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A review by jmatkinson1
The Insider by Mari Hannah
4.0
The situation is so bad that the SIO has resigned and David Stone is brought in to lead the team ably assisted by Frankie Oliver. For Oliver the fourth murder is particularly resonant as the victim was called Joanna, the same name as her sister killed many years earlier. Determined not to allow another killer to evade justice Oliver is driven to find this man but by doing so she places herself right in his sights.
Mari Hannah has a way of writing books that are completely rooted in their setting. The Northumbria police cover a huge geographical are and their investigations lead them into contact with Newcastle and Gateshead. However it is when writing about the bleak but beautiful countryside that Hannah show a complete understanding of the people and their environment. Yes, this is a standard police procedural but there's nothing wrong with that. Personally I found it a little slow to get started but the last quarter of the book is both a restless pace and completely engrossing.
Mari Hannah has a way of writing books that are completely rooted in their setting. The Northumbria police cover a huge geographical are and their investigations lead them into contact with Newcastle and Gateshead. However it is when writing about the bleak but beautiful countryside that Hannah show a complete understanding of the people and their environment. Yes, this is a standard police procedural but there's nothing wrong with that. Personally I found it a little slow to get started but the last quarter of the book is both a restless pace and completely engrossing.