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emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
DCI Erika Foster is back with another twisty, brain busting murder to solve. This time she not only has 1 murder to solve but several interlinked murders, spanning years. There are politics afoot, murky fixers, possible s3x worker involvement and the very real possibility that someone high up in politics or even the Met itself is involved!
Footballers and politicians don't exact move in the same circles so finding out the kinks between these murders is not going to be easy. Erika is a straightforward kinda woman - she doesn't do posturing, politicking or backroom deals. So now she is having to work with one hand tied behind her back by having to run everything past her Superintendent and even her former friend/colleague and now Commander! As the murder enquiry progresses we get to see some of the goings-on through the killers POV.
All the while Erika is trying to make her new relationship with Igor and her friendship with his son Tom work. I felt Erika gave Igor a bit of a hard time sometimes and leapt to some assumptions but I do like the fact that they actually talk things through - when they get the time, and she truly seems to enjoy her time with Igor and Tom doing family things.
I can't tell you how much I enjoy it when writers actually get things right (okay with a little bit of embellishment). But since I actually work for a police force, with people not unlike Erika, it's nice to see HOLMES actually get mentioned!
Footballers and politicians don't exact move in the same circles so finding out the kinks between these murders is not going to be easy. Erika is a straightforward kinda woman - she doesn't do posturing, politicking or backroom deals. So now she is having to work with one hand tied behind her back by having to run everything past her Superintendent and even her former friend/colleague and now Commander! As the murder enquiry progresses we get to see some of the goings-on through the killers POV.
All the while Erika is trying to make her new relationship with Igor and her friendship with his son Tom work. I felt Erika gave Igor a bit of a hard time sometimes and leapt to some assumptions but I do like the fact that they actually talk things through - when they get the time, and she truly seems to enjoy her time with Igor and Tom doing family things.
I can't tell you how much I enjoy it when writers actually get things right (okay with a little bit of embellishment). But since I actually work for a police force, with people not unlike Erika, it's nice to see HOLMES actually get mentioned!
Content Warnings
Minor: Torture and Sexual assault
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