A review by amothersmusings1
Storm Bodies by Steve Orme

4.0

Steve Orme is the author of ‘Storm Deaths’, and “Storm Bodies” is his second book in the police procedural series, featuring Detective Inspector Miles Davies. 

 

Having not read the first book, I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to connect with this one but I needn’t have worried, as it read perfectly fine as a stand-alone and any back information needed was included where necessary. I’ve never read a crime thriller where basketball was the themed setting but it worked really well and I was interested in the dynamics of the game when it was mentioned. 

 

This British police procedural features Miles Davies, a detective inspector whose team is tasked with solving the brutal murder of a young woman, following a grisly find by a bin man. When his close friend from the local basketball club then goes missing, he finds himself increasingly worried for her safety and pulls out all the stops to find her. 

 

I liked the characters in the story, even the ‘villains’. It was clever how the evidence gathered, tied the killer to the crimes and although at one point I think I knew who it was, I was still intrigued to see how they would be captured. 

 

Steve Orme is a very good writer, with all the basic requirements for a police procedural more than adequately covered, along with a gruesome storyline to keep the darkest of reader entertained! Should he keep on with this style of plot line, he is going to become notable among crime writers, the likes of M.W. Craven and J.D. Kirk and I for one, will be following him for further books written! 

 

I can happily recommend “Storm Bodies” for fans of crime thrillers and hope to see Miles and his team again soon. 

 

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