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aminakara's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Phew, that was another action packed ride! Really enjoyed that! It was great to continue DI Pennance's story.
On the other hand, I really did not like Rasmussen. Nasty character. Really not sure what the hell Simone saw in him.
I thought the book was well written, with lots of action. I was kept guessing throughout.
Highly recommend it.
Thank you to The Book Club Reviewer Group for a copy of the book.
On the other hand, I really did not like Rasmussen. Nasty character. Really not sure what the hell Simone saw in him.
I thought the book was well written, with lots of action. I was kept guessing throughout.
Highly recommend it.
Thank you to The Book Club Reviewer Group for a copy of the book.
smilesgiggle's review
4.0
This is the second in the DI Pennance series. The first was ridiculously good. I had huge expectations for this second book - did not disappoint.
Jonah recently joined the NCA; Simone now working for the London City Police. They meet again at a homicide - a man tasered, bread forced down his throat causing him to choke to death. Their meeting is cool at best - Simone had recently reconciled with her loathsome ex, Lars.
Another body is found - with crumbs.
As Jonah pushes the investigation forward, Lars hands on the periphery - a client of the first victim, never one to waste an opportunity to remind Johah Simone chose Lars.
Great suspense, loved the characters - ready for the next!
Jonah recently joined the NCA; Simone now working for the London City Police. They meet again at a homicide - a man tasered, bread forced down his throat causing him to choke to death. Their meeting is cool at best - Simone had recently reconciled with her loathsome ex, Lars.
Another body is found - with crumbs.
As Jonah pushes the investigation forward, Lars hands on the periphery - a client of the first victim, never one to waste an opportunity to remind Johah Simone chose Lars.
Great suspense, loved the characters - ready for the next!
natalier3's review
4.0
I've heard great things about Keith Nixon, so couldn't pass up the opportunity to read his latest!
This is the second book in the Pennance series, and I do think my enjoyment would have been stronger had I read the first, but there is enough backstory here to read it as a standalone.
This book starts off a little slow for me, but does pick up in the middle, and from there I couldn't put it down!
Pennance is a great character- funny and very clever. His relationship with the others are great to read, and when his loyalties are tested I felt for them all. Nixon writes tension wonderfully, and as police procedurals go, I really enjoyed this. I look forward to the next installment!
This is the second book in the Pennance series, and I do think my enjoyment would have been stronger had I read the first, but there is enough backstory here to read it as a standalone.
This book starts off a little slow for me, but does pick up in the middle, and from there I couldn't put it down!
Pennance is a great character- funny and very clever. His relationship with the others are great to read, and when his loyalties are tested I felt for them all. Nixon writes tension wonderfully, and as police procedurals go, I really enjoyed this. I look forward to the next installment!
stephbookshine's review
4.0
*I received a free copy of this book with thanks to the author and Zoé of Zooloo’s Book Tours. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*
This is the second Jonah Pennance book (see here for my review of Book 1, Blood Sentence) and while you all know that my preference is to read a series in order, I do have to concede that this one stands perfectly well alone. But you should read the first one anyway, because it’s really good!
Jonah begins this book having moved on from the Sapphire task force, and now working for the NCA and fresh from a bit of a messy break-up. But there’s no time for his personal issues, as there has been a very strange death and Jonah is going to find himself ricocheting around London in his efforts to solve it.
The story is packed with information on everything from investments, hacking and crypto-currency, to sin-eating and the post mortem process, and yet somehow the pace still remains brisk and action-packed too! The murders are particularly unusual and quite gruesome murder methods here and the post mortem details were a little grisly, but the heart of the story is Jonah and his uncompromising determination to find justice.
If you like your crime thrillers gritty and intelligent, then I recommend checking out this series, which is turning out to be less of a police procedural and more of an ‘eccentric loner investigates’ style of mystery. I look forward to finding out what happens next!
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/blog-tour-dead-money-keith-nixon/
This is the second Jonah Pennance book (see here for my review of Book 1, Blood Sentence) and while you all know that my preference is to read a series in order, I do have to concede that this one stands perfectly well alone. But you should read the first one anyway, because it’s really good!
Jonah begins this book having moved on from the Sapphire task force, and now working for the NCA and fresh from a bit of a messy break-up. But there’s no time for his personal issues, as there has been a very strange death and Jonah is going to find himself ricocheting around London in his efforts to solve it.
The story is packed with information on everything from investments, hacking and crypto-currency, to sin-eating and the post mortem process, and yet somehow the pace still remains brisk and action-packed too! The murders are particularly unusual and quite gruesome murder methods here and the post mortem details were a little grisly, but the heart of the story is Jonah and his uncompromising determination to find justice.
If you like your crime thrillers gritty and intelligent, then I recommend checking out this series, which is turning out to be less of a police procedural and more of an ‘eccentric loner investigates’ style of mystery. I look forward to finding out what happens next!
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/blog-tour-dead-money-keith-nixon/
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