I love to read crime novels, I like the mystery element, the
puzzle factor, and also the odd bit of gore, and this debut novel met all of my
expectations. It was fast paced with an intriguing plot. the body count is
high, and there seems no pattern in relation to the selection of victims. And
with a lack of evidence, the police have nothing to work on.
D.I. Shona McKenzie makes for an interesting new character
in crime fiction, and as this book is labelled the first in a series, I expect
to meet her again in future books. In this story she is attempting to identify
a killer who is stalking the streets of Dundee. And, as the body count
increases, she realises she is looking for a ruthless and dangerous killer.
The police procedural aspects are realistic, and there is a
real sense of police dynamics when working as a team. Characters are
convincing, and settings are realistic, and in many cases recognisable, even
though the impression is given that the weather in Dundee is always bad, rainy
and cold.
The book was a page turner,with a thrilling denouement as the
armed police search an isolated area, and Shona comes face to face with the
killer in a confrontational scene where the stakes are, kill or be killed.
I think this may be one of the first British police
procedurals I have read where the police use firearms, although I am sure there
must be others, I just haven’t found them. So this makes for originality in the
plot. I look forward to meeting D.I. Shona McKenzie again.
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Chris Longmuir
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