A Voice in the Night

the razor-sharp fourth book in the DI Ryan Wilkins Mysteries

De: Simon Mason

Narrado por: Matt Addis

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DEEP DECEPTION. TWISTED FATE.

'As great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for decades' Stephen Fry

Thames Valley has a new Superintendent - DCS Wainwright - young, charismatic and ruthless, charged with pushing through big reforms. Her in-tray is full of problems - and at the top of the pile is the problem of Wilkins and Wilkins.

Trailer park boy DI Ryan Wilkins, interesting looking in baggy trackies and over-large lime-green puffa. In his personnel file is a handwritten note scribbled by the outgoing Super: 'Do not, repeat not, give him responsibility.' And posh boy DI Ray Wilkins, improbably handsome in navy blazer and tan chinos: 'Thinks too highly of himself. More experience needed at the wet end.' Their previous investigations - though somehow successful - were models of disorder and dysfunction. The new Super needs to take action.

There's been a shocking murder in the heart of Oxford, the stabbing of a security guard during an attempted armed robbery. Meanwhile, an elderly professor of linguistics goes missing from his home in cosy Iffley Village.

The high-profile murder investigation can be safely handled by reliable detective DI Hare. The entry-level enquiry into the wandering academic can be given to the problem duo, with instructions to keep it simple. But when the body of the professor is found, still dressed in his pyjamas and dripping wet, spreadeagled on a hotel lawn miles from home, things get a little unexpected for the Wilkinses. Will Ray keep on top of the brief? Will Ryan keep it together?

PRAISE FOR SIMON MASON

'Terrific' Mick Herron

'This moody, atmospheric novel is full of surprises' Sunday Times (Crime Book of the Month)

'[W]ell plotted and very funny' Sun

'This has a TV series written all over it' Daily Mail©2025 Simon Mason

Reseñas de la Crítica

Simon Mason's Ray Wilkins crime novels are my latest addiction. I wait impatiently for each one. What are the triple pillars of any great story? Character, Plot and Language. In the twin heroes of his novels (both called Wilkins and so unalike: they somehow create together one immortal police detective) he has created characters for the ages. His plots race thrillingly around an Oxford you never knew existed. His language though ... without exhibiting a trace of "writerly" self-consciousness, he is capable of phrase-making and description of the very highest quality. Those three perfect pillars support truly memorable crime novels, as great a contribution to the noble British genre of detective fiction as any writer for decades. (Stephen Fry)

My favourite UK series (M W Craven)

A terrific, character-driven read that makes you guess - and guess again

Simon Mason's wry sense of humour leavens the madness and mayhem, while Ryan's relationship with his four-year-old son is the emotional core of the novel. If only all procedurals could be this good.

Excellent

A hugely entertaining mystery

A Voice in The Night makes another excellent and entertaining addition to the three previous books in the series.

Simon Mason does for the British police procedural what Mick Herron has done for spy stories with Slow Horses. Mason's Oxford-set Wilkins & Wilkins books - A Voice in the Night is the fourth - are deliciously dry. His mismatched detectives, trailer park boy DI Ryan Wilkins and posh DI Ray Wilkins - who share a surname and little else - are probably the most original contribution to crime writing in a decade. Inspector Morse this ain't. Can they keep from killing each other long enough to catch baddies? Enjoy them in book form before the series justly gets gobbled up by TV. 10/10

Simon Mason's unlikely partners, DI Ryan Wilkins and DI Ray Wilkins, continue their eccentric but effective investigations in Oxford . . . Ryan's entrancing young son brings out the best in him and adds both warmth and emotional depth to the story, and a new superintendent, who wants to be addressed as 'sir', even though she's a female, adds an extra dimension. Mason writes wonderfully about both the dreaming spires of Oxford and the places near them where the homeless sleep.

Please write more!

I absolutely love this series. Ryan and his relationship with little Ry warm my heart. Ryan also has a great relationship with Ray as the unlikely pair solve crime.

Love the Wilkins detectives and narrator, Mark Addis

Author, Simon Mason, has written a fascinating pair of characters in the two DIs Wilkins. The story is engrossing, complicated enough to keep one guessing, and narrator, Mark Addis, brings everyone (especially the two Ryan Wilkins) to life. Can’t wait for another book about these people!

Best Yet in a Great Series

I have loved this series since A KILLING IN NOVEMBER, and I have become a huge fan of Simon Mason's writing. His deft character portraits make me concerned for even minor characters, but I absolutely love Ryan Wilkins, and his son Little Ryan. Readers must have told Mason how much they love this boy because he has more dialogue in this title and every bit of it is perfect--it will either delight you or break your heart. Mason also provides more dimension to both Jade Wilkins and Ray Wilkins, and I found the plot compelling enough that I forgot my Saturday chore list and focused only on this wonderful mystery.

I hope Simon Mason NEVER loses Matt Addis as narrator, as his gift for making the characters come alive provide a rich and vibrant performance. Kudos to Simon Mason, and Matt Addis, and their respective publishers. Keep this series coming!

Great detective team

The two Wilkens are great together. The mysteries are good and there is actual character development in each book. Really hope there will be more in this series.