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A review by elvang
Blood Lines by Angela Marsons
5.0
Angela Marsons has done it again. This series continues to impress as the author refines her lead detectives and adds complexity to her stories which makes them impossible to put down and a pleasure to read. Spoiler warning if you have not read the last couple of Kim Stone books in the series stop reading this review. Much that happens in this novel feeds off of previous novels in this series.
Wow. What a gripping tale with multiple storylines running throughout. Kim and her team are hunting down the killer of a wealthy television personality and a drug addicted hooker. Both die from a single knife wound to the chest. How they are connected puts every member of DI Stones team to work. I love how Kim’s team are finding their feet as they follow their leads. Stacey is aces at digging up details on the Internet to help advance these cases. Bryant teams with Kim on most of their interviews and acts as a calming force and runs interference when her need to solve cases gets her into trouble with her superiors. Dawson works the field and in this novel feels he is taken for granted as a valued team member.
A nemesis from a previous case adds a whole other level of tension and complexity to this challenging case. Alexandra Thorne is now in jail following her arrest in a previous novel but she is far from caged. Her manipulative skills and her knowledge of Stones past add another layer to this addictive read. If parallels can be made to classic novels, Thorne is the Moriarty to Stones Sherlock Holmes. She is a brilliant sociopath. Her genius is almost unstoppable. How she manipulates events which directly involve DI Stone is a thing of beauty (and horror) to watch. Will Kim Stone be up for the challenge, pitting wits against an evil mastermind?
An awesome read from beginning to end. Marsons is at the top of her game and Blood Lines will be a tough act to follow. Loved it.
ARC received with thanks from Bookouture via NetGalley for review.
Wow. What a gripping tale with multiple storylines running throughout. Kim and her team are hunting down the killer of a wealthy television personality and a drug addicted hooker. Both die from a single knife wound to the chest. How they are connected puts every member of DI Stones team to work. I love how Kim’s team are finding their feet as they follow their leads. Stacey is aces at digging up details on the Internet to help advance these cases. Bryant teams with Kim on most of their interviews and acts as a calming force and runs interference when her need to solve cases gets her into trouble with her superiors. Dawson works the field and in this novel feels he is taken for granted as a valued team member.
A nemesis from a previous case adds a whole other level of tension and complexity to this challenging case. Alexandra Thorne is now in jail following her arrest in a previous novel but she is far from caged. Her manipulative skills and her knowledge of Stones past add another layer to this addictive read. If parallels can be made to classic novels, Thorne is the Moriarty to Stones Sherlock Holmes. She is a brilliant sociopath. Her genius is almost unstoppable. How she manipulates events which directly involve DI Stone is a thing of beauty (and horror) to watch. Will Kim Stone be up for the challenge, pitting wits against an evil mastermind?
An awesome read from beginning to end. Marsons is at the top of her game and Blood Lines will be a tough act to follow. Loved it.
ARC received with thanks from Bookouture via NetGalley for review.