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There was also one throwaway line which, as a lawyer, I didn’t believe was accurate which niggled a bit but I doubt anyone without a legal background would think anything of it, so I’m being a little pedantic here and I know sometimes I have to let things go for the sake of poetic licence! These are all small niggles that did not affect my overall enjoyment of the book, it was a solid four star read for me and I would not hesitate to pick up the next novel in this series or anything else that this author has written. This deliberate pacing allows for a thorough exploration of motives and clues, keeping the reader in suspense until the final revelations. Although it’s the first in a series, Ashley is a gal with a past and is soon opening up to a new DC, giving him chapter and verse about her traumatic past. We get to know the main members of the police team throughout the book, building up a picture of their professional lives and glimpses into their private lives.
m. feed which gave me the opportunity to finish the book as unable to get back to sleep I completed it in the early morning hours. At the heart of the story is revenge, and a killer whose emotional depth and inner turmoil make them a multifaceted villain who’s not necessarily evil, but perhaps more just seriously misguided, by loss, and a life that’s never been able to put loss behind them. The first few chapters are tautly written, juxtaposing the mundane life of a widow and the truly horrifying scene she stumbles across, and rack up a lot of tension and expectation for the following chapters.The small Norfolk community has no history of multiple killings, so the Major Investigation Team swoops in to find answers. When the pair delve into the case, they struggle to understand who would inflict such suffering on their victims and hope the crime is a one off from a deranged and dangerous individual. Do not expect erotica and do not expect sailor's profanity - the focus is on the crime, the suspects and the solutions. Master of the psychological thriller genre Ross Greenwood once again proves his talent for creating engrossing and gritty novels that draw you right in and won��t let go until you’ve reached the shocking ending. Greenwood weaves his story together seamlessly and provides the reader with a great experience all around.
Even with the supposedly bad guys Ross shows the complex aspects that have made them act the way they do and the cumulative affects of their own struggles with themselves and in society and the failings therein. The pacing slowed down a lot in the middle and the story lost a bit of the natural pull/thrill that should come with a murder mystery. It centres around a group of friends in their youth and a tragic event which follows them all and deeply effects their later lives to the point where it can no longer be contained, The cracks start to show as the original group all start being killed with the fear that nobody knows who the perpetrator is and where they will strike next. There are twists and misdirections and an overall sense of danger and of something lurking and waiting. This is the first in the new DS Knight series by Ross Greenwood and was published by Bookouture on April 26th, 2023.As ever with Ross’ books I love the deep and intricate characters who are carefully built up with many dimensions and fully rounded backstories and personalities. edited* ever so slightly (15 words or less) due to it being slightly rushed and rambunctious, can’t have that now that I know the great man himself has read it, can I? Other characters involved are a local crab fisherman who seems to find many of the bodies and a disabled man whose relationship with the group at the party or the recent events is unclear.
When a connection is made to something that happened on this same beach thirty years ago , multiple suspects come to light . Detective Sergeant Ashley Knight is the main character here and her partner is new guy Detective Sergeant Hector Fade.Yes, I love this are of England and was really looking forward to reading a murder tale based there. I like the sensitivity shown regarding mental illness and as a severe ME sufferer, I even liked the fibromyalgia/cf mentioning as that is a first for me!
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