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lgpiper's review
3.0
I had a hard time getting into this, in part because DCI Jack Harris had anger management issues, and I wasn't happy about that. Eventually, though, I did get into the story and ended up liking it rather well.
There seems to be some issues with locals trying to steal eggs from golden eagle nests. DCI Jack Harris is out helping stop this. He sees three potential thieves out in the hills, but only two of them show up when he goes down to confront them. The third is eventually found down at the bottom of a mine shaft, but appears to have been thrown down after he had been murdered. The two egg thieves who were apprehended are taken in custody on the assumption they were involved in the murder.
DCI Harris' sergeant, Matt Gallagher, gets it into his head that there might be some relation between the current apparent murder and the missing of one Jimmy Roscoe some ten years previously. It seems that Jimmy's brother, Gary, has been involved in some car thieving activities with a Paul de Luca, one of the egg thieves. Also, it turns out, that DCI Harris was once a not-so-nice young lad who was involved in petty crime with the likes of the de Lucas and Roscoes. I dunno, it all gets a bit convoluted.
Anyway, it took me a while to get into this, but, as I said, I got into the story eventually and liked it enough that I might read some more of DCI Harris' adventures.
There seems to be some issues with locals trying to steal eggs from golden eagle nests. DCI Jack Harris is out helping stop this. He sees three potential thieves out in the hills, but only two of them show up when he goes down to confront them. The third is eventually found down at the bottom of a mine shaft, but appears to have been thrown down after he had been murdered. The two egg thieves who were apprehended are taken in custody on the assumption they were involved in the murder.
DCI Harris' sergeant, Matt Gallagher, gets it into his head that there might be some relation between the current apparent murder and the missing of one Jimmy Roscoe some ten years previously. It seems that Jimmy's brother, Gary, has been involved in some car thieving activities with a Paul de Luca, one of the egg thieves. Also, it turns out, that DCI Harris was once a not-so-nice young lad who was involved in petty crime with the likes of the de Lucas and Roscoes. I dunno, it all gets a bit convoluted.
Anyway, it took me a while to get into this, but, as I said, I got into the story eventually and liked it enough that I might read some more of DCI Harris' adventures.
vesper1931's review
4.0
Was he pushed or did he fall, either way DCI Jack Harris can't prove it. But suspicions can lead elsewhere.
An interesting and enjoyable mystery set in the Pennines of Northern England. Having likeable and a varied list of characters is always a bonus. A good start to a new series
An interesting and enjoyable mystery set in the Pennines of Northern England. Having likeable and a varied list of characters is always a bonus. A good start to a new series
helenh's review
4.0
Another exciting, inventive outing from John Dean, this from the DCI Hunter series.. "Hawk" Hunter is a seriously interesting character, and this case from the "back of nowhere" reads like the best of thrillers. Bittersweet ending is a plus.
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