![]() A writer who works this hard can surely tell a compelling mystery without obfuscating the story with over-complicated plot lines and pulling the wool over our eyes the easy way. The author is in good company here (Gillian Flynn, anyone?) but it’s not playing fair with the reader. Come on! For those of us who enjoy trying to piece the clues together and ‘solve the crime’, this is such a disappointment. I would easily have given this book five stars if not for… The story itself might stretch the reader’s belief system a bit but it’s a well-told one, with excellent investigation details, nuanced supporting characters (I love Bryant, especially when he – – adopts the dogs), terrific descriptions of the Black Country locale and a genuine commentary on institutional systems that create monsters and misfits out of their inhabitants and administrators. When an employee connected to a state run institution is found drowned in her bathtub, DI Stone begins to investigate the murders of three unfortunate girls who are found buried in a shallow grave outside a former orphanage from hell. She gets the job done, brandishing her acerbic wit (and temper). ![]() Kim Stone, the protagonist DI, is sort of a young jaded Jane Tennison with issues, and a gruff person as a result but, as one might expect, her heart is in the right place. ![]() This is a thoroughly engaging, well-crafted police procedural set in the UK that will appeal to fans of Prime Suspect and the like. Silent Scream – Angela Marsons #BookReview ![]()
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