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A review by bookasaurusbex
Dark is the Grave by T.G. Reid
5.0
"Scottish Prison service is about as efficient as a Scotrail Trolley Service"
As a Scot who has read a lot of Scottish police procedurals and tartan noir crime books in my lifetime, it takes something quite original to keep my interest piqued for the entirety of a novel. Dark Is The Grave managed to do just that.
The humour is SO GOOD - a lot of it is on point for Scottish readers and I really appreciated that!
The main detective, Bone, is a typical but just-as-we-like-them Scottish antihero. He merges rulebreaking and a passion for catching the culprit and keeping his team and loved ones safe in perfect harmony.
After being on leave due to severe trauma that happened at the end of the investigation to catch the elusive "peek-a-boo" killer, Bone is thrust back into a hauntingly similar investigation and is faced with a race against the clock to get to the bottom of things before his PTSD gets the better of him. Absolutely compelling.
This novel gripped me from about chapter 2 right until the last moment- and I DIDN'T SEE THE KILLER COMING which is a rarity for me.
Both myself and my mum who coincidentally bought and read this on kindle yesterday give this book five stars!
As a Scot who has read a lot of Scottish police procedurals and tartan noir crime books in my lifetime, it takes something quite original to keep my interest piqued for the entirety of a novel. Dark Is The Grave managed to do just that.
The humour is SO GOOD - a lot of it is on point for Scottish readers and I really appreciated that!
The main detective, Bone, is a typical but just-as-we-like-them Scottish antihero. He merges rulebreaking and a passion for catching the culprit and keeping his team and loved ones safe in perfect harmony.
After being on leave due to severe trauma that happened at the end of the investigation to catch the elusive "peek-a-boo" killer, Bone is thrust back into a hauntingly similar investigation and is faced with a race against the clock to get to the bottom of things before his PTSD gets the better of him. Absolutely compelling.
This novel gripped me from about chapter 2 right until the last moment- and I DIDN'T SEE THE KILLER COMING which is a rarity for me.
Both myself and my mum who coincidentally bought and read this on kindle yesterday give this book five stars!