First Blood
- Published
- 1 January 2019
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN-13
- 9781786816245
- Type
- novel
About this book
"First Blood" sits between "Child's Play" and "Killing Mind" in the DI Kim Stone series, appearing in 2019 as part of Angela Marsons's steady multi-book-a-year output for the Black Country procedural.
Key facts about First Blood
First Blood is a novel by Angela Marsons. Readers have had it since 2019. It runs to 400 pages.
Our list holds 1 edition of First Blood. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781786816245 to find the main one.
First Blood is book 12 of 23 in the DI Kim Stone series. The series has 23 published books. However, the series starts with Silent Scream (2015). Wicked Women is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 14 April 2026.
That series sits on our police procedural shelf. Meanwhile, Wicked Women is the latest published Angela Marsons book on file, from 14 April 2026.
About Angela Marsons
Angela Marsons is a British crime writer best known for the DI Kim Stone series, set in the Black Country region of the West Midlands and following a driven, damaged detective investigating cases that frequently intersect with her own troubled past. See every Angela Marsons book in order.
Its place in DI Kim Stone
First Blood is book 12 in the DI Kim Stone series. It follows Child's Play. It is followed by Killing Mind. See the full DI Kim Stone reading order.
DI Kim Stone runs a Black Country major crimes team out of the fictional West Midlands town of Halesowen, and Angela Marsons builds the series around her: a driven, closed-off detective shaped by a horrific childhood in the care system and a twin brother's death she has never processed. Kim solves each case through sheer refusal to let go, clashing constantly with cautious superiors and protecting her small, loyal team -- particularly DS Bryant, her patient longtime partner -- while her own trauma resurfaces in…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781786816245