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The Autumn Tree (DI Bliss Book 8)

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by Tony J. Forder


  Time would tell.

  A curious sensation crept over Jimmy Bliss.

  A feeling of warmth, a kind of energy drawn from it.

  He couldn’t tell for sure, but he thought it might just be hope.

  Acknowledgements

  First up this time around, I doff my cap in tribute to my four beta readers – Lynda Checkley, Maggie James, Dorothy Laney, and Kath Middleton. Each of you made a valuable contribution and helped to make this a better book than it otherwise would have been. I am truly grateful to you.

  The same can be said of my editor, Alison Birch at ‘rewritten’, who once again did a great job with the edit and made some terrific suggestions and observations while keeping things light.

  As ever I am grateful to my Facebook group and ARC readers, and to the bloggers who were generous with their time in agreeing to be part of the online tour for The Autumn Tree.

  To Nicola Parkinson, who some time ago won the right to have a character named after her: I trust you approve.

  Finally, a ‘thank you’ of course to my readers – your support is always greatly appreciated.

  I hope you all like what I did with this one. Some of the scenes made me laugh out loud, some made me sad, some simply made me yearn for more Bliss and company in the future. Not all of you will agree, but as the author, I believe this represents my best work to date. At the very least, I hope you enjoyed the read as much as I enjoyed the write.

  Tony

  April 2021

  Contents

  One

  Two

  Three

  Four

  Five

  Six

  Seven

  Eight

  Nine

  Ten

  Eleven

  Twelve

  Thirteen

  Fourteen

  Fifteen

  Sixteen

  Seventeen

  Eighteen

  Nineteen

  Twenty

  Twenty-One

  Twenty-Two

  Twenty-Three

  Twenty-Four

  Twenty-Five

  Twenty-Six

  Twenty-Seven

  Twenty-Eight

  Twenty-Nine

  Thirty

  Thirty-One

  Thirty-Two

  Thirty-Three

  Thirty-Four

  Thirty-Five

  Thirty-Six

  Thirty-Seven

  Thirty-Eight

  Thirty-Nine

  Forty

  Forty-One

  Forty-Two

  Forty-Three

  Forty-Four

  Forty-Five

  Forty-Six

  Forty-Seven

  Forty-Eight

  Forty-Nine

  Fifty

  Fifty-One

  Fifty-Two

  Acknowledgements

  Landmarks

  Cover

  Copyright Page

  Dedication

 

 

 


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