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Deadly Obsession (DS Jack Mackinnon Crime Series Book 1) by [D. S. Butler]

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In all his years with the police, DS Jack Mackinnon’s instincts have never failed him - until now.

Glamorous and beautiful, Anya Blonski has her future all mapped out, but when the young dancer leaves rehearsals and doesn’t make it home, her brother fears the worst. He knows something bad must have happened. Anya would never voluntarily leave him to worry.

With the clock ticking, Mackinnon is under pressure to unravel the mystery behind Anya’s disappearance. But the more he digs, the murkier things get.

Then another young woman also disappears, and panic in the local community intensifies. Trusting his gut, Mackinnon tries to reassure his colleagues they’re on the right track. But are they?

The team is up against a twisted killer, and time is running out.

Other books in the series: DEADLY MOTIVE, DEADLY REVENGE, DEADLY JUSTICE, DEADLY RITUAL, DEADLY PAYBACK, DEADLY GAME and DEADLY INTENT are available now.

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16 January 2014
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009T8761K
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1360 KB
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I’m Danica and I write under the names D. S. Butler, Dani Oakley and Danica Britton. If you’ve stumbled across this author page after having read one of my books, thank you very much for your support.

I write mysteries in many different flavours — some grittier than others. So far, I've written two standalone psychological thrillers: Lost Child and Her Missing Daughter. I also write a detective series set in London, which features one of my favourite characters, Jack Mackinnon.

The books I write as Dani Oakley are set in the East End of London. They are full of gangsters and strong female characters.

If you would like to learn more, please visit my website.

If you would like to be informed when my new books are released, visit my website: dsbutlerbooks.com and sign up for the free newsletter.

If you would like to get in touch, you can contact me via Facebook or Twitter. I'd love to hear from you and try to respond to everyone.

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For readers who like to read series books in order here is the list of DS Jack Mackinnon books:

1.) Deadly Obsession 2.) Deadly Motive 3.) Deadly Revenge 4.) Deadly Justice 5.) Deadly Ritual 6.) Deadly Payback 7.) Deadly Game

Dani Oakley Books: 1) East End Trouble 2.) East End Diamond 3.) East End Retribution

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A reasonable read.

Reviewed in Australia on 30 May 2020

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This book I found to be a reasonable read but it did not grab my attention and refuse to let go. The plot line of young hopefuls disappearing from a dance academy, to be lured to the bright lights, provided a quite solid foundation. What was disappointing was the characterization that was rather undeveloped. An exploration of motive would have been helpful. I hope the others I'd previously purchased (on the basis of my reading of "Bring Them Home", and they were inexpensive at the time) improve in the above mentioned departments.

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Disappointed with Books 1 & 2

Reviewed in Australia on 20 June 2019

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Have read D S Butlers books and really enjoyed them however the Jack Mackinnon books 1 & 2 were a disappointment.Main character not “strong” enough to warrant name in title .
Too many minor characters easy to get lost in the story line .

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Anne O'Brien

Enjoyable

Reviewed in Australia on 7 July 2020

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I enjoyed this book. It was easy to read, believable plot and not too many characters. Some authors put in too many characters that you just can’t follow everything. However this was an easy read and I’ll certainly buy the next book in the series.

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Be ready to be scared

Reviewed in Australia on 10 July 2020

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A really good read. Not a long book, so would be good for reading in bed too. I really enjoyed the outcome. I confess to almost having the outcome figured out but got the wrong person.

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Robert, Australia

A very good start to a new series!

Reviewed in Australia on 25 January 2020

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It’s a very nice change these days to find a new author who can build suspense without adding unnecessarily gross details. Looking forward to seeing how the characters develop in the next books.

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Pam C Kindle Customer

Deadly obsession

Reviewed in Australia on 18 December 2019

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A bit too much for me in the end. However the story never gets boring and is well, written. Mmm

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Great new series

Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2019

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This great new series makes good, interesting reading. The story flows nicely and I look forward to reading the next episode.

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Just OK

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2019

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Not bad but rather dreary and not very exciting. I will try the next one in the series.

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Annie

Good first book, easy read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2020

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Having read her Karen Hart books thought I'd try these. Reading a book a day in lockdown. Was a bit concerned to read some poor reviews but thought I'd try it. I enjoyed it, it was a good read. But an easy read, lacking in depth but decent story, kept me gripped. Probably as a first novel it was an easy read. I have just started the second in the series and it is much more in depth. Looking forward to working my way through them.

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Blue and white

Dodgy goings on at a dance academy.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2018

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I'm not too sure about this book yet. It didn't really grab and keep my attention like most books I read.
The plot is different enough with a couple of missing girls, then the murder of the very worried brother of the first. The plot then revolves around a dancing academy that the two girls attended. The owners of the said academy are a really strange family who are suspected of something dodgy almost from the start. It then transpires that up to seven or eight other girls also from the academy have disappeared.
DS Mackinnon seems to be an amiable chap, and gets to lead the investigation along with DC Collins. The murder gets handed to MIT leaving the missing girls for Mackinnon and Collins to deal with. Then it's realised the two cases are linked.
There isn't a lot of action in this book with Mackinnon and Collins doing mostly 'grunt' work that DS's and DC's have to do. If Mackinnon were a DI, we'd probably see more in depth police procedural work. But perhaps he will get a promotion, and we'll be able to see what he can do.
Collins was the one who took the initial report from the brother of the first missing girl, and when he gets murdered, Collins feels somewhat responsible.
We know the police got 'whodunnit', but I feel more could have been made of the ending. It just seemed a bit abrupt. As this is the first book in the series, perhaps future endings will be more informative.

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Not the most exciting book I have read but entertaining.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2021

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I recently discovered the writing of D.S Butler’s series DS Karen Hart and since reading the first one have eagerly devoured her other work. I decided to purchase the DS Jack Mackinnon series and read the opening book ‘Deadly Obsession’. I felt a little disappointed at first, not getting the instant bond with the characters that I am very familiar with in her other series but pretty confident that will come.

On reflection this is a good grounding and introduction to the new characters and was written in the familiar way that I enjoy. DS Jack Mackinnon is investigating the disappearance of a missing Polish student, Anya Blonski when a second girl goes missing from the same academy. Mackinnon is forced to consider a serial killer may be stalking the city.

Not the most exciting book I have read but entertaining.

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Deadly Obsession

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2021

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After reading DS Butler's Karen Hart series I was expecting more from the first book in the DS MacKinnon series. But I found Deadly Obsession a disappointment. I read on but I felt the whole story was too rushed and predictable and could do with a few more twists and turns. The characters could do with being fleshed out a bit more and didn't really come alive for me.

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Frogs

Thin, overly sign-posted

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2018

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The worst part about the book is that you can see what is coming, long in advance. The timeline also seems a little unrealistic in parts. Most of the character portrayals are shallow. That said, it is lucidly written - except for several idiosyncrasies of poor writing (he was stood; using the word ‘floor’ instead of ‘ground’, etc). Unfortunately it didn’t not inspire me to read other books by the author.

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