The Fifth to Die: A gripping, page-turner of a crime thriller. J.D. Barker

      J. D. BARKER is the international bestselling author of The Fourth Monkey, the first in the Detective Porter series. Barker splits his time between Englewood, Florida and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

      Also in the Detective Porter Series

       The Fourth Monkey

      Also by J. D. Barker

       Forsaken

Copyright

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      First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

      Copyright © J. D. Barker 2018

      J. D. Barker asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Ebook Edition © July 2018 ISBN: 9780008250409

       Version: 2018-06-25

      For Father

      Contents

       Cover

       About the Author

       Booklist

       Title Page

Copyright

       Dedication

       1. Porter: Day 1 • 8:23 p.m.

       2. Porter: Day 1 • 11:24 p.m.

       3. Porter: Day 2 • 2:21 a.m.

       4. Porter: Day 2 • 3:02 a.m.

       5. Porter: Day 2 • 4:18 a.m.

       6. Porter: Day 2 • 7:26 a.m.

       7. Lili: Day 2 • 7:26 a.m.

       8. Porter: Day 2 • 7:56 a.m.

       9. Porter: Day 2 • 7:59 a.m.

       10. Porter: Day 2 • 9:08 a.m.

       11. Lili: Day 2 • 9:12 a.m.

       12. Clair: Day 2 • 9:13 a.m.

       13. Porter: Day 2 • 9:14 a.m.

       14. Lili: Day 2 • 9:15 a.m.

       15. Clair: Day 2 • 9:17 a.m.

       16. Porter: Day 2 • 10:26 a.m.

       17. Clair: Day 2 • 10:26 a.m.

       18. Porter: Day 2 • 10:31 a.m.

       19. Lili: Day 2 • 11:36 a.m.

       20. Clair: Day 2 • 11:49 a.m.

       21. Porter: Day 2 • 12:18 p.m.

       22. Lili: Day 2 • 12:19 p.m.

       23. Nash: Day 2 • 12:20 p.m.

       24. Clair: Day 2 • 12:46 p.m.

       25. Poole: Day 2 • 1:03 p.m.

       26. Porter: Day 2 • 1:04 p.m.

       27. The Man in the Black Knit Cap: Day 2 • 1:14 p.m.

       28. Porter: Day 2 • 2:17 p.m.

       29. Clair: Day 2 • 6:23 p.m.

       30. Clair: Day 2 • 6:51 p.m.

       31. Poole: Day 2 • 7:04 p.m.

       32. Poole: Day 2 • 7:12 p.m.

       33. Porter: Day 2 • 10:04 p.m.

       34. Clair: Day 3 • 4:56 a.m.