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THE VIXEN'S SCREAM: A captivating murder mystery featuring DCI Jack Harris (Detective Chief Inspector Jack Harris) Paperback – May 28, 2017

by John Dean (Author)
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When a sleepy hillside town is beset by a spate of burglaries followed by a murder, Detective Jack Harris must quickly uncover the link between them.

A series of blood-curdling screams heard in the dead of the Cumbrian night has a London woman new to the area convinced that a murder has occurred.

When the body of a young woman is in fact found, rumours quickly spread that a serial killer is at work in the small Pennine community of Levton Bridge.

When the clues do indeed begin to point to a connection with other missing women, the pressure from on high to find answers increases ten-fold.

Fighting the media circus’s constant attempts to thwart the investigation, detective Jack Harris must also battle the confusion and doubts among his own team in order to find the killer.

THE VIXEN’S SCREAM is the second book by John Dean to feature DCI Jack Harris. Look out for the first, DEAD HILL. These books can be enjoyed on their own or as part of a series, in no particular order. The full list is as follows:

1. DEAD HILL
2. THE VIXEN'S SCREAM
3. TO DIE ALONE
4. TO HONOUR THE DEAD
5. THOU SHALT KILL
6. ERROR OF JUDGEMENT
7. THE KILLING LINE
8. KILL SHOT
9. LAST MAN ALIVE
10. THE GIRL IN THE MEADOW
11. TO CATCH A LIE

All of these books are FREE with Kindle Unlimited and available in paperback. If you enjoy traditional British murder mysteries, look no further than THE VIXEN'S SCREAM.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (May 28, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 195 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1521391971
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1521391976
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.49 x 8 inches
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John Dean is a former journalist who worked on regional newspapers for 17 years before going freelance in 1997. As a freelance, he wrote for regional and national newspapers and for many magazines on subjects as diverse as crime, wildlife and business before retiring in March 2020 to concentrate on his crime fiction. He also runs creative writing courses. John lives in South West Scotland. His website is http://johndean.ning.com/

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Sally Traver
5.0 out of 5 stars Keep you guessing
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2020
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This is the 2nd book in this series with DI Jack Harris and his team. In the town it is going thru a bunch of burglaries. And then one night a woman from London, who recently has moved to the area, shows up at the station claiming she has been hearing blood curdling screams and demands someone looks into it. She is basically put off and was told her she probably is hearing an animal (vixen) screaming. Told to go home. Later a dead woman has been found in same area. Lots of twists and turns. I was surprised at the ending. Enjoyed the book and also love the interaction between Harris and his mates.
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Penny Dreadful
4.0 out of 5 stars First book I've read, but not the last
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2020
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Since this was a new to me author I wasn't sure what to expect, but am glad I took a chance on it. Book two may be the first book, but not the last as I'm preparing to get the rest soonest. Even tho you pretty much know the killer right off (or do you?) it's a very entertaining mystery story learning, right along with DCI Harris, who was killed, how it was done, why it was done, where it was done and when it was done. And most importantly, the person, or persons, responsible..

One little thing. Now, since I'm from the Appalachians, where we use a lot of archaic Scottish/British english terms, I was a bit amused by the northern sergeant's condescention towards the 'Southerners". Mainly because he's using what was the southern term for a female fox (vixen) instead of the old northern term.

Here in some counties in my state, you will still hear 'fixin' used for a female fox. Fixin is the Old English or Anglo-Saxon word for she-fox as used in the UK's northern dialect around the Elizabethan times. In the south of England you would have heard vixen, the word used today in Standard English.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to more stories in this series. Get these books and enjoy them for yourself.
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Dee Cash
3.0 out of 5 stars Another British Tale
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020
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This story was a bit convoluted for my taste. The press reported stories of serial killers when there was only one human body. Jack Harris does not believe in coincidences
but there seems to be a lot of them in the wind. Everything was explained mostly but I still found it confusing; too many irons in the fire or cooks in the kitchen,etc.
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JimF
5.0 out of 5 stars A good.mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
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There were many twists nd turns in this one. It was a quick read and very entertaining. I will definitely read more from this author.
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MIC
4.0 out of 5 stars Too many suspects
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2020
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When a woman reports hearing women scream in the night, the police try convincing her it was only resident fixes, then a woman's body is found. Then another, someone comes forward saying he had killed and buried several women. Police are baffled by all the conflicting information. A surprise ending I did not see coming! I gave 4stars as it was hard for me to get into the meat of the book. Once I did though, I was hooked and very surprised at the end. I would recommend The Vixen's Scream to "who dunnit" fans.
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Susan Green
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023
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This was an enjoyable read. I look forward to reading more about DCI Jack Harris.
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Santa Fean
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020
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Interesting plot with a few curves thrown in to mislead the reader. My only complaint was that new characters kept on showing up and it was difficult to keep track of who was who. In the Kindle edition a list of characters is at the end of the story - but you don’t find that out until after you’ve finished the book.
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Walter P. Roura
2.0 out of 5 stars A Mystery -- But Not A Very Interesting One
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2020
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The most positive thing to say is that this was a fast read. The mystery, if you can say this was a mystery book, is not much of one. The characters are poorly developed, if developed at all. The red herring was hardly that and the blending of storylines merely muddled the waters. Nothing was very satisfying, not the storylines, the characters or the denouement. It seems that the writer's heart may not have been in this one. I gave it two stars for the thankful speed at which one could get through the story.
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tammie
5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you guessing to the end
Reviewed in Canada on November 23, 2020
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Enjoy the setting and the personality development of main characters and lesser characters.
I will read more in the series.
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Father Ted
5.0 out of 5 stars "Cracking thriller"
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2020
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Jack Harris is my type of copper. Old school, a dinosaur, the sort of detective the modern 'service' wished didn't exist. Just for a few hours we can step back into a world where the villains don't get treated with kid gloves, the press don't get everything handed to them on a plate, and the public can sleep soundly in their beds when another case is solved. The settings are spot on, the dialogue reflects the real world, and there's more than enough action and red herrings to keep any mystery fan occupied. Can't wait for the next in the series.
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Gail Carrie Lander
5.0 out of 5 stars tops
Reviewed in Australia on December 11, 2020
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Good story line - kept me reading
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Stephen and Yvonne Peszel
4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable read…but…
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2022
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A good tail, marred for me in that is really a John Blizzard story copper plated onto Jack Harris, the names are changed but the characters are the same. Same traits, same comments. I was able to get around that to some extent. But this is lazy writing. Sorry. I’ll read more though.
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K. FOWLER
4.0 out of 5 stars Serial killer loose in the village ? Or are they?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2021
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Good read , I enjoyed the pace of the novel , nicely plotted with action spread over the country, mainly London and the north complete with local affections of dialect to add to reality , I thought this a nice touch .
Worth a read , something for everyone in this book
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