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A review by ellie_94
Down Among the Dead Men by Kerry Wilkinson
4.0
I'd like to thank Kerry Wilkinson, the publisher and Netgalley, for a copy of 'Down among the Dead Men' in exchange for an honest review.
Kerry Wilkinsons DS Jessica Daniels series has been on my reading list for ages, the first one sat on my shelf just waiting to be read. I saw this stand alone novel on Netgalley and figured it was a good place to start before diving into a long series. I'm glad I did.
'Down among the Dead men' kept me interested from page one.
Jason is someone you instantly respond to, almost wanting to look out for him yourself. Although he plays the tough guy, he's really just a lost kid who doesn't even know the first thing about females.
Other characters are built up well too and through their parts in the story, you get an even bigger, sadder picture of Jason and the life he has had.
Although some parts were explained very well, others were left up to guess work ***Spoiler: like what was with his window opening? I guess someone was coming in? Or was it just to make him uncomfortable? Maybe I didn't catch on! And where was his mum getting her drink from?*** This said, I didn't see the ending coming at all. It actually made me smile to myself that I had been so magnificently fooled. It was a brilliant ending and has made me very excited to read other books by the author.
Kerry Wilkinsons DS Jessica Daniels series has been on my reading list for ages, the first one sat on my shelf just waiting to be read. I saw this stand alone novel on Netgalley and figured it was a good place to start before diving into a long series. I'm glad I did.
'Down among the Dead men' kept me interested from page one.
Jason is someone you instantly respond to, almost wanting to look out for him yourself. Although he plays the tough guy, he's really just a lost kid who doesn't even know the first thing about females.
Other characters are built up well too and through their parts in the story, you get an even bigger, sadder picture of Jason and the life he has had.
Although some parts were explained very well, others were left up to guess work ***Spoiler: like what was with his window opening? I guess someone was coming in? Or was it just to make him uncomfortable? Maybe I didn't catch on! And where was his mum getting her drink from?*** This said, I didn't see the ending coming at all. It actually made me smile to myself that I had been so magnificently fooled. It was a brilliant ending and has made me very excited to read other books by the author.