...like how where this story is set in a town built on the blood of its indigenous people, reality check, as are the majority of towns on our planet, and the toxic male influences that are cultivated from generation to generation...nothing new there, unfortunately.
If I'm totally honest it felt like McGovern wanted to infuse her tale with as many topical issues as possible without really doing a deep dive into any of them...
...is it a tale of courage, of exposing lies? Hmmm I'll let you make your own decision on that one...
I was thrilled to be reunited with Rilke, he really is my most favourite auctioneer...
Welsh gives us a dark story, with humour and just the right amount of a twisty mystery...we get a thought-provoking tale that keeps us invested in the action, mainly due to her ability to give us such positively engaging character perspectives...
let us hope we don't have to wait too long for the next book!
Is it a gripping page turner?
Hmm...perhaps not the addictive crime thriller I had hoped for but it does what we expect, it gives us DI Fawley and his team investigating a burglary gone wrong, with connections to a high-profile case from the past...
Kennedy writes with a deliberate sense of tension, drawing us into a tight-knit community at a time of political unrest and beliefs....(th...
