Quite different from The Good Wife, but still enjoyable.
One moan. Saw the first 3 series. Forget if it was on Amazon or Netflix, but no additional charge. Series 4 is not available anywhere, except if you pay per episode or for a box set. Series 5 will be free on More4, starting tonight. Viewing figures are not going to be helped by next to no-one having watched Series 4.
CH4 apparently released it in March this year. It was a covid shortened series, only 7 episodes.
Just seen episode 1 of Series 5. It seemed to be a compilation of the best/relevant bits of Series 4
Quite different from The Good Wife, but still enjoyable.
One moan. Saw the first 3 series. Forget if it was on Amazon or Netflix, but no additional charge. Series 4 is not available anywhere, except if you pay per episode or for a box set. Series 5 will be free on More4, starting tonight. Viewing figures are not going to be helped by next to no-one having watched Series 4.
CH4 apparently released it in March this year. It was a covid shortened series, only 7 episodes.
Just seen episode 1 of Series 5. It seemed to be a compilation of the best/relevant bits of Series 4
Quite different from The Good Wife, but still enjoyable.
One moan. Saw the first 3 series. Forget if it was on Amazon or Netflix, but no additional charge. Series 4 is not available anywhere, except if you pay per episode or for a box set. Series 5 will be free on More4, starting tonight. Viewing figures are not going to be helped by next to no-one having watched Series 4.
CH4 apparently released it in March this year. It was a covid shortened series, only 7 episodes.
Just seen episode 1 of Series 5. It seemed to be a compilation of the best/relevant bits of Series 4
Definitely worth a watch.
Watched Sunday's first episode it seems quite good and have now downloaded the rest so I've got those to watch over the next few days.
Quite different from The Good Wife, but still enjoyable.
One moan. Saw the first 3 series. Forget if it was on Amazon or Netflix, but no additional charge. Series 4 is not available anywhere, except if you pay per episode or for a box set. Series 5 will be free on More4, starting tonight. Viewing figures are not going to be helped by next to no-one having watched Series 4.
With rape convictions at an all-time low, this hard-hitting film spends two years behind the scenes with Avon and Somerset Police and four serious sexual crime investigations
A documentary exploring the way Avon and Somerset Police detectives investigate rape and serious sexual offences will be broadcast this evening.
We have teamed up with Hardcash Productions for a new documentary entitled Rape – Who’s On Trial? which will be shown on Channel 4 at 9pm on Monday 8 November.
The programme shows how we handle reports of rape and serious sexual offences, from the moment a victim makes an allegation, right through the investigation, to potential court proceedings and conviction.
Led by Producer/Directors – Rachel Lobb-Levyt and Imogen Wynell-Mayow, the all-female team followed our investigations team over 18 months to provide insight into how we investigate cases along with the many, complex, reasons conviction rates are so low.
Four cases investigated by Avon and Somerset Police will be featured in the documentary:
The conviction of a man who raped a 16-year-old girl in Easton last year after following her once she got off a bus. A woman who reported being raped by her mother’s boyfriend in Bath. A trial in which a man was accused of raping two women at a hotel in Bristol. And a woman who reported to police she was sexually assaulted by a male she had met in a bar in Bath. The documentary will feature interviews with Temporary Chief Constable Sarah Crew, who is also the NPCC’s national lead for rape and serious sexual offences, officers involved in the investigations plus victims whose cases we’ve investigated.
It will be followed by a televised debate bringing together politicians, police, prosecutors, campaigners and survivors to discuss the crisis in the investigation and prosecution of rape and serious sexual crime.
Force lead for Rape and Serious Sexual Assault, Detective Superintendent Lisa Simpson said: “Our over-riding message to any victims of rape or serious sexual assault is you will be listened to, respected and supported. It doesn’t matter if it happened today, last month or even 30 years ago. We will investigate your case thoroughly and compassionately, and we will ensure you get access to any support services you may need.”
Since filming concluded on the documentary, Avon and Somerset Police launched Operation Bluestone in June 2021, designed to improve how we investigate these cases and to ensure we achieve the best outcome for victims.
Operation Bluestone is pioneering an evidence-based approach to tackling rape and serious sexual offences which has been developed with leading academics and in consultation with partners across the criminal justice system and local victim services. Improvements include:
A specialist team of trained officers dedicated to rape and serious sexual assault investigations An uplift of officers to support the specialist teams A ‘Gold Standard’ framework focusing on investigating the suspect and improving victim engagement An emphasis on early and collaborative work, including joint training, with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to focus on the relevant parts of the investigation to minimise any additional trauma to victims and expedite decisions and charges Improved use of data, building stronger and more effective relationships with victim support services Detective Superintendent Lisa Simpson said: “Quite simply, conviction rates for these types of offences are too low. We as a police service wouldn’t be doing our duty if we didn’t acknowledge that, and act on it by working with other agencies and the legal system to understand why and make necessary changes.
“Opening our doors to work with academics and set up Operation Bluestone has made us examine everything we do, from the moment we receive an allegation through to getting a case to court. The learning from this, and the way in which we shape our understanding and our processes will be in instrumental in improving victim care and outcomes not just in our Constabulary, but nationally.
“Our focus during investigation has to be on the perpetrator, and on perpetrator behaviours. In the past there has been instances where our investigation focus has been too much on victims. But rape is never the victim’s fault.
“A new approach is needed and we believe Operation Bluestone will help us increase the chances to achieve justice for victims who have gone through the most horrendous experiences. Victims have to be exceptionally brave in reporting to us – we would be failing them if we didn’t make changes to our processes to help them, and we are resolute in our ambition to be so much better to serve the victims as they truly deserve.
How people can access support services
Avon and Somerset Police works closely with victim support services including Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) who are highly skilled professionals able to provide the emotional and practical support to victims of rape and/or serious sexual assault.
Detective Superintendent Lisa Simpson commented: “We understand that sometimes victims might feel reluctant to contact the police for a number of reasons. There are a wealth of support services available to victims of rape and serious sexual assault who are not the police and who will listen to you, support you and help you through your recovery. The most important step is for victims to get help – if you think you’ve been a victim of rape and/or serious sexual assault but you don’t want to talk to the police, we urge you to get in touch with your local support service. You can find a list of local service on www.thisisnotanexcuse.org.
“If you choose to report to the police – you should know that you will be listened and believed. You will be assigned a dedicated officer who will be with you every step of the way –from the moment you report, all the way through to prosecution”.
Mark Shelford, Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset, commented:
“This documentary is an eye-opening account of the challenges of investigating rape and serious sexual assault. It’s challenging to digest the fact that, in the past, many victims of these types of incidents have been failed by the wider criminal justice system. It’s obvious something has to change.
“I am confident that Avon and Somerset Police’s new approach – Operation Bluestone – will change the way the police deal with RASSO cases for the better. Thanks to this new ‘pioneering approach’ the police service will boast a team of specialist officers who will be equipped to deal with reports of rape and sexual assault. Since the introduction of Bluestone we have also seen victim support services, the police and CPS strengthen their relationships and work more closely together in the hope of obtaining justice for victims of these awful crimes.
“I believe we’re on the edge of change and I look forward to supporting the work of the RASSO investigation teams to provide a better and more efficient service for victims, to disrupt offender behaviour and ultimately free our streets of these types of criminals”.
"Secrets of the London Underground"-a new programme on Yesterday. All episodes on Catch up.
I've thoroughly enjoyed it.
PS-Outlaws. Both brilliant and annoying, in equal doses.
An absolute nutter, cut his own b0ll0cks off.
The Priest and the Paedophile Hunter ...Hunter. The shocking story behind the extraordinary case of Crystal Hunnisett. Contains violence and graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse throughout. (1 of 2)
How 'sweet' and 'gentle' anti-paedophile vigilante was allowed to bludgeon innocent man to death
Documentary maker Christian Trumble talks to Sky News about meeting Crystal Hunnisett who killed a man she wrongly claimed was a paedophile just four months after being cleared of murdering a vicar.
"Sweet" and "gentle" are not the words normally associated with a convicted killer who bludgeoned a man to death.
But when filmmaker Christian Trumble met Crystal Hunnisett over a Zoom call, he was struck by how "charming" the murderer was.
Hunnisett - who received a life sentence under the name Christopher, but now identifies as a woman - was found guilty of murdering supermarket worker Peter Bick after wrongly claiming he was a paedophile.
But the killing is only part of the extraordinary case.
Just four months before Mr Bick's death, Hunnisett had walked free from court after being cleared of the murder of Reverend Ronald Glazebrook.
Hunnisett was cleared of the murder of Rev Ronald Glazebrook whose body was dismembered
Hunnisett was initially found guilty of murdering the vicar in 2002 after jurors heard the 81-year-old was drowned in a bath before his body was dismembered and buried across East Sussex.
The conviction was quashed in 2010 after Hunnisett, a former altar boy, alleged during her sentence that she had been sexually abused by Rev Glazebrook, and she was acquitted by a jury at a retrial.
Now, a documentary sheds new light on the case and questions whether Mr Bick's death could have been prevented after Hunnisett was released from prison without supervision.
Its director Trumble admits he has conflicting emotions about the killer, who is described during the documentary as "evil", a "narcissist", and a "vigilante" as well as a "victim".
"I go around in circles with this," Trumble tells Sky News.
"I have times where I have complete sympathy for Hunnisett.
"Then other days, I'm thinking this person has committed an awful violent crime and is a danger to society and needs to be looked after.
"I can see there are strong arguments for both sides.
"The questions around what led Crystal to get to that position is what I'm most interested about.
"Nurture or nature? Is this someone who's been turned into a monster?"
As he began working on the documentary, Trumble joined a meeting between Hunnisett and her lawyer at the start of the year and later became a "pen pal" of the killer.
"The most remarkable thing about seeing Crystal as I did was how unremarkable she was," the director says.
"You hear this story and you think: 'Crikey, I wonder what this person is going to be like?'
"They were just a charming, sweet, quiet, gentle soul on the other end of a Zoom call who only spoke when they were spoken to.
"The person I saw was a sweet, gentle character who would fade into the background. That probably was the most striking thing to me."
Trumble's two-part Sky Crime documentary, called The Priest And The Paedophile Hunter, features never-before-seen letters written by Hunnisett in which she claims she "never planned to hurt" Mr Bick but "lost control".
I must have fairly similar taste in TV as I have tended to enjoy various of your recommendations.
The latest ones have been:-
Vigil. Been quite gripping so far. Not great, but definitely good. Looking forward to the finale.
Annika. Keeps reminding me of Death in Paradise, though don't know why. Interplay between Nicola Walker & her daughter is wonderful. Needs another series to flesh out the other characters.
This was good.
Summary In a riveting debut thriller that has drawn comparisons to masters of the genre like Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, Brian Freeman weaves obsession, sex, and revenge into a story that grips the reader with vivid characters and shocking plot twists from the first minute to the last. Lieutenant Jonathan Stride is suffering from an ugly case of deja vu. For the second time in a year, a beautiful teenage girl has disappeared off the streets of Duluth, Minnesota, gone without a trace, like a bitter gust off Lake Superior. The two victims couldn't be more different. First it was Kerry McGrath, bubbly, sweet 16. And now Rachel Deese, strange, sexually charged, a wild child. The media hounds Stride to catch a serial killer, and as the search carries him from the icy stillness of the northern woods to the erotic heat of Las Vegas, he must decide which facts are real and which are illusions. And Stride finds his own life changed forever by the secrets he uncovers. Secrets that stretch across time in a web of lies, death, and illicit desire. Secrets that are chillingly immoral.
Critic reviews "Who is Brian Freeman? This guy can tell a story. Immoral is a page-turner of the highest caliber. It has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end." (Michael Connelly)
I must have fairly similar taste in TV as I have tended to enjoy various of your recommendations.
The latest ones have been:-
Vigil. Been quite gripping so far. Not great, but definitely good. Looking forward to the finale.
Annika. Keeps reminding me of Death in Paradise, though don't know why. Interplay between Nicola Walker & her daughter is wonderful. Needs another series to flesh out the other characters.
This was good.
Summary In a riveting debut thriller that has drawn comparisons to masters of the genre like Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, Brian Freeman weaves obsession, sex, and revenge into a story that grips the reader with vivid characters and shocking plot twists from the first minute to the last. Lieutenant Jonathan Stride is suffering from an ugly case of deja vu. For the second time in a year, a beautiful teenage girl has disappeared off the streets of Duluth, Minnesota, gone without a trace, like a bitter gust off Lake Superior. The two victims couldn't be more different. First it was Kerry McGrath, bubbly, sweet 16. And now Rachel Deese, strange, sexually charged, a wild child. The media hounds Stride to catch a serial killer, and as the search carries him from the icy stillness of the northern woods to the erotic heat of Las Vegas, he must decide which facts are real and which are illusions. And Stride finds his own life changed forever by the secrets he uncovers. Secrets that stretch across time in a web of lies, death, and illicit desire. Secrets that are chillingly immoral.
Critic reviews "Who is Brian Freeman? This guy can tell a story. Immoral is a page-turner of the highest caliber. It has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end." (Michael Connelly)
AUTHOR Brian Freeman Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Literature & Fiction Brian Freeman is a New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author of more than two dozen psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride and Frost Easton series. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 23 languages. He is widely acclaimed for his "you are there" settings and his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots. Brian was also selected as the official author to continue Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series, and his novel THE BOURNE EVOLUTION was named by Kirkus as one of the best mysteries and thrillers of 2020. Brian's stand-alone thriller SPILLED BLOOD won the award for Best Hardcover Novel in the annual Thriller Awards given out by the International Thriller Writers organization, and his fifth novel THE BURYING PLACE was a finalist for the same award. His novel THE DEEP, DEEP SNOW was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 2021. His debut thriller, IMMORAL, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar, Dagger, Anthony, and Barry Awards. IMMORAL was named an International Book of the Month, a distinction shared with authors such as Harlan Coben and Lisa Unger. All of Brian's books are also available in audiobook editions. His novels THE BONE HOUSE and SEASON OF FEAR were both finalists for Best Audiobook of the Year in Thriller/Suspense. For more information on Brian's books, visit his web site at bfreemanbooks.com or find him on Facebook at facebook.com/bfreemanfans or Twitter and Instagram (@bfreemanbooks).
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With rape convictions at an all-time low, this hard-hitting film spends two years behind the scenes with Avon and Somerset Police and four serious sexual crime investigations
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/rape-whos-on-trial
A documentary exploring the way Avon and Somerset Police detectives investigate rape and serious sexual offences will be broadcast this evening.
We have teamed up with Hardcash Productions for a new documentary entitled Rape – Who’s On Trial? which will be shown on Channel 4 at 9pm on Monday 8 November.
The programme shows how we handle reports of rape and serious sexual offences, from the moment a victim makes an allegation, right through the investigation, to potential court proceedings and conviction.
Led by Producer/Directors – Rachel Lobb-Levyt and Imogen Wynell-Mayow, the all-female team followed our investigations team over 18 months to provide insight into how we investigate cases along with the many, complex, reasons conviction rates are so low.
Four cases investigated by Avon and Somerset Police will be featured in the documentary:
The conviction of a man who raped a 16-year-old girl in Easton last year after following her once she got off a bus.
A woman who reported being raped by her mother’s boyfriend in Bath.
A trial in which a man was accused of raping two women at a hotel in Bristol.
And a woman who reported to police she was sexually assaulted by a male she had met in a bar in Bath.
The documentary will feature interviews with Temporary Chief Constable Sarah Crew, who is also the NPCC’s national lead for rape and serious sexual offences, officers involved in the investigations plus victims whose cases we’ve investigated.
It will be followed by a televised debate bringing together politicians, police, prosecutors, campaigners and survivors to discuss the crisis in the investigation and prosecution of rape and serious sexual crime.
Force lead for Rape and Serious Sexual Assault, Detective Superintendent Lisa Simpson said: “Our over-riding message to any victims of rape or serious sexual assault is you will be listened to, respected and supported. It doesn’t matter if it happened today, last month or even 30 years ago. We will investigate your case thoroughly and compassionately, and we will ensure you get access to any support services you may need.”
Since filming concluded on the documentary, Avon and Somerset Police launched Operation Bluestone in June 2021, designed to improve how we investigate these cases and to ensure we achieve the best outcome for victims.
Operation Bluestone is pioneering an evidence-based approach to tackling rape and serious sexual offences which has been developed with leading academics and in consultation with partners across the criminal justice system and local victim services. Improvements include:
A specialist team of trained officers dedicated to rape and serious sexual assault investigations
An uplift of officers to support the specialist teams
A ‘Gold Standard’ framework focusing on investigating the suspect and improving victim engagement
An emphasis on early and collaborative work, including joint training, with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to focus on the relevant parts of the investigation to minimise any additional trauma to victims and expedite decisions and charges
Improved use of data, building stronger and more effective relationships with victim support services
Detective Superintendent Lisa Simpson said: “Quite simply, conviction rates for these types of offences are too low. We as a police service wouldn’t be doing our duty if we didn’t acknowledge that, and act on it by working with other agencies and the legal system to understand why and make necessary changes.
“Opening our doors to work with academics and set up Operation Bluestone has made us examine everything we do, from the moment we receive an allegation through to getting a case to court. The learning from this, and the way in which we shape our understanding and our processes will be in instrumental in improving victim care and outcomes not just in our Constabulary, but nationally.
“Our focus during investigation has to be on the perpetrator, and on perpetrator behaviours. In the past there has been instances where our investigation focus has been too much on victims. But rape is never the victim’s fault.
“A new approach is needed and we believe Operation Bluestone will help us increase the chances to achieve justice for victims who have gone through the most horrendous experiences. Victims have to be exceptionally brave in reporting to us – we would be failing them if we didn’t make changes to our processes to help them, and we are resolute in our ambition to be so much better to serve the victims as they truly deserve.
How people can access support services
Avon and Somerset Police works closely with victim support services including Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) who are highly skilled professionals able to provide the emotional and practical support to victims of rape and/or serious sexual assault.
Detective Superintendent Lisa Simpson commented: “We understand that sometimes victims might feel reluctant to contact the police for a number of reasons. There are a wealth of support services available to victims of rape and serious sexual assault who are not the police and who will listen to you, support you and help you through your recovery. The most important step is for victims to get help – if you think you’ve been a victim of rape and/or serious sexual assault but you don’t want to talk to the police, we urge you to get in touch with your local support service. You can find a list of local service on www.thisisnotanexcuse.org.
“If you choose to report to the police – you should know that you will be listened and believed. You will be assigned a dedicated officer who will be with you every step of the way –from the moment you report, all the way through to prosecution”.
Mark Shelford, Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset, commented:
“This documentary is an eye-opening account of the challenges of investigating rape and serious sexual assault. It’s challenging to digest the fact that, in the past, many victims of these types of incidents have been failed by the wider criminal justice system. It’s obvious something has to change.
“I am confident that Avon and Somerset Police’s new approach – Operation Bluestone – will change the way the police deal with RASSO cases for the better. Thanks to this new ‘pioneering approach’ the police service will boast a team of specialist officers who will be equipped to deal with reports of rape and sexual assault. Since the introduction of Bluestone we have also seen victim support services, the police and CPS strengthen their relationships and work more closely together in the hope of obtaining justice for victims of these awful crimes.
“I believe we’re on the edge of change and I look forward to supporting the work of the RASSO investigation teams to provide a better and more efficient service for victims, to disrupt offender behaviour and ultimately free our streets of these types of criminals”.
https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/news/2021/11/rape-whos-on-trial/
The Priest and the Paedophile Hunter
...Hunter. The shocking story behind the extraordinary case of Crystal Hunnisett. Contains violence and graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse throughout. (1 of 2)
https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/e9d4b526-a33d-45d1-b2df-791c85ad372f/the-priest-and-the-paedophile-hunter-e9d4b526-a33d-45d1-b2df-791c85ad372f/episodes/season-1/episode-1
Documentary maker Christian Trumble talks to Sky News about meeting Crystal Hunnisett who killed a man she wrongly claimed was a paedophile just four months after being cleared of murdering a vicar.
"Sweet" and "gentle" are not the words normally associated with a convicted killer who bludgeoned a man to death.
But when filmmaker Christian Trumble met Crystal Hunnisett over a Zoom call, he was struck by how "charming" the murderer was.
Hunnisett - who received a life sentence under the name Christopher, but now identifies as a woman - was found guilty of murdering supermarket worker Peter Bick after wrongly claiming he was a paedophile.
But the killing is only part of the extraordinary case.
Just four months before Mr Bick's death, Hunnisett had walked free from court after being cleared of the murder of Reverend Ronald Glazebrook.
Hunnisett was cleared of the murder of Rev Ronald Glazebrook whose body was dismembered
Hunnisett was initially found guilty of murdering the vicar in 2002 after jurors heard the 81-year-old was drowned in a bath before his body was dismembered and buried across East Sussex.
The conviction was quashed in 2010 after Hunnisett, a former altar boy, alleged during her sentence that she had been sexually abused by Rev Glazebrook, and she was acquitted by a jury at a retrial.
Now, a documentary sheds new light on the case and questions whether Mr Bick's death could have been prevented after Hunnisett was released from prison without supervision.
Its director Trumble admits he has conflicting emotions about the killer, who is described during the documentary as "evil", a "narcissist", and a "vigilante" as well as a "victim".
"I go around in circles with this," Trumble tells Sky News.
"I have times where I have complete sympathy for Hunnisett.
"Then other days, I'm thinking this person has committed an awful violent crime and is a danger to society and needs to be looked after.
"I can see there are strong arguments for both sides.
"The questions around what led Crystal to get to that position is what I'm most interested about.
"Nurture or nature? Is this someone who's been turned into a monster?"
As he began working on the documentary, Trumble joined a meeting between Hunnisett and her lawyer at the start of the year and later became a "pen pal" of the killer.
"The most remarkable thing about seeing Crystal as I did was how unremarkable she was," the director says.
"You hear this story and you think: 'Crikey, I wonder what this person is going to be like?'
"They were just a charming, sweet, quiet, gentle soul on the other end of a Zoom call who only spoke when they were spoken to.
"The person I saw was a sweet, gentle character who would fade into the background. That probably was the most striking thing to me."
Trumble's two-part Sky Crime documentary, called The Priest And The Paedophile Hunter, features never-before-seen letters written by Hunnisett in which she claims she "never planned to hurt" Mr Bick but "lost control".
https://news.sky.com/story/why-charming-vigilante-killer-may-never-be-released-and-the-warning-it-serves-to-paedophile-hunters-12438351
Summary
In a riveting debut thriller that has drawn comparisons to masters of the genre like Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, Brian Freeman weaves obsession, sex, and revenge into a story that grips the reader with vivid characters and shocking plot twists from the first minute to the last.
Lieutenant Jonathan Stride is suffering from an ugly case of deja vu. For the second time in a year, a beautiful teenage girl has disappeared off the streets of Duluth, Minnesota, gone without a trace, like a bitter gust off Lake Superior. The two victims couldn't be more different. First it was Kerry McGrath, bubbly, sweet 16. And now Rachel Deese, strange, sexually charged, a wild child. The media hounds Stride to catch a serial killer, and as the search carries him from the icy stillness of the northern woods to the erotic heat of Las Vegas, he must decide which facts are real and which are illusions. And Stride finds his own life changed forever by the secrets he uncovers. Secrets that stretch across time in a web of lies, death, and illicit desire. Secrets that are chillingly immoral.
Critic reviews
"Who is Brian Freeman? This guy can tell a story. Immoral is a page-turner of the highest caliber. It has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end." (Michael Connelly)
AUTHOR
Brian Freeman
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Literature & Fiction
Brian Freeman is a New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author of more than two dozen psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride and Frost Easton series. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 23 languages. He is widely acclaimed for his "you are there" settings and his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots. Brian was also selected as the official author to continue Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series, and his novel THE BOURNE EVOLUTION was named by Kirkus as one of the best mysteries and thrillers of 2020. Brian's stand-alone thriller SPILLED BLOOD won the award for Best Hardcover Novel in the annual Thriller Awards given out by the International Thriller Writers organization, and his fifth novel THE BURYING PLACE was a finalist for the same award. His novel THE DEEP, DEEP SNOW was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original in 2021. His debut thriller, IMMORAL, won the Macavity Award for Best First Novel and was a finalist for the Edgar, Dagger, Anthony, and Barry Awards. IMMORAL was named an International Book of the Month, a distinction shared with authors such as Harlan Coben and Lisa Unger. All of Brian's books are also available in audiobook editions. His novels THE BONE HOUSE and SEASON OF FEAR were both finalists for Best Audiobook of the Year in Thriller/Suspense. For more information on Brian's books, visit his web site at bfreemanbooks.com or find him on Facebook at facebook.com/bfreemanfans or Twitter and Instagram (@bfreemanbooks).
The French have even gone and done a better Broadchurch than us.
Well worth a watch.
STV on demand.
All episodes of this are available now, so thats my day sorted.