Three Little Pigs

DCI Kett Crime Thrillers, Book 3

By: Alex Smith

Narrated by: Tim Bruce

He will find the truth. Even if it kills him.

Five months ago, DCI Robert Kett’s wife Billie was snatched from a London street.

Five months of no leads, no evidence, and no suspects.

Until now.

When a routine police search uncovers a chamber of horrors beneath one of the city’s most expensive houses, detectives find a clue that points to Billie’s fate, and to the identity of her kidnapper - an enigmatic killer known as the Pig Man.

Desperate for closure, and still reeling from his last investigation, Kett returns to London for his most personal and most dangerous case yet - a case that pits him against a terrifying evil.

He doesn’t know if Billie is alive or dead. He doesn’t know if he’s too late to save her. All he knows is that he swore he’d go to hell and back to find out what happened.

And now, he's about to.

You won't be able to put down this fast-paced British crime thriller from million-selling author Alex Smith.

Binge the series now:

• Paper Girls
• Bad Dog
• Three Little Pigs
• Whip Crack
• Run Rabbit Run
• Stone Cold Dead
• Every Mother's Son (coming soon)

Alex Smith wrote his first book when he was six. It wasn’t particularly good, but it did have some supernatural monsters in it. His latest books, the DCI Robert Kett thrillers, have monsters in them too, although these monsters are very human, and all the more terrifying for it. In between these two books he has published 12 novels for children and teenagers under his full name, Alexander Gordon Smith - including the number one best-selling series Escape from Furnace, which is loved by millions of fans worldwide and which is soon to become a motion picture. He lives in Norwich with his wife and three young daughters.

©2020 Alexander Smith (P)2021 Alexander Smith

Critic reviews

"Utterly terrifying and unbeatably exciting, this is one of the best crime thrillers of the year so far." (Thrilling Fiction)

very enjoyable

i am really enjoying this series. i love the interactions with his kids. i wish there weren't quite so many injuries, though. Makes it harder to believe for me.

Tim Bruce is marvelous! He makes these books better. His singing is great, too!

Over the top

These books are beyond outrageous yet still endearing. Kett’s physical endurance is super human but so is his love for his quirky children and determination to rescue his wife. I generally prefer more realistic stories (if a gazillion Scottish serial killers are believable) but Alex Smith has got me hooked.

a good entree in the series

Lots of twists and turns in the plot. It is kind of dark so some people may not like it. it concludes with the storyline that the author was pursuing in the first three books but leaves open the return of the evil Nemesis sometime in the future. it does speak to a more realistic detective series with an involvement of wife children and family and their perspective so it'll be interesting to see what happens.

Wow, fantastic….

I have so enjoyed this series so far…. It has just the right mix of grit and heart. Well done Mr. Smith! Bravo Mr. Bruce! I am anxiously awaiting the next audio installment in the series…

unexpected twists and a thrilling ending!

While the unfolding speed of this mystery (and its entire trilogy) seems inhuman, the emotional intensity captured me, restored the humanity of Kett and kept me intrigued until the final scene. The author has included three little girls all along, depicting the reality of chaos and laughter that goes along with parenting little ones, diminishing the horror of the crime scenes. Good triumphs over evil, a reminder that we all echo that movement!