The Engine House: A DCI Evan Warlow Novel (DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller Book 1)

Name: The Engine House: A DCI Evan Warlow Novel (DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller Book 1)
Price: 2.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (22197 reviews)
Author: Rhys Dylan

by Rhys Dylan

Mystery Thriller

4.4 (22,197)

4.4 stars from 22,197 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.

358 pages~6 hr readPublished by Wyrmwood Books

$2.99At peak price

Last checked: Dec 22, 2025

Must ReadHighly rated with thousands of reviews. A proven favourite.

Price history: Free – $2.99Last free: 2022-02-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy crime thrillers with genuinely twisted plots that reward careful readers with layered reveals.
You appreciate procedural crime fiction anchored by a flawed, determined detective doing real investigative work.
You like atmospheric settings where a small community's dark history becomes as much a character as the people in it.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer fast-paced thrillers that prioritise momentum over building tension through investigation and backstory.
You want a likeable protagonist you can root for unconditionally without moral ambiguity.
You're looking for standalone crime fiction rather than the beginning of a series you'll need to commit to.

About this book

You can bury the bodies, but you can't hide the truth.

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Free – $2.99· Last free: 2022-02-01

Price has dropped 7 times over the last 4 years. Goes on sale roughly every 237 days. Typically stays discounted for 11 days.

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Currently #1,297 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Climbing the charts — 48% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.4★ from 22,197 reviews

Gaining approximately 457 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has remained stable at 4.4 over the tracking period.

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This book goes on sale roughly every 237 days. Next drop estimated in about 11 weeks. It has gone completely free in the past.

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