International Writers Inspiring Change presents: The London Tram Murders (Vance And Shepherd Mysteries Book 2)

Detective Inspectors Vance and Shepherd reunite in the second book in John Broughton's Vance And Shepherd Mysteries. After a murder is committed in a quiet suburban subway under a tramline, it becomes obvious that the murder squad is dealing with a copycat killer.

The murder is an uncanny repeat of their previous case, and their inquiries are complicated by the presence of the main suspect’s doppelganger, Melanie Bradshaw. The brilliant chemistry master student has solid alibis but Shepherd, flying in the face of the contrary evidence, is convinced that the deceased serial killer's sister and Melanie are the same person.

As the killings continue, Vance and Shepherd face increasing pressure from above building. Can they apprehend and bring the killer to justice before more lives are lost?

"Discover this author, you will not be disappointed and the London Tram Murder – a belter and 5 stars." - Amazon reader

"This strikes just the right notes if you are after a keenly plotted crime novel with idiosyncratic characters and settings that make the most of our capital city." - Lagoon

If you love to read mysteries told from multiple points of view, then The London Tram Murders might be the right choice for you.

Even if the book is connected to the previous in the series, it is very readable on its own. The characters are very relatable and fun to read.

The language in which the detectives and all involved in solving the case or the serial murders interact is colorful, and you get the feeling you're hearing them talk rather than reading dialogue.

The antagonist's character is intricately crafted, and the surprising ending adds an extra cherry on top. - Victoria I-B - iWIC Reviewer

I was born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire in 1948: one of the post-war baby boom. After attending grammar school and studying to the sound of Bob Dylan I went to Nottingham University and studied Medieval and Modern History (Archaeology subsidiary).

 My two kids are grown up now, but I wrote books for them when they were little. Hamish Hamilton and then Thomas Nelson published 6 of these in England in the 1980s. I’m a granddad now and happily his parents named my grandson Dylan. I decided to take up writing again late in my career. You know when you are teaching and working as a translator you don’t really have time for writing.

I retired in January 2014 and began researching the period that has always fascinated me: Anglo-Saxon England. My research homed in on a Pope from Calabria, Italy, where I live, Pope Zachary and from there I chanced upon a letter from a certain Denehard and the idea for my first historical novel 'The Purple Thread' was born. Endeavour Media published it in the summer of 2017 along with my second, set 50 years or so earlier in Southern England with the title Wyrd of the Wolf. Since Endeavour ceased its activities, I've had another 40 novels published by Next Chapter Publishing.

A while back, after writing a sequel to Wyrd of the Wolf, entitled In the Name of the Mother, I took a decision to develop my writing in two directions. There would still be the content of my beloved Anglo-Saxon era but in parallel to my 'pure' historical novels like Perfecta Saxonia and Ulf’s Tale there would also be a line involving the element of involving the past with the present as in my ‘time travel novel’ Angenga and a series of seven books, beginning with a tale of the paranormal entitled Elfrid's Hole (Jake Conley Book 1). Later still, I decided to write a Murder Mystery and with its success, another series was born. There are now 10 Vance & Shepherd Metropolitan Murders novels.

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