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| Zaffre 2017 |
About the book..
The greater the Evil, the more
deadly the game...
When a rapist is found mutilated
in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a
swift resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes
clear that there is someone far more sinister at work.
With the investigation quickly
gathering momentum, Kim finds herself exposed to great danger and in the sights
of a lethal individual undertaking their own twisted experiment.
Up against a sociopath who seems
to know her every weakness, for Detective Stone, each move she makes could be
deadly. As the body count starts to mount, Kim will have to dig deeper than
ever before to stop the killing. And this time - it's personal.
My thoughts
Evil Games sees the welcome
return of DI Kim Stone, who even on second meeting doesn't get any easier to
understand. Her rather cold and calculating way of dealing with investigations
takes some getting used to but the more I read of her and the more I really
like her. She's maverick, rebellious, sassy and ambitious. She doesn't suffer
fools gladly and has utter believability in everything she does. I am sure that if I were involved in a
criminal investigation team, I would want Kim Stone to always be on my side.
This story is really quite dark
as not only are Kim's team faced with an upsetting investigation into a
sickening paedophile ring, but they must also try to rationalise a series of
seemingly unrelated events which are having devastating consequences on a set
of very vulnerable individuals. The action, as always, moves along swiftly,
there is never a moment when the narrative lags behind and there is never a
moment when you aren't completely enthralled by the events as they start to
unfold.
I'm always astounded by an
author's ability to hold a reader in the palm of their hand. And without doubt,
Angela Marsons has, from the very start of the novel, the unique ability to
take a tight hold of the reader's hand, almost turning the pages with them, guiding,
steering and manipulating the action, so that the whole reading experience is a
bit like hurtling along at top speed along a complicated tunnel network. You
can see the light at the end of the tunnel but you've no idea of how you'll get
to the end, so you just hang on to every gloriously written word, and trust
that author will steer you safely
through to the end.
And she does !
Best read with ...a cup of rich
Columbian coffee and a ham and cheese
sandwich..
About the Author
Angela Marsons is the author of
the Amazon #1 bestseller SILENT SCREAM. She lives in the Black Country with her
partner, their bouncy Labrador and a swearing parrot.
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My thanks to Emily at Bonnier Zaffre for providing a review copy of Evil Games.
My thanks to Emily at Bonnier Zaffre for providing a review copy of Evil Games.
