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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
Such a great series. All the books can be read as a standalone but I highly recommend reading them in order just to get to know the characters. Helen Fields writes in such a way that you can’t help but be sucked in. Perfect Kill is such a tense read and harrowing in places but it is impossible to put down. I needed to know what was going to happen to all of the characters I had grown so attached to.
There are so many great characters in this series and I love that the seriousness of the case is balanced perfectly with humour and banter between the team. The characters personal lives also add to the story instead of distracting and I really hope we get to see how and if Ava and Luc can get past their awkward relationship.
There are so many great characters in this series and I love that the seriousness of the case is balanced perfectly with humour and banter between the team. The characters personal lives also add to the story instead of distracting and I really hope we get to see how and if Ava and Luc can get past their awkward relationship.
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As soon as I see that Helen Fields has a new book out in this series, I get really excited. This series seems to go from strength to strength and Perfect Kill is no exception!
The story begins with Bart Campbell waking up in complete darkness. Drugged and kidnapped from his place of work in Edinburgh he soon realises he is in a shipping container. He arrives in France, where he is put in the boot of a car and taken to a room. Once there, he is being looked after with food and drink so has no idea why he has been taken.
DI Luc Callanach is back in France, temporarily working for Interpol while they try to trace human traffickers who are moving women around Europe. He is soon drafted in to an autopsy of a Scottish national, Malcolm Reilly who is missing all his internal organs.
Meanwhile back in Scotland DCI Ava Turner is juggling multiple cases, a shooting in a rough area of Edinburgh, the case of missing person Bart Campbell and women being brought into Scotland for sex slavery.
Before long, they realise that the victims being shipped to France are being traded for women trafficked to Scotland. Covering the seedy world of sex slavery and illegal organ trading, there are some truly shocking moments in this book.
Helen Fields has real talent for crime fiction. Not only are the crimes shocking and pretty gruesome, the police procedure is done really well. Because she also writes from the victims point of view, you really feel their despair and pain. Not for the faint hearted – she doesn’t shy away from any of the gruesome details! A thrilling read, I couldn’t put it down.
And because this is the 6th book in the series, I really feel I know the characters well. Luc and Ava and their relationship is just perfect – how Fields has managed to keep the “will they, won’t they” up for 6 books without it being cheesy or annoying is just amazing!
Start at the beginning and read this whole series – you won’t regret it!
The story begins with Bart Campbell waking up in complete darkness. Drugged and kidnapped from his place of work in Edinburgh he soon realises he is in a shipping container. He arrives in France, where he is put in the boot of a car and taken to a room. Once there, he is being looked after with food and drink so has no idea why he has been taken.
DI Luc Callanach is back in France, temporarily working for Interpol while they try to trace human traffickers who are moving women around Europe. He is soon drafted in to an autopsy of a Scottish national, Malcolm Reilly who is missing all his internal organs.
Meanwhile back in Scotland DCI Ava Turner is juggling multiple cases, a shooting in a rough area of Edinburgh, the case of missing person Bart Campbell and women being brought into Scotland for sex slavery.
Before long, they realise that the victims being shipped to France are being traded for women trafficked to Scotland. Covering the seedy world of sex slavery and illegal organ trading, there are some truly shocking moments in this book.
Helen Fields has real talent for crime fiction. Not only are the crimes shocking and pretty gruesome, the police procedure is done really well. Because she also writes from the victims point of view, you really feel their despair and pain. Not for the faint hearted – she doesn’t shy away from any of the gruesome details! A thrilling read, I couldn’t put it down.
And because this is the 6th book in the series, I really feel I know the characters well. Luc and Ava and their relationship is just perfect – how Fields has managed to keep the “will they, won’t they” up for 6 books without it being cheesy or annoying is just amazing!
Start at the beginning and read this whole series – you won’t regret it!