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5.0 out of 5 stars
A perceptive and absorbing whodunnit,
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This review is from: Killing the Beasts (Detective Jon Spicer Thrillers) (Paperback)
Jon Spicer is pulled off a long running car theft operation to lead the hunt for the killer of Polly Mather. His chance to prove he can cut the mustard. Soon more bodies are discovered and Jon is desperate to find a link between the murders.
Meanwhile he wonders about his old friend Tom Benwell. Tom works for an advertising agency and is unexpectedly promoted as the pressure builds for advertising opportunities around Manchester city centre during the run up to The Commonwealth Games. The story all takes place in 2002 but the chapters swap between the Autumn (the present) and earlier in the year. Although it took me a few chapters to get used to the time swapping, once I had, it worked really well and is very necessary to the story. Simms specialises in damaged and disturbed characters and whether you're creeped out, sympathetic to, or repulsed by them...he certainly makes them realistic. His 'normal' characters are well written too. I liked DI Jon Spicer. A rugby man (Spicer the Slicer) who enjoys his job, loves his girlfriend, but isn't infallible. A story that gives you a disturbing but very believable glimpse of madness alongside an engrossing crime investigation. |
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Killing the Beasts by Chris Simms (Paperback - February 1, 2007)
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