'Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.'- Sir Walter Scott, Marmion (1808) ????? A cracking follow-up in the Godless Creatures series. I've read the previous two books by Gabriel Blake, featuring a few of the same characters, and this riveting psychological crime mystery is just as compelling. ????? Great book. I thoroughly recommend this book. But do yourself a favour and make sure you read the first two before. These are very different from the usual detective/murder stories.
I really like the intermittent supernatural aspects to these books. I would definitely read any other books by this author. On a bleak December night on a Kent motorway, Detective Inspector Harry Baxendale is called to a fatal car crash that's anything but routine. A man is dead, and a teenage girl seen by witnesses at the scene has vanished. The next morning, a traumatised young woman is found lying on a centuries-old grave near the crash site - claiming to have narrowly escaped abduction. As Harry and Police Constable Lucy Fenton search for answers, their investigation leads them through a tangle of mysteries, secrets and lies, while the body count begins to rise. Still reeling from the loss of his partner, former journalist Lenny Grey is reluctantly drawn into the case.
His discoveries take him from an eerie Kent graveyard to the icy streets of Toronto, uncovering a chilling link between present-day murders and the tragic fate of twin sisters wronged in the eighteenth century. As Christmas and New Year's approach, a final confrontation looms - and Harry is forced into a choice that will haunt him forever. ????? Well written and most entertaining. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
The character development is particularly interesting and well executed. Brilliant twists along the way make it a surprising and exciting read. A page-turner equal to the previous books in the series with surprises galore. If you enjoy books by the likes of Stephen King, Ruth Ware, Megan Abbott, Dean Koontz, Mark Edwards, Jeffery Deaver, Peter James, and C. J. Tudor, then you are in for a super treat.
'Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.'- Sir Walter Scott, Marmion (1808) ????? A cracking follow-up in the Godless Creatures series. I've read the previous two books by Gabriel Blake, featuring a few of the same characters, and this riveting psychological crime mystery is just as compelling. ????? Great book. I thoroughly recommend this book. But do yourself a favour and make sure you read the first two before. These are very different from the usual detective/murder stories.
I really like the intermittent supernatural aspects to these books. I would definitely read any other books by this author. On a bleak December night on a Kent motorway, Detective Inspector Harry Baxendale is called to a fatal car crash that's anything but routine. A man is dead, and a teenage girl seen by witnesses at the scene has vanished. The next morning, a traumatised young woman is found lying on a centuries-old grave near the crash site - claiming to have narrowly escaped abduction. As Harry and Police Constable Lucy Fenton search for answers, their investigation leads them through a tangle of mysteries, secrets and lies, while the body count begins to rise. Still reeling from the loss of his partner, former journalist Lenny Grey is reluctantly drawn into the case.
His discoveries take him from an eerie Kent graveyard to the icy streets of Toronto, uncovering a chilling link between present-day murders and the tragic fate of twin sisters wronged in the eighteenth century. As Christmas and New Year's approach, a final confrontation looms - and Harry is forced into a choice that will haunt him forever. ????? Well written and most entertaining. Thoroughly enjoyed this book.
The character development is particularly interesting and well executed. Brilliant twists along the way make it a surprising and exciting read. A page-turner equal to the previous books in the series with surprises galore. If you enjoy books by the likes of Stephen King, Ruth Ware, Megan Abbott, Dean Koontz, Mark Edwards, Jeffery Deaver, Peter James, and C. J. Tudor, then you are in for a super treat.