2009
ISBN 9781439197486
Opening with a
stock-standard raid in a bad neighbourhood, this book holds nothing
back. Patrese and Beradino begin with a murder, an arrest, and a
shooting, but are quickly catapulted into a whole different league:
high profile men of the city are being burned alive.
With few clues and personal
issues clouding the way, this book starts relatively slowly but
quickly builds into a gripping, tension-filled ride of
double-guessing and double-dealings.
I was kept guessing until
the very end, and was taken by surprise, without feeling like I'd
missed something obvious. The hints were in place, but presented in
such a way that I don't know if anyone could have picked it.
Religion features heavily in
this story. The fundamentals of both Christianity and Islam are
explored more than I'd expected, and I found the casual way the Bible
was quoted and God was referenced became a little distracting.
Still, it was important to the story, and Patrese's reluctance to
engage religion in any form helped to counterbalance the fervour of
everyone else.
I really enjoyed this. Not
being the usual kind of book I read, I wasn't sure how I'd go with
it, but it was a refreshing change, and the heaviness of some of the
details weren't so strong as to put me off reading.
Date finished: 08/12/13
Rating: 4/5
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