Today I am thrilled to be closing the Blog Tour for THE SPIDER. This is another brilliant addition to the bestselling Detective Jason Smith series by Stewart Giles.

THE SPIDER

Format – Kindle
Publisher – STILL BOOKS
Publication Date – 26th December 2025
Genre – Crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Author – Stewart Giles

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From bestselling Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series.
If you’re in his web, you’re as good as dead.

A new kind of killer is stalking the men and women of York.

He knows everything about his victims – he kills quickly, and with absolute precision.

When DS Jason Smith watches a CCTV clip of this creature in action, he dubs him The Spider.
He moves like a spider, and he kills like a spider.

Smith soon learns that there’s a common denominator at play. All of the victims share one thing in common, but for the first time in his career, understanding the motive behind the murders isn’t going to help Smith one little bit.

How do you bring down a killer who is impossible to catch?

It’s quite possible that The Spider is going to be the one that finally beats Smith.

My Review

Jason Smith is back in another unputdownable crime thriller. This is even better than the earlier books if that is possible.

The intrigue starts at the very beginning and the suspense comes along with it ramping up all the way through.

The team are confused and no idea what the motive is or which way to look for the suspects. It is complicated and a very entangled web for the team to unravel.

As always I really loved catching up with the lives of the team and enjoyed reading such a gripping book,

5 stars from me.

Stewart Giles Author Bio

After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.

In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.

3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.

The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.

I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results.  I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.

After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.

The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.

The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow. I also have another series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey, the Detective Liam O’Reilly series. There are also 3 stand alone novels.

Website: www.stewartgiles.com

Twitter: @stewartgiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33

BOOKS BY STEWART GILES

DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 – Phobia
Book 1 – Smith
Book 2 – Boomerang
Book 3 – Ladybird
Book 4 – Occam’s Razor
Book 5 – Harlequin
Book 6 – Selene
Book 7 – Horsemen
Book 8 – Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 – Deadeye
Book 13 – Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
Book 20 – The Librarian
Book 21 – The Viaduct
Book 22 – The Twin
Book 23 – The Dogwalker
Book 24 – The Flytrap
Book 25 – The Electrician
Book 26 – The Cellar
Book 27 – The Loner
Book 28 – The Painter

DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 – Blood on the Island
Book 2 – Lies on the Island
Book 3 – Fear on the Island
Book 4 – Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
Book 9 – Chaos on the Island
Book 10 – Sadness on the Island
Book 11 – Danger on the Island
Book 12 – Evil on the Island
Book 13 – Fire on the Island

DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 – The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set

THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa

STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror – The Divide
Thriller – The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests

Today I am thrilled to share my review of THE GRAVEYARD as part of the Blog Tour. This is another brilliant addition to the bestselling Detective Jason Smith series by Stewart Giles.

THE GRAVEYARD

Format – Kindle
Publisher – STILL BOOKS
Publication Date – 31st July 2025
Genre – Crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Author – Stewart Giles

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From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series.

The Graveyard isn’t an ordinary burial ground. This is a place where the fates of those who are yet to be dead and buried is sealed.

In the run up to Christmas, two, apparently unconnected deaths capture the attention of Detective Smith and the team. The brutal murder of a grandmother, and a woman slain in her kitchen mean that all plans for the festive season are cancelled.

When a man jumps out of a hotel window, soon afterwards, Smith quickly connects the dots. This is not going to be a normal investigation.

The Graveyard is going to give Smith bad dreams for years.

My Review

Another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series.  Although book 34 they do work perfectly as stand alone.

This is a very hard case for Smith especially on the back of the last case which completely drained him.  A woman is murdered and her young granddaughter is a witness.  The team are horrified at the evilness but the murderer is just getting started.  As more bodies are discovered the team are wondering if this is going to be the case to defeat Smith.  No motive, no clues and a race against time to make progress before someone else dies.

This is an absolutely gripping roller coaster of a read that had me turning page after page each one adding to the suspense.  I can honestly say I really had no idea how this was going to end or who was behind the murders – another absolutely brilliant book.  Stewart Giles has really upped his game with this book.

As always I loved catching up with the characters and their lives and I absolutely love how Fran and Laura are developing into amazing characters that are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.

A great read and I can’t wait for the next book in this brilliant series.

5 stars from me.

Stewart Giles Author Bio

After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.

In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.

3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.

The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.

I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results.  I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.

After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.

The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.

The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow. I also have another series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey, the Detective Liam O’Reilly series. There are also 3 stand alone novels.

Website: www.stewartgiles.com

Twitter: @stewartgiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33

BOOKS BY STEWART GILES

DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 – Phobia
Book 1 – Smith
Book 2 – Boomerang
Book 3 – Ladybird
Book 4 – Occam’s Razor
Book 5 – Harlequin
Book 6 – Selene
Book 7 – Horsemen
Book 8 – Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 – Deadeye
Book 13 – Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
Book 20 – The Librarian
Book 21 – The Viaduct
Book 22 – The Twin
Book 23 – The Dogwalker
Book 24 – The Flytrap
Book 25 – The Electrician
Book 26 – The Cellar
Book 27 – The Loner
Book 28 – The Painter

DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 – Blood on the Island
Book 2 – Lies on the Island
Book 3 – Fear on the Island
Book 4 – Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
Book 9 – Chaos on the Island
Book 10 – Sadness on the Island
Book 11 – Danger on the Island
Book 12 – Evil on the Island
Book 13 – Fire on the Island

DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 – The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set

THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa

STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror – The Divide
Thriller – The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests

Today I am thrilled to be closing the Blog Tour for THE PROFESSOR by Stewart Giles.  This is another brilliant addition to the bestselling Detective Jason Smith series.

THE PROFESSOR

Format – Kindle
Publisher – STILL BOOKS
Publication Date – 27th March 2025
Genre – Crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Author – Stewart Giles

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From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith thriller series.

How do you catch a killer when the law is on their side?

Smith is brought back from a self imposed hiatus from work when a blast from the past comes to his attention.

His old law professor has confessed to the murders of two of his students.

Smith smells a rat. And when it becomes apparent that the professor has an alibi for both murders, he finds himself in the middle of a deadly game.

This isn’t about how murders are solved and the people responsible are punished, this is much more disturbing.

This is about the law, and if Smith is to beat the most devious killer he’s ever encountered, he’s going to have to cross a line he never imagined he’d have to cross.

The Professor is going to make Smith wish he’d stayed at home.

My Review

Detective Jason Smith is back in this absolutely brilliant addition to the series.

The story starts with Smith on extended leave while he decides if it is time to part ways with the detective life. But then a lecturer from his past seems to be a significant suspect in a murder and Smith is back on form and on a mission to find out what is going on.

This is an absolute roller coaster of a book with many red herrings and curve balls thrown in to complicate the case. The bodies are stacking up but THE PROFESSOR is very clever. Is this going to be the case that beats the unbeatable Jason Smith?

The characters continue to deliver and change to make them very realistic and definitely human. I also love how their private lives become a seamless part of the story.

Darkness, humour, relationships and the hard reality of life are very well integrated into a gripping story that keeps the pages turning all the way to the end.

Absolutely brilliant read. 5 stars from me.

Stewart Giles Author Bio

After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.

In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.

3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.

The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.

I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results.  I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.

After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.

The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.

The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow. I also have another series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey, the Detective Liam O’Reilly series. There are also 3 stand alone novels.

Website: www.stewartgiles.com

Twitter: @stewartgiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33

BOOKS BY STEWART GILES

DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 – Phobia
Book 1 – Smith
Book 2 – Boomerang
Book 3 – Ladybird
Book 4 – Occam’s Razor
Book 5 – Harlequin
Book 6 – Selene
Book 7 – Horsemen
Book 8 – Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 – Deadeye
Book 13 – Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
Book 20 – The Librarian
Book 21 – The Viaduct
Book 22 – The Twin
Book 23 – The Dogwalker
Book 24 – The Flytrap
Book 25 – The Electrician
Book 26 – The Cellar
Book 27 – The Loner
Book 28 – The Painter

DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 – Blood on the Island
Book 2 – Lies on the Island
Book 3 – Fear on the Island
Book 4 – Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
Book 9 – Chaos on the Island
Book 10 – Sadness on the Island
Book 11 – Danger on the Island
Book 12 – Evil on the Island
Book 13 – Fire on the Island

DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 – The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set

THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa

STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror – The Divide
Thriller – The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests

Today I am thrilled to be opening the Blog Tour for THE PREACHER by Stewart Giles.  This is another brilliant addition to the bestselling Detective Jason Smith series.

THE PREACHER

Format – Kindle
Publisher – STILL BOOKS
Publication Date – 27th March 2025
Genre – Crime thriller, mystery and suspense
Author – Stewart Giles

Buy from AMAZON
Read more on GOODREADS

From bestselling author: Stewart Giles comes another brilliant addition to the Detective Jason Smith series.

The Preacher has spoken. The Preacher knows everything.

A teenage suicide leads Detective Sergeant Smith into a waking nightmare. The girl was his daughter’s best friend, and she had no reason to want to end her life.

A string of suicides follow, and all of them share a common denominator.

Some who calls himself The Preacher is playing God and Smith has no idea where to start looking.
The Preacher has his own delusional agenda, and the more Smith learns, the more he realises that he can’t stop this monster the old-fashioned way.

The Preacher is a predator with no conscience. There are no moral boundaries he won’t cross. This is a psychopath who will stop at nothing to fulfil his sick, twisted desires, and Smith realises he will have to forget everything he’s ever learned about detection if he wants to stop the most depraved murderer of his career.

My Review

Another absolutely unputdownable book by the brilliant Stewart Giles.  The suspense starts at the beginning and continues right to the end.

I love catching up with the characters and the back story from Bridge with his love life to Madge’s steak and ale pies.  Plus the teaser with PC Griffin that we all know is going to feature more in a book at some point.  I love it.

The story begins with the suicide of a young girl that is closely linked to Smith.  It feels personal but just how personal he has yet to discover, and that might push him right over the edge.

There are so many twists and turns as one suicide turns into more and the team feel they are linked but they can find no real link between the victims other than a broken mobile phone.  When it becomes clear that these people were forced to end their lives Smith and the team are determined they will track down the sadistic murderer who calls himself THE PREACHER.

This story has more twists and turns than a pretzel and has the adrenaline pumping faster than a roller coaster.  I love where the story takes a different direction that brings a whole new level of suspense.  Absolutely stunning story.

Stewart Giles Author Bio

After reading English at 3 Universities and graduating from none of them, I set off travelling around the world with my wife, Ann, finally settling in South Africa, where we still live.

In 2014 Ann dropped a rather large speaker on my head and I came up with the idea for a detective series. DS Jason Smith was born. Smith, the first in the series was finished a few months later.

3 years and 8 DS Smith books later, Joffe Books wondered if I would be interested in working with them. As a self-published author, I agreed. However, we decided on a new series – the DC Harriet Taylor: Cornwall series.

The Beekeeper was published and soon hit the number one spot in Australia. The second in the series, The Perfect Murder did just as well.

I continued to self-publish the Smith series and Unworthy hit the shelves in 2018 with amazing results.  I therefore made the decision to self-publish The Backpacker which is book 3 in the Detective Harriet Taylor series which was published in July 2018.

After The Backpacker I had an idea for a totally new start to a series – a collaboration between the Smith and Harriet thrillers and The Enigma was born. It brought together the broody, enigmatic Jason Smith and the more level-headed Harriet Taylor.

The Miranda trilogy is something totally different. A psychological thriller trilogy. It is a real departure from anything else I’ve written before.

The Detective Jason Smith series continues to grow. I also have another series featuring an Irish detective who relocated to Guernsey, the Detective Liam O’Reilly series. There are also 3 stand alone novels.

Website: www.stewartgiles.com

Twitter: @stewartgiles

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.giles.33

BOOKS BY STEWART GILES

DS JASON SMITH SERIES
Book 0.5 – Phobia
Book 1 – Smith
Book 2 – Boomerang
Book 3 – Ladybird
Book 4 – Occam’s Razor
Book 5 – Harlequin
Book 6 – Selene
Book 7 – Horsemen
Book 8 – Unworthy
Book 9 – Venom
Book 10 – Severed
Book 11 – Demons
Book 12 – Deadeye
Book 13 – Motive
Book 14 – Australia
Book 16 – Wishbone
Book 17 – Ghosts
Book 18 – The Scarecrow
Book 19 – The Bluesman
Book 20 – The Librarian
Book 21 – The Viaduct
Book 22 – The Twin
Book 23 – The Dogwalker
Book 24 – The Flytrap
Book 25 – The Electrician
Book 26 – The Cellar
Book 27 – The Loner
Book 28 – The Painter

DI O’REILLY MYSTERIES
Book 1 – Blood on the Island
Book 2 – Lies on the Island
Book 3 – Fear on the Island
Book 4 – Malice on the Island
Book 5 – Revenge on the Island
Book 6 – Christmas on the Island
Book 7 – Silence on the Island
Book 8 – Secrets on the Island
Book 9 – Chaos on the Island
Book 10 – Sadness on the Island
Book 11 – Danger on the Island
Book 12 – Evil on the Island
Book 13 – Fire on the Island

DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1-The Beekeeper
Book 2-The Perfect Murder
Book 3-The Backpacker
Trotterdown a box set of DC Harriet Taylor books 1-3

DS JASON SMITH &DC HARRIET TAYLOR SERIES
Book 1 – The Enigma
Book 2 – Dropzone
Book 3 – The Raven Girl
Trilogy: The DS Smith & Harriet Taylor box set

THE MIRANDA TRILOGY (psychological thrillers)
Miranda
Mistress
Medusa

STANDALONE NOVELS
Horror – The Divide
Thriller – The Ghostwriter
Thriller – The Guests