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A review by kba76
The Dark Tide by Simon McCleave
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
DCI Laura Hart was the chief hostage negotiator with Greater Manchester Police. She was also the negotiator working with a gang on the day her husband ended up dead.
After that moment life on the force wasn’t for her. So she upped sticks and went to live in her home town of Beaumaris, starting a new life as a business consultant.
Her getting on with life would make for a rather boring story. So, instead, we get a rather barmy plot featuring three Liverpool teens trying to do a drugs run on Holyhead which goes wrong and they end up taking a bunch of kids on a school trip hostage, one of which is her son.
A pacy thriller, full of details about police procedure and criminal behaviour, which entertains (even if it all feels a little forced). My main issue was with the setting. For personal reasons a book set in and around this area wasn’t going to go down well, and having details about how wonderful the place is rammed down my throat at every opportunity got in the way of the story.
After that moment life on the force wasn’t for her. So she upped sticks and went to live in her home town of Beaumaris, starting a new life as a business consultant.
Her getting on with life would make for a rather boring story. So, instead, we get a rather barmy plot featuring three Liverpool teens trying to do a drugs run on Holyhead which goes wrong and they end up taking a bunch of kids on a school trip hostage, one of which is her son.
A pacy thriller, full of details about police procedure and criminal behaviour, which entertains (even if it all feels a little forced). My main issue was with the setting. For personal reasons a book set in and around this area wasn’t going to go down well, and having details about how wonderful the place is rammed down my throat at every opportunity got in the way of the story.