by David Fennell
SYNOPSIS For this killer, it’s death at first sight…
Two men are found dead in London's Battersea Park. One of the bodies has been laid out like a crucifix - with his eyes removed and placed on his open palms.
Detective Inspector Grace Archer and her caustic DS, Harry Quinn, lead the investigation. But when more bodies turn up in a similar fashion, they find themselves in a race against time to find the sadistic killer.
The hunt leads them to Ladywell Playtower in Southeast London, the home to a religious commune lead by the enigmatic Aaron Cronin. Archer and Quinn suspect Cronin's involvement but his alibis are watertight, and the truth seemingly buried. If Archer is to find the killer, she must first battle her way through religious fanatics, London gangsters - and her own demons . . .
REVIEW
DI Grace Archer and her partner DS Harry Quinn are both struggling to work through traumatic events in their past. When she was twelve, Grace’s father was killed and she was kidnapped, leaving her with PTSD, and her recent dealings with @nonymous have only added to her anxiety. Despite his reliable and easy-going nature, Harry throws himself into his work to deal with the pain of losing his young son in an accident. When they are faced with two mutilated bodies, left in particularly grisly setup in Battersea Park, the pair quickly get pulled into a complex investigation with links to a cult-like religious commune called The Blood of the Lamb Church. On top of an already onerous case, Grace then discovers that the man who killed her father is due to be released from prison and may also be involved somehow with the recent murders. But as more bodies are discovered, Grace and her team are faced with a race against time to bring the killer to justice. I love a serial killer thriller and this book reminded me of many of the addictive police procedurals that first got me hooked on crime fiction – in particular the Alex Cross series by James Patterson and the Lincoln Rhyme series by Jeffery Deaver. Fast-paced, clever and impossible to put down, I raced through the story desperate to find out what would happen in the end. The main storyline was resolved but there were one or two things left open for a follow-up which I am really excited about, as I enjoyed learning more about the characters after first meeting them in The Art of Death. See No Evil is dark, gruesome and not for the faint-hearted, but if you don’t mind some pretty graphic crime scenes, you will certainly enjoy author David Fennell’s Grace Archer series!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Fennell was born and raised in Belfast before leaving for London at the age of eighteen with £50 in one pocket and a dog-eared copy of Stephen King's The Stand in the other. He jobbed as a chef, waiter and bartender for several years before starting a career in writing for the software industry. He has been working in CyberSecurity for fourteen years and is a fierce advocate for information privacy. David has played rugby for Brighton and has studied Creative Writing at the University of Sussex. He is married and he and his partner split their time between Central London and Brighton.To find out more, visit his website: www.davidfennell.co.uk. Follow him on Twitter: @DavyFennell
Thanks to @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n and @davyfennell for my slot on the blog tour and the opportunity to read and review an ARC.
Fiction: Thriller / Psychological Thriller / Police Procedural
Product format: Hardback
ISBN: 978-1838776664
Pages: 400 pp
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