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Now We Are Dead by Stuart MacBride
Jan. 24th, 2018 11:35 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
She can’t prove he did it … But she might die trying.
Detective Chief Inspector Roberta Steel got caught fitting up Jack Wallace – that’s why they demoted her and quashed his sentence. Now he’s back on the streets and women are being attacked again. Wallace has to be responsible, but if Detective Sergeant Steel goes anywhere near him, his lawyers will get her thrown off the force for good.
The Powers That Be won’t listen to her, not after what happened last time. According to them, she’s got more than enough ongoing cases to keep her busy. Perhaps she could try solving a few instead of harassing an innocent man?
Steel knows Wallace is guilty. And the longer he gets away with it, the more women will suffer. The question is: how much is she willing to sacrifice to stop him?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Stuart MacBride’s standalone crime thriller (which can be read alongside the Logan McRae series) is a funny if at times uneven read that nods at A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh books to hilarious effect and although Steel sometimes veers towards caricature, she’s still Scotland’s fiercest detective who takes no rubbish from anyone.
NOW WE ARE DEAD was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd November 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Detective Chief Inspector Roberta Steel got caught fitting up Jack Wallace – that’s why they demoted her and quashed his sentence. Now he’s back on the streets and women are being attacked again. Wallace has to be responsible, but if Detective Sergeant Steel goes anywhere near him, his lawyers will get her thrown off the force for good.
The Powers That Be won’t listen to her, not after what happened last time. According to them, she’s got more than enough ongoing cases to keep her busy. Perhaps she could try solving a few instead of harassing an innocent man?
Steel knows Wallace is guilty. And the longer he gets away with it, the more women will suffer. The question is: how much is she willing to sacrifice to stop him?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Stuart MacBride’s standalone crime thriller (which can be read alongside the Logan McRae series) is a funny if at times uneven read that nods at A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh books to hilarious effect and although Steel sometimes veers towards caricature, she’s still Scotland’s fiercest detective who takes no rubbish from anyone.
NOW WE ARE DEAD was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd November 2017. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
