Book Synopsis:
What if you made one mistake and it came back to kill you?
Detective Zac Boateng’s old friend, Troy McEwen, is found dead in his home. The official verdict is suicide. But Boateng believes it was murder. And he thinks he might be next on the killer’s list.
If Troy didn’t take his own life, then who did? As he investigates, Boateng discovers a link to an incident from decades earlier. Mistakes were made that day. Lives were lost and secrets kept. Until now…
As more people who were there on that fateful day are found dead, Boateng knows that the killer is closing in on him…
A tense crime thriller for fans of Lee Child, Mark Billingham and Mark Dawson. Last Witness is a gripping, fast-paced thriller that will have you hooked from the first page.
The Last Witness is available now in ebook and paperback. The paperback is currently only 99p. You can purchase a copy of both here.
My Review:
Chris Merritt is one of those author’s that you can relax whilst reading as you know you will be reading a fantastic story.
This book gripped and intrigued me from the start by the heart stopping and harrowing first scene. My mind immediately went into overdrive wondering what exactly was happening and why. It’s a fairly gory opener just to warn people and I did feel sorry for the witness who saw every detail.
I really liked the main character Boateng. Despite having quite a dark past he seemed quite a nice, hardworking guy who was obviously well respected in his field. His obviously affection to Troy and his determination to try and get justice for him was touching to read about really made me warm to him.
This book was incredibly fast paced and I literally (yes I do mean literally) felt myself holding my breath at times as the action unfolded. I did guess the killer fairly early in but the author cleverly creates many twists and turns throughout the book that I found myself second guessing myself and trying to work out who else it could be. I felt this showed great skill by the author that he could confuse a reader that way and make them think that way.
This is the author’s second book and the second book of his I have read and I’m very excited to see what he comes up with next.
Huge thanks to Bookouture for mt copy of this book via Netgalley and for inviting me onto the blog tour.
About The Author:
As a psychologist who has worked in the NHS with both victims and perpetrators of crime, I write stories that explore why people commit serious offences and how their victims are affected. I try to bring these perspectives together with lots of rich, authentic detail about London and its many communities to let readers discover the city I love.
I always wrote – whether blogs, psychology articles or travel pieces – but it wasn’t until 2014 that I began writing fiction. I’d spent several years working as a diplomat in Iraq and Jerusalem before I decided to go back to university and retrain as a psychologist. I completed a doctorate in psychology at King’s College London in 2016. Now, when I’m not writing, I work on the Wellcome Trust’s African Mental Health Research Initiative (AMARI) at King’s College in south London, where I live.
Please check out my novels Bring Her Back (out now) and Last Witness (out 24th July 2018), featuring south London detective Zac Boateng.
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