One Day You’ll Burn by Joseph Schneider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow! What a great debut novel. Crisp storytelling, a unique crime, and compelling characters kept me hooked until the end. I was rooting for Tully all the way. Highly recommended for all those who like police procedurals.
I received access to a digital ARC via Edelweiss+.
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The Crossing by Matt Brolly
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a straight-forward police procedural set in the coastal town of Weston-Super-Mare. DI Louise Blackwell has been transferred following the shooting of an unarmed man during a police raid. After a dead woman is found on the beach, Louise gets her first chance to take charge of an investigation in her new posting. Still trying to figure out her team and her boss, her life is complicated by anonymous text messages that she believes are coming from her former partner who seems to want her thoroughly discredited.
It took me a while to get into this book, and I originally put it down about a third of the way through. After a break, I picked it back up and got hooked by the story. In short, I enjoyed the last two-thirds of the book more than the beginning. I’m willing to give DI Blackwell another go when she reappears in book 2.
Thanks to Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for access to a digital ARC.
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Now You See Them
Now You See Them by Elly Griffiths
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Now You See Them revisits the “Magic Men” in 1960s Brighton–over 10 years since we last saw DI Stephens, his detective sergeants Bob and Emma, Max Mephisto, and Ruby. While this is billed as as a Mephisto and Stephens novel, poor Edgar seems relegated to a supporting role in this case as Max takes the lead. I liked the direction this series appears to be moving in, and hope that the next book in the series continues the thread begun here (and perhaps it is time for a new series designation!). As expected, Elly Griffiths has spun an engrossing tale., and everyone should put this one on their Christmas list (as it comes out in early December).
I received a digital ARC via NetGalley.
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