Dominic Piper
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Dominic Piper is an author, film and television writer, journalist and script editor. He lives in London, UK. He is the author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed detective novels Kiss Me When I’m Dead, Death is the New Black, Femme Fatale, Bitter Almonds & Jasmine, Acid Yellow, and the short story Like Bottled Fire, all featuring the enigmatic, London-based private investigator Daniel Beckett. All six books are published by Opium Den Publishing
Dominic Piper can be found on Bluesky, Twitter/X, Instagram and Threads.
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Kiss Me When I'm Dead
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Thriller
The stunning debut thriller by bestselling author Dominic Piper, Kiss Me When I’m Dead introduces the enigmatic, London-based private investigator Daniel Beckett. When Beckett is offered double his usual fee to track down Viola Raleigh, the missing daughter of a billionaire arms dealer, he has no reason to believe the assignment is not as it seems. But his investigation is hindered as he discovers he’s being stalked by a professional surveillance team. As he learns more about Viola’s life as a drug addict and high-class call girl, he starts to realise that his wealthy client has been economical with the truth. It isn’t long before Beckett himself is in danger, but his adversaries quickly discover that they are dealing with a formidable opponent with a far more sinister background than they might ever have imagined. 
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Death is the New Black
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Thriller
Beautiful, ambitious and talented, top fashion designer Sara Holt seems to have the world at her feet. But recently, her life has been turned upside down. She’s been on the receiving end of a vicious and frightening campaign of harassment. More sinister still, someone has been breaking into her flat, sometimes when she’s in bed asleep. Perversely, they don’t steal anything. The police are sceptical and can find no evidence of a break-in. No one witnesses the harassment. No one believes her. Is it all in her mind? Then she hires enigmatic private investigator Daniel Beckett, and gradually the chilling truth begins to unfold. 
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Femme Fatale
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Thriller
When private investigator Daniel Beckett foils an assault on a young girl in London’s West End, it leads to an offer of work from a sinister and unlikely source in Soho’s Chinatown. But what starts out as a straightforward missing persons’ case soon takes on a more ominous aspect as he discovers a trail of blackmail, sadistic violence, conspiracy and murder, plus an influential, privileged and poisonous presence that seems to permeate all spheres of society. The perpetrators, however, are not expecting to encounter an individual like Beckett; an intelligent, amoral and fearless individual with a skill-set that points to a covert and violent past. Acquiring an entrancing and mysterious female associate, his investigation leads him into London’s electrifying burlesque scene where it seems some of the answers may lie. But no one is as they seem, and the truth is unexpected and disturbing. 
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Bitter Almonds & Jasmine
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Thriller
It was all going so well. A cabal of corrupt intelligence officials and convicted criminals organising secret, lavish orgies for important movers and shakers in the world of international business. All tastes catered for, no matter how extreme, debauched and distasteful. Discretion assured. Security leaks dealt with quickly, efficiently and mercilessly. Then they make a mistake. And they’ve just pissed off the wrong person. Bitter Almonds & Jasmine is the fourth novel by Dominic Piper featuring private investigator Daniel Beckett. The first three novels, Kiss Me When I’m Dead, Death is the New Black and Femme Fatale are critically acclaimed Amazon best sellers. 
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Acid Yellow
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Thriller
A kidnapping. A brutal murder. Justice seems out of reach. Until Daniel Beckett steps in. Acid Yellow is a sensational and provocative entry in the PI Daniel Beckett Series by Dominic Piper—a masterfully crafted standalone detective thriller series that blends gripping suspense, witty dialogue, unexpected twists, and a touch of seduction that will leave you wanting more. When a world-famous Korean classical musician is kidnapped, her wealthy sister—the powerful CEO of a South Korean multinational—pays the ransom, hoping for her safe return. But the unthinkable happens... They murder her anyway. Two years later, the case remains unsolved. Desperate for answers, the grieving sister hires Daniel Beckett—a private investigator known for solving the cases others can’t, or won’t, touch. And just like that... everything begins to change. 
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Like Bottled Fire
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Thriller
Like Bottled Fire takes place a few years before Daniel Beckett appeared in London working as an unlicensed private investigator and is an ingeniously constructed standalone short story that incorporates Dominic Piper’s usual fusion of intriguing mystery, suspense, danger, red-hot sensuality, beautiful women, and ruthless amorality. A lethal drug overdose that guarantees death within five seconds. Beckett takes on a high-risk assignment in an exclusive restaurant in Rome, accompanied by a ravishing Italian woman who may not realise she’s being used as cover. But not everything goes to according to plan, and perhaps the woman is not what she seems. For fans of sophisticated and imaginative crime fiction, Like Bottled Fire introduces readers to the world of enigmatic private investigator Daniel Beckett and is a unique and thrilling introduction to the bestselling and critically appraised full-length novels. 
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