pickIm a real fan of Gytha Lodge, she knows how to write a crime thriller and make it interesting. This was a prime example. The story is clever and leaves you guessing until the end just what happened. The story is told in the present and jumps back to the past to slowly build a timeline of the events of that night. The ending was really good and finished the story perfectly. The story is also told by multiple characters which I like. #Netgalley 4*
pickDet. John Stone,who has the best rest record in his precinct,is a “dinosaur”in his investigative practices.The caustic Det. Carmen Dehan has such a bad attitude that no one wants to work with her.So the Captain gives them the cold cases no on wants to pursue.1st case: a poker game, a shoot out-too many suspects—the mob, gangs from NYC, a bent cop.2nd case:the detectives find two bare arms with no body parts in a storage container.A bizarre case.
pickVal is always a solid 4 star read for me.
I love her characters, their relationships and the very realistic growth they show.
Karen and her cold cases are quickly becoming my most favourite. The way Val structure these stories makes it page turners even knowing there's no life to save at the end.
This installment had a very intriguing plot and is set during COVID, so every normal thing had to be done slightly differently.
He really believed it was a madcap game. A joke. A dare, played out between old friends.
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pickCatching up in the Karen Pirie series, which I really enjoy. This one finds Karen and her team trying to investigate a case during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. It has a book with a book element too. You can‘t ever tell how everything is going to come together in the end, which works for me in a crime novel.
pickLatest Karen Pirie was good fun. Set in lockdown a librarian at the national archives links a crime writers manuscript to the disappearance of a young woman. With lots of nods and winks to the Scottish crime writing community, I think val macdermid enjoyed making the villains fellow crime writers. I enjoy the characters in the series, + it also still feels strange remembering lockdown. Hopefully, a new one soon + maybe a further TV adaptation
pickGlad I gave her another go. This was her first book and I have really enjoyed it. The characters are very real. Looking forward to reading more with the detective Cormac.
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I somehow ended up putting the fourth book in this series on hold at the library (I think from a YouTube recommendation), but decided to return it and start at book 1. It was a good start to detective series, although all the more heartbreaking bc you really get to know the victim through flashbacks. Lots of twists and looking forward to the next book!
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