A Book of Scars: Breen & Tozer 3
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By William Shaw
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PEACE IS OUT. REVENGE IS ON.
‘William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction’ Peter James
‘If you’re not a fan yet, why not?’ Val McDermid
‘An emotional intensity found only in the very best crime fiction’ Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year
Never forgotten
Teenager Alexandra Tozer was murdered on her family’s farm. Five years later, her sister Helen will return.
Never suspected
As soon as DS Breen tracks down the original investigating sergeant, the man goes missing. And so does Helen.
Never revealed
The only connection between the suspects is the Kenya Emergency – a nightmare that Englishmen prefer to forget.
But others remember. Every bloody detail. And when another woman is taken, Breen fears that history – in all its shame and horror – is coming back to haunt them.
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I finished this book but didn't really enjoy it. I found it difficult to relate to any of the characters and thought the plot was totally implausible. The language, when slang, seemed contrived and I felt chapter thirty was unnecessarily gruesome - as if it had been done for effect.
Having said all that, I felt compelled to finish it, just to see where it would go, and I suppose that is the whole purpose of a thriller, so it did hold my attention.
Sorry I can't be more positive but I was surprised that it had received glowing reviews. Perhaps it just wasn't my type of book.
Sheena
