Dead Man’s Gift: A DI Carsten Meyer Investigation
- Ben Bamber
- Feb 22
- 1 min read
Dead Man’s Gift: A DI Carsten Meyer Investigation (Free PDF / £0.99 on Amazon)

If you love crime fiction that starts with a brutal mystery and then pulls the rug out from under your assumptions, Dead Man’s Gift: A DI Carsten Meyer Investigation by B.C. Bamber is your next quick, gripping read.
The story opens with a shocking scene: a couple are found dead in their own home, viciously attacked. DI Carsten Meyer, one of the Met’s top murder detectives, takes the case and initially believes it’s a home invasion gone wrong. The evidence seems to support it—money and gold have been taken—and the simplest explanation is often the right one.
But as Meyer digs deeper, the details don’t sit comfortably. Small signs begin to suggest that this wasn’t random, and that the crime may be part of something far more deliberate—and far more sinister. As the investigation tightens and Meyer closes in, he’s forced into a position every detective dreads: ignoring instinct and considering the unthinkable.
Dead Man’s Gift is free as a PDF or available for £0.99 on Amazon, and it’s the first story in the DI Carsten Meyer Investigation series. If you want to continue the case files, the second story is Part Girl.
Add it to your reading list today—and see where the evidence really leads.



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