I was looking for a book set in Wales, and this came up on my Facebook feed. It was perfect because I love a good crime thriller, and this was excellent.
It reminded me of one of those gritty detective thrillers you see on a Sunday night on the television. They always come with a viewer discretion warning. Immediately, you know you are in for a roller coaster ride.
Detective Inspector Marc Fagan returns to his hometown of Abergavenny, to see out his career in the relative calm of a small Welsh town. But of course it doesn’t work out like that when he walks straight into a murder investigation.
The story switches between Marc growing up in the eighties and the man he is today. His friends and enemies are there on both occasions and the comparison between the two timelines is fascinating.
Jimmy Savile visited the area in the eighties, and the truth about that visit emerges with dark secrets from the past. It really isn’t for the faint hearted.
Young Marc is a tough nut always getting into fights and trouble. After spells in prison, it was clear he was heading for a life of crime. But by chance he gets the opportunity to join the police. His career soars with the solving of a high profile case and as he heads towards retirement, he must face his past and old enemies.
The only thing I didn’t like was the overuse of the c word. Although, there is a lot of bad language in this story, most of it is necessary to capture the colloysym and reality the time.
References to films and music makes this a novel readers can associate with.
Overall, I’d say it’s not a story for the squeamish. It’s dark and threatening, raw, and gripping. I recommend it if you are looking for something hard-hitting and entertaining.
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