Debut Novelist Lin Bird Delights With DI Kate Medlar Murder Mystery Book Series

On The Table Read Magazine, “the best book magazine in the UK“, Lin Bird introduces DI Kate Medlar in new crime thriller murder mystery book series.

DI Kate Medlar Book Series

Illness and lockdown provided new author Lin Bird the time and freedom to bring her DI Kate Medlar book series to fruition in a web of unputdownable suspense and intrigue with A Lesson In Murder and The Price Of Reputation.

DI Kate Medlar finds herself, like most women, grappling with home issues whilst keeping on top of her day job, and fans of the genre have quickly come to the realisation that Lin Bird and her literary protagonist make a formidable team. A Lesson in Murder and The Price of Reputation are garnering a host of praiseworthy reviews, and case number three, A Long Game, is due for publication in May.

As the recipient of a bone marrow transplant, Lin Bird is donating all royalties from her book sales to the South Wales Blood & Marrow Transplant team based in the University of Wales, Cardiff.

A Lesson in Murder

(case no.1 in the DI Kate Medlar series)

Who would want to kill Elise Betteridge, the dedicated headteacher of Blaiseforth Manor School for Girls?

Newly transferred DI Kate Medlar has to solve this mystery with the help of her partner DC Colm Hunter. Told to tread carefully by her boss, DCI Bartholomew, Kate has to interview the great and the good of this genteel county and unexpectedly delves into the seedier side of Eashire life. Kate has to unpick a tangled web of lives and lies to find the killer and reframe her own life at the same time.

The Price of Reputation

(case no.2in the DI Kate Medlar series)

When a missing person cold case becomes a murder investigation DI Kate Medlar and DC Colm Hunter have to delve into the world of actors and their egos. Exploring the relationships between the victim and her friends and colleagues DI Medlar is forced to look behind the facade and discovers the true Price of Reputation.

Lin Bird

Lin Bird lives in the Cynon Valley and was a teacher until a diagnosis of leukaemia and a bone marrow transplant led to ill-health retirement. Dealing with a life- threatening illness brought a sharper focus on the things that matter in life.

Writing had always been a guilty pleasure, but it was the imposition of lockdown in March 2020 that created a space for her to bring her writing to the forefront. Lin has published three novels and a fourth is due out this spring.

Find more from Lin Bird now:

A Lesson In Murder

Kindle: https://amzn.to/3OPXDPE

Paperback: https://amzn.to/3uD5bOK

Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3I3WU9D

The Price Of Reputation

Kindle: https://amzn.to/3uusqKZ

Paperback: https://amzn.to/3I2zHVc

Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3T4G7K7

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