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The Broken Afternoon - (Di Ryan Wilkins Mysteries) by Simon Mason (Paperback)

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  • 'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for decades' Stephen Fry 'Simon Mason has created crime fiction's most entertaining double act in decades' Mick Herron A SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE A four-year-old girl goes missing in plain sight outside her nursery in Oxford, a middle-class, affluent area, her mother only a stones-throw away.
  • About the Author: SIMON MASON has pursued parallel careers as a publisher and an author, whose YA crime novels Running Girl, Kid Got Shot and Hey, Sherlock!
  • 352 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
  • Series Name: Di Ryan Wilkins Mysteries

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'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for decades' Stephen Fry
'Simon Mason has created crime fiction's most entertaining double act in decades' Mick Herron

A SHOCKING DISAPPEARANCE

A four-year-old girl goes missing in plain sight outside her nursery in Oxford, a middle-class, affluent area, her mother only a stones-throw away.

A TRIGGERING RESPONSE

Ryan Wilkins, one of the youngest ever Detective Inspectors in the Thames Valley force, dishonourably discharged three months ago, watches his former partner DI Ray Wilkins deliver a press conference, confirming a lead.

A DARK WEB

Ray begins to delve deeper, unearthing an underground network of criminal forces in the local area. But while Ray's investigation stalls Ryan brings his unique talents to unofficial and quite illegal inquiries which will bring him into a confrontation with the very officials who have thrown him out of the force.

Follow on with Lost and Never Found, the next book in the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries, which The Times described as 'Inspector Morse for the 2020s.'

What readers are saying about The Broken Afternoon
5* 'A thoroughly engrossing crime fiction romp with Ryan Wilkins continuing to be a wonderful creation by the author'
5* 'A relentlessly paced police procedural that kept me guessing until near the end'
5* 'Super'
5* 'Ray and Ryan win again'



About the Author



SIMON MASON has pursued parallel careers as a publisher and an author, whose YA crime novels Running Girl, Kid Got Shot and Hey, Sherlock! feature the sixteen-year-old slacker genius Garvie Smith. A former Managing Director of David Fickling Books, where he worked with many wonderful writers, including Philip Pullman, he has also taught at Oxford Brookes University and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Exeter College, Oxford.

Lost and Never Found is the third book in the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries. The first book, A Killing in November, received widespread critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. The Second book, The Broken Afternoon, was a Times Audio Book of the Week and a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month.

Dimensions (Overall): 96.0 Inches (H) x 28.0 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: Di Ryan Wilkins Mysteries
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: Simon Mason
Language: English
Street Date: February 17, 2026
TCIN: 1005632037
UPC: 9781529446005
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-5704
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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