Rating: 4/5
Review:
A very enjoyable thriller
I enjoyed this book very much. Jane Casey writes very well and is creating what I think will be an enduring series of books starring her heroine PC Maeve Kerrigan.
Here, Kerrigan is part pf a team hunting a serial killer, which is by now a rather tired idea, but Casey's plot takes a couple of unexpected and interesting turns and it felt refreshingly original in places. It's all reasonably plausible, the plot hangs together well and the motives of the various criminals seem believable. Kerrigan is an imperfect but very engaging protagonist and the characters are well-drawn. Her first-person narrative is extremely well written in unpretentious and very readable prose and one of the great strengths of this book is the ease with which the writing carries you along.
There are a couple of flaws. The book could have done with a bit of editing here and there - a wholly unnecessary stalking sub-plot and a very lengthy description of another, completely irrelevant case, for example - and the switch to another voice for a couple of chapters felt rather clumsy and intrusive. However, these are minor niggles; I became very gripped by the book, thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it warmly.
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