Book Synopsis:
When an young man is found stabbed to death in a side street in Newcastle city centre in the run up to Christmas, it looks like a botched robbery to DCI David Stone. But when DS Frankie Oliver arrives at the crime scene, she gets more than she bargained for.
She IDs the victim as Herald court reporter, thirty-two-year old Chris Adams she’s known since they were kids. With no eyewitnesses, the MIT are stumped. They discover that when Adams went out, never to return, he was working on a scoop that would make his name. But what was the story he was investigating? And who was trying to cover it up?
As detectives battle to solve the case, they uncover a link to a missing woman that turns the investigation on its head. The exposé has put more than Adams’ life in danger. And it’s not over yet.
The Scandal is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.
My Review:
I’m a huge fan of this series and I was very excited to read more from this wonderful author. Once again the author has written a fantastic, gripping book in what is becoming one of my favourite crime series.
Firstly the opening chapter in this book is utterly brilliant and hard hitting. The reader is immediately intrigued by the image of the woman running from an unknown threat, which brings lots of unanswered questions to your mind. The terror the woman is feeling is almost palpable and sent a shiver down my spine as I wondered what had happened. It helps to set the tone perfectly for the rest of this tense and atmospheric book.
The central partnership of Stone and Oliver just goes from strength to strength and I thoroughly enjoyed reading more about them. The relationship they have just seems to gel based as it is on mutual respect and trust. I loved the banter that exists between them and the fact that they can go from laughing with each other to being deadly serious when they needed to be.
The investigation concerning what happened to Adam was very intriguing and I enjoyed watching it unfold. The investigation seemed very realistic with no coincidences suddenly jumping out at you. Due to the lack of witnesses or forensic evidence the police have to build a case pretty much from scratch. It was fascinating to watch how they do that and how they discover links between things.
This book is incredibly gripping, fast paced and hugely enjoyable. I alternated between wanting to read more to find out what happens and wanting to slow down to savour this fabulously written crime book. I so hope there will be more books in this series!
Huge thanks to Alianna from Orion for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book via Netgalley. If you are looking for a fantastic crime series then you need to read these books!
About The Author:
Multi-award winning Mari Hannah is the author of the Stone & Oliver crime series, the Ryan & O’Neil series and the DCI Kate Daniels series.
In July 2010, she won a Northern Writers’ Award for Settled Blood. In 2013, she won the Polari First Book Prize for her debut, The Murder Wall. She was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library 2017 as the author of the most enjoyed collection of work in libraries.
Mari is reader-in-residence at Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival. She lives in Northumberland with her partner, an former murder detective.
To find her or see where she’s appearing, visit her events page at: marihannah.com or follow her on Twitter @mariwriter.
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Ooh, I’m intrigued to read this one. What would you give it out of 5?
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5 stars! It’s a fantastic read I really recommend it x
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