Cut Short | rachrandomresources

Cut Short is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability.

Cut Short by BD Spargo

Narrated by Aubrey Parsons

Genre: Crime Fiction, Police Procedural

Tour Dates: 20th - 24th March 2026

Publication Date: 6th February 2026

Estimated Run Time: 9 hours 43 minutes

First Book the DCI Liam Doyle series

Formats available: UK & US Audible Codes

Types of post available: Review Only

Author Content Warning: The book is an unflinching crime novel and does contain violence, sexual violence and details of crime scenes and post mortems. There is also a murder of a dog in the prologue, which is relevant to the story. The book contains swearing.

Audiobook Sample - https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0GM2NSV3Y

Purchase Link: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0GM2NSV3Y

Detectives can’t bury their mistakes, murderers can.

DCI Liam Doyle is haunted by the demons from his past and the challenges of the present: a broken marriage, a tarnished reputation, and a troubled young son who needs him. He’s newly moved out of south London – and out of his comfort zone.

When a murdered woman is found at a Lancashire beauty spot in his new patch. Doyle is tasked with finding her killer, along with his new detective sergeant, Anna Morgan.

As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that things are not as they seem. A clever killer has created a complex web of deceit and is always one step ahead of Doyle … and the bodies are mounting up. Is the past the key to unlocking the present? When the stakes get higher, Doyle’s need to find the killer becomes personal and the detective is plunged into a desperate race against time. Will Doyle succeed before he has another dead body on his conscience?

Played out across the rugged Lancashire landscape, Cut Short is a gripping crime thriller layered with plot twists and sprinkled with humour. This fast-paced novel, the first in a series featuring DCI Liam Doyle, will have readers on the edge of their seats.

If you have enjoyed books by authors such as Ian Rankin, Stuart MacBride, JD Kirk and Alex Smith, you won’t want to miss Cut Short.

About BD Spargo

Fast approaching fifty; without enough money for a sports car, BD Spargo decided to express his mid-life crises by turning to crime …

Thankfully for pretty much everyone this meant writing crime fiction rather than anything more nefarious. Originally from London, he spent his early career working in television and theatre including on the Ruth Rendall Mysteries broadcast on ITV.

A life changing accident necessitated retraining and a change of direction going on to work in mental health services. This culminated in ten years managing a groundbreaking forensic psychiatric service. He now lives in Lancashire with his family and is getting acclimatised to the rain.

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