Introduction In a never-ending desire to find decent new authors of crime fiction, I chanced across Stephen Booth’s work in my local library, and was impressed by the acclaim that authors such as Reginald Hill and Val McDermid had for the book, so borrowed it. I liked the fact that it was a good, thick book too, ideal for taking on holiday. I have to admit that it was a compelling story – I read it in a couple of days because I was anxious to find out what happened – unfortunately, it was marred by weak writing skills, which made parts of the book flow quite badly. The author Stephen Booth was born in Burnley, Lancashire and has stayed in the area ...  Read the complete review