Loved this book definitely not the ending I thought. Excellent book and a great series. Well done to Kerry Wilkinson for creating such a great character.
Sunday, 31 May 2015
Think of the Children (DS Jessica Daniel #4)
Loved this book definitely not the ending I thought. Excellent book and a great series. Well done to Kerry Wilkinson for creating such a great character.
Playing With Fire (Jessica Daniel, #5)
Excellent book and excellent series, really didn't want to get to the end of the book and so looking forward to the next one in the series. Hope Kerry Wilkinson has plenty more up his sleeve for this character and the series.
Vigilante (Jessica Daniel, #2)
Vigilante (Jessica
Daniel #2)
Second book in the series and another good read by
Kerry Wilkinson
Blurb
A killer behind bars is still
killing.
Dead bodies are piling up for Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel.
Usually when a serial killer is on the loose, the pressure would be building to find the perpetrator but the victims are all hardened criminals themselves.
The national media can’t believe their luck with an apparent vigilante on the streets, while Jessica’s new boss seems grateful someone else is doing their job for them.
But things aren't so straightforward when forensics matches blood from the apparent killer to a man already behind bars
Review
Dead
bodies are piling up for Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel. A serial killer is
on the loose and Jessica and her team are tasked with solving
this. Jessica and her team upon
investigating the case find prints left on some of the victims matching a
killer (McKenna) that is already in prison.
The
murderer is on a crusade to rid Manchester of dangerous criminals. All victims upon
investigation were in prison with McKenna in the past. Is the vigilante
McKenna, if so how? Is there someone helping in from the outside? Or does someone
have access to his hair and blood?
Read
the book to find out more.
It was
nice to have the familiarity of the characters from the first book, with some
taking a larger role. Nice
to see the characters developing and Jessica finding a love interest with Adam
along the way.
Thicker Than Water (Jessica Daniel, #6)
Another fantastic Jessica Daniel book, kept me entertained throughout
with the usual twists and turns he (Kerry) does so well. Love the way
Jessica is developing in the books.Looking forward to 2014 and the next
one. Long may this character continue. Keep up the good work Kerry.
Behind Closed Doors: 7 (DS Jessica Daniel Book 7)
Excellent book as usual from Kerry Wilkinson, loved the way it was written, in that the way Jessica was feeling upon starting the the book, evolved into the story of her slowly returning back to work, with each section of the book having its own implications upon a certain stage in Jessica's life.
Keep up the good work Kerry, can't wait to read the next one now!
Crossing The Line (Jessica Daniel, #8)
On a rare day off work, waiting for furniture to be delivered I made the most of the day by chilling and reading the rest of this book.
As usual Kerry Wilkinson has done it, excellent way to start the series 2 of the Jessica Daniel's books. Set in Manchester (before the Ferris wheel arrived) for those of you familiar with the area. Starts off with a gathering in Piccadilly where the Home Secretary is, visiting and a few local Councillors are there as well.
The book then continues with one of the Councillors being injured, along with various other members of the public in what appear to be unprovoked attacks, the reoccurrence of the story regarding the Stretford Slasher 25 years on.
Found this part hard to get into, but knowing what Kerry's writing is like knew I had to preserve and all would make sense and low and behold I was right!!!
Things take a drastic turn towards the end when Jessica is helping out an "old friend" which makes you think where is this going and having me guessing all sorts of things, having read the previous books and knowing what happened to her in those, then it picks up to a fast conclusion which kept me hooked.
Great continuation to the series and look forward to reading the next one in the series which has already been written and has a taste at the end of this making you want more.
One thing in the book that made me giggle was the quote "skin flaking like a dried-out Danish" - will never look at a Danish in the same light again.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
My thanks go to Kerry for letting me read this advance copy which as usual was excellent.
The Sword of God – Mark Dawson
Amazon.co.uk - The Sword of God
Received as an ARC and read in exchange for an honest review.
The main character in this book is John Milton – This is book 5 of a series (but can be read as a standalone book as can the others). This was the first book in the series I read and I can guarantee that this won’t be the last. Books 1 – 4 are loaded on my kindle to be read this year and looking forward to starting them.
John Milton has a very intriguing past, ex solider, ex assassin but a hero in his own rights.
This book is set in a tiny town called Truth and a town that Milton was planning on passing through until Truth’s Sheriff picks him up and drives him right through the town depositing him outside and tells him to continue on his way. Now in the real world some might continue on their journey and not think any more about it (or maybe wonder for a split second why) but in Milton’s world that is not going to happen and John Milton proceeds to walk back into the town and check into a hotel (for what was meant to be one night) before proceeding on his travels again.
Upon checking in and then going to the bar in the town for a drink and food, trouble finds him in the form or a bar brawl and he is soon spending the night in a cell rather than a hotel bedroom. Upon release the following morning, a witness to the bar brawl Mallory Stanton tracks him down and asks for his help in finding her brother Arty (a vulnerable boy) who has become involved, through no choice of his own with a group of bank robbers, which the FBI are trying to find. Mallory in the meantime wants her brother found before the FBI does.
This isn’t a job that Milton really wanted to do but Mallory had that persuasive way of saying she would do it on her own knowing that Milton would eventually be persuaded to help. He does as does a FBI Agent called Ellie.
The book is then fast paced and a rollercoaster of a ride, involving camping in the forest, Christian militia group, the local police force and Milton himself getting hurt. It is a book that you will have to pick up to find out the rest of the story. It is worth it and needs to be read!!!
Well worth the 5 stars it has been given and a pleasure to have the opportunity of reading this book. Thanks Mark and look forward to reading more of your books – especially since 2015 is the year you have chosen to be a full time writer. Good luck – on second thoughts you don’t need luck with books written like this.
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