I notice that most reviews on books and movies like to go on about the plot, im not going to. I dont want to give anything away, i just want you to understand why you should buy and read this book.
Now, Simon Kernick has a very perticular skillset, he has a way of telling violent, often disturbing stories in such a way that they are almost adventure stories. He comes up with great stories, often involving cops dealing with two seemingly unrelated but interwind cases, he throws his characters into ugly, brutal situations that god forbid, none of us ever end up in and they have there own skillset that allows them to deal with such situations.
The situation in this case (being carefull not to give anything away) is one of the best he has to offer and the main Character (in my opinion the best one he has created) has some very interesting ways in dealing with them. Most of which end in violence.
Now i dont want to sound like a sadist. But the violence he portrays is brutal, but my god does it get the blood pumping when your reading.
But of course the violence has to have a purpose, and the story portrade within the pages here is top notch, on one hand leaves you wondering why no one in hollywood has picked up and made one of these in to a movie, but on the other had praying they wont, in case (and very likely) the screw it up.
Any way, if you've read any of simons other work you'll know what im talking about, if not, trust me, for great crime stories, great characters, great action look no further !!