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Detective William Warwick has plenty on his plate, a promotion to the drugs squad and an incipient wedding plus fatherhood, however he also has his nemesis Miles Faulkner haunting him. After Faulkner is caught in a drugs swoop Warwick's lawyer family leads on the case whilst Warwick himself is involved in the hunt for a drug baron called The Viper.
This is the second book in the series about a 1980s detective in the unreconstructured Metropolitan Police of the time. The story bounds along at an agreeable pace and is mildly diverting but this isn't high quality crime fiction. It's a bit of a mash-up of a police procedural and one of Archer's standard epic novels, multiple characters and plotlines all intertwining, which is not a bad thing.

bhavya25's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

_throne_of_books_'s review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

hrithiknaha's review

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jennieandrews's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

usbsticky's review against another edition

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2.0

I dnf'd this at 6%. I wasn't able to get book #1 so I started with book #2. I don't know if that's part of the reason I didn't like this book.

The book seemed to start in the middle of something. But that wasn't a big issue. The bigger issue was that the book didn't adequately introduce the characters, which it should do in any book in a series, and the story was mostly advanced through dialog. I severely dislike this type of writing and it didn't hold my interest so I quit reading it. What I mean, is that the characters just talking and talking to each other meaninglessly without the plot really moving forward. Anyway, it's a disappointment because I liked the Harry Clifton series.

vincef's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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