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booksbybindu's review
4.0
‘Paid In Blood’ is a riveting, thought-provoking, compelling start to a brand new police procedural series. What made it fascinating to me was the main character DI Matt Fisher as I have never come across a blind detective before in modern crime fiction. Yes, there was a flourish of blind detectives in the 1910s e.g. Max Carrados but it was dealing with modern issues that I loved reading about. It felt as if Susan had done a lot of research on this topic as it was the small details that made it feel realistic and authentic - the spilt water, the three blows on a whistle and the bond between Matt and his guide dog Luna.
DI Matt Fisher is called to a murder scene where a beloved celebrity has been found dead. Matt is surprised to get the call as since he has returned to work since losing his sight he has only been allowed to do desk work and his boss was showing no signs of letting him out of the office. Fisher is determined to prove that he can work a case and with the help of DC Beth Nightingale he gets straight into it!
I am fascinated by DI Matt Fisher! I especially want to know more about his back story and the acid attack that caused his loss of sight. I saw in the acknowledgement section of the book that Susan had worked with a policeman who is blind and I hope wholeheartedly that they didn't experience a boss like Fisher’s. Disability is a sore subject in the police - I know that when my dad smashed his knee cap and would only be fit for desk duty he was ‘encouraged’ to take his pension. I think that's why I loved Matt’s gumption and determination to prove that he was up to the job. I honestly can't wait to find out more about his story and I am so pleased that this is the start of a new series!
There is no hesitation in recommending this one to you guys. Let me know if you read it!
DI Matt Fisher is called to a murder scene where a beloved celebrity has been found dead. Matt is surprised to get the call as since he has returned to work since losing his sight he has only been allowed to do desk work and his boss was showing no signs of letting him out of the office. Fisher is determined to prove that he can work a case and with the help of DC Beth Nightingale he gets straight into it!
I am fascinated by DI Matt Fisher! I especially want to know more about his back story and the acid attack that caused his loss of sight. I saw in the acknowledgement section of the book that Susan had worked with a policeman who is blind and I hope wholeheartedly that they didn't experience a boss like Fisher’s. Disability is a sore subject in the police - I know that when my dad smashed his knee cap and would only be fit for desk duty he was ‘encouraged’ to take his pension. I think that's why I loved Matt’s gumption and determination to prove that he was up to the job. I honestly can't wait to find out more about his story and I am so pleased that this is the start of a new series!
There is no hesitation in recommending this one to you guys. Let me know if you read it!
travelsalongmybookshelf's review
4.0
Paid In Blood - Susan Handley
Lucy Stirling, billionaire celebrity, is murdered at a charity gallery event and DI Matt Fisher is tasked with finding her killer. His first case after being blinded in an acid attack, he feels under pressure to prove to himself and to his DCI that he can still do the job.
He has the help of his guide dog Luna and DC Beth Nightingale and they find themselves having to unravel a web of lies and deceit to unmask the killer.
I have to admit this one totally hooked me in, I found it really gripping and was racing to finish. Mainly because I had no clue who had done it, I can usually have a stab and I had a few thoughts but was totally wrong!
I really liked Matt Fisher, he’s quite gritty and no nonsense. I found it an interesting concept to have a blind DI. It is really made clear the difficulties to someone who is sighted, such as myself, and really made me think about the issues it causes.
I liked his relationship with Nightingale, they make a great team, it was good to see their trust developing through the book.
Falcon the DCI seems determined to try to get him off the case because of his disability but without it looking like discrimination, she is definitely one to watch in future!
He has his work cut out to silence his critics and solve the murder, there are plenty of suspects and soon a second body is found. Fisher is struggles to find connections but rather than your bog standard police procedurals, he engages his brain and finds the solution and the killer, which I loved - being a Poirot ‘leetle grey cells’ fan!
This was a really gripping start to a new series and I’m looking forward to more!
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With thanks to @zooloosbookdiary #susanhandley for my copy of this book
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