Genre: Thriller
Description:
“What if someone you love is a serial killer?
DCI Eric Shaw, leading a forensic team at Scotland Yard, together with
DI Miriam Leroux from a Murder Investigation Team, is investigating the death
of a known offender. Killed by two gunshots: one to his neck, execution style,
but preceded by another to his groin, implying a more personal motive.
Shaw’s attention at work is often distracted by a young forensic
investigator, Adele Pennington, who is a beautiful woman over two decades his
junior. However, his attraction to her is unreciprocated.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the London police, an anonymous blog
describes the details of a very similar crime. The author of the blog signs
herself as Mina, like one of the victims in a case Shaw investigated many years
ago.
Twenty years ago Eric saved her.
Who will save him now?
Meet DCI Eric Shaw . . . and his pupil.”
Author:
“Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli is an Italian science fiction and thriller
author.
She has lived in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy) since 1993, earning a
degree in biology and working as independent author, scientific and literary
translator, educator and science communicator.”
Ms Monticelli has written several books, all available in her native
Italian, and some of them, like this one, translated to English (a British
style English in this case).
For more, visit her website and follow her on Facebook.
Appraisal:
DCI Eric Shaw, the protagonist of this book and the remaining books in
this trilogy, is the leader of the forensic team that helps police detectives
in their investigations. While there is never any doubt that he’s one of the
good guys, it is also apparent early on that he’s sometimes willing to stretch
or break rules to get what he perceives as the correct result. As the older,
more experienced investigator he also acts as a mentor to those less experienced,
especially a young forensics investigator who he has a long history with and also
to some degree a young detective.
This case is interesting for many reasons. In spite of the reader
knowing a few key pieces that DCI Shaw doesn’t, you’re still left guessing about
what is really going on and wondering what you’ve missed as he and his
coworkers uncover each new piece. Just when you think you’ve finally figured
things out, here comes another twist. A unique and entertaining read.
Buy now
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FYI:
Uses British English and slang.
This is the first book in The Detective Eric Shaw Trilogy. The others
have been published in Italian and are slated to be republished in English in
the near future.
Format/Typo
Issues:
A small number of issues.
Rating: ****
Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 60-65,000 words
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