Book Synopsis:
THE FIRST IN A PHENOMENAL NEW SERIES FEATURING DI ALEX FINN AND DC MATTIE PAULSEN.
Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Peter James and Peter Robinson.
When a development in South London catches fire mid-construction, a close-knit team of fire fighters runs in to save a man spotted at the window.
They come out without a body. They quit the service. They plan never to speak to each other again.
Five years later one of them is set alight at his own wedding. Soon after, a second is found, nothing but a smoking corpse. It appears that someone knows what they did that night. What they chose over their duty. And there are still three men left to burn . . .
DI Alex Finn and his new partner DC Mattie Paulsen are an unlikely pairing, but they need to discover who is behind these killings before the next man faces the fire.
This is first in Will Shindler’s Finn and Paulsen series – a British detective series that ranks with Mark Billingham, M.J. Arlidge, Staurt MacBride.
The Burning Men is published in ebook and hardback on the 06th February 2020. You can pre-order your copy using the link below.
My Review:
Ooh I really enjoyed this gripping, intelligent thriller from a talented new author.
Ever since watching the film Back Draft, being trapped in a burning house is my worst fear. We have an escape ladder at home as I went on so much about someone setting our house on fire that my husband actually asked me who I might have upset! This author does a great job of making this fear leap from the page in quite a chilling way which ensured I was continuously thinking about the book when I wasn’t reading it.
I loved the two main characters Alex and Maddie and so enjoyed following them throughout their investigation. It was very interesting to follow this team from the start and watch them trying to work out all the kinks in their new partnership. They are both very realistic characters as they aren’t perfect and this made me warm to they quickly. I will definitely look forward to reading more about them in future books.
Overall I thought this was a gripping, fast paced book which I found very hard to put down. Unusually there weren’t an awful lot of suspects to choose from so instead the story focuses on why they might have done it which I thought was very clever. As the story unfolds and we get to learn more about the murderer, I found myself actually feeling sorry for them. There is a reason for why they did what they did and although I didn’t agree with it, I was able to see why they did it. (Sorry if that sounds a bit vague but I’m trying not to give anything away)!
Huge thanks to Jenny from Hodder books for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. If you’re a fan of crime fiction you need to read this book!
About The Author:
Will Shindler has been a Broadcast Journalist for the BBC for over twenty-five years, spending a decade working in television drama as a scriptwriter on Born and Bred, The Billand Doctors. His time on these leading prime time dramas has given him a rich grounding in authentic police procedure, powerful character development and gripping narratives. He currently combines reading the news on BBC Radio London with writing crime novels and has previously worked as a television presenter for HTV, a sports reporter for BBC Radio Five Live, and one of the stadium presenters at the London Olympics. The Burning Men is his first novel.
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