book!

[Gina Hocking]

An enjoyable page-turning read. Set in the 1970's, this thriller captures the atmosphere of low-life London really well. There are some good plot twists as well as some funny moments - the book was a nice way to spend a lockdown weekend!

[Benji Hucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the book and read it in record time. I was expecting more to do with sailing and was surprised at how gritty it was. I didn’t understand why Morgan was taken by the second lot of hoods and released?

The characters were excellent and I want more please Tim.