Taken to the Hills by S J Richards
BACK OF THE BOOK
Abductions and murder are not what ex-DCI Luke Sackville expected when he left the police after tragedy struck his family.
Luke’s return to the workplace was meant to be a soft landing but when a woman vanishes after being accused of taking bribes, he is assigned a disparate team and tasked with tracking her down.
Their search becomes more urgent when her disappearance is linked to the death of a second woman. When a third goes missing the hunt becomes a race against time. Luke’s return to work presents him with the most challenging case of his career as the murder victims mount.
Murder and intrigue are peppered with humour in this fast-paced crime thriller set in and around the beautiful city of Bath in the southwest of England.
Taken to the Hills is the first in the Luke Sackville crime series. If you like a team you can root for then you’ll love this page-turner. Perfect for fans of JD Kirk, LJ Ross, JM Dalgleish and David J Gatward.
MY REVIEW
When the blurb said this book would be suitable for readers who enjoy JD Kirk books I knew this would be a one I had to read and see if it lived up to that claim. It definitely did.
The story mixes crime, great characters, developing relationships between the characters, and a good helping of humour that made this an enjoyable read. The author is firmly placed on my list to read their future books.
The story follows ex-DCI Luke Sackville who, after leaving the police following a family tragedy, chooses not to return to the police, but instead takes up a position within a company, originally planned to head their security division, is placed to lead a team investigating ethical issues.
This job soon leads him to be involved in a kidnapping and murder case where his old skills come in handy as does the support from an old colleague.
Luke is also given a team to work with and although none of them have police experience, their individual skills soon lend well to the investigation.
A very different spin on a police procedural but one that works very well and is a breath of fresh air because of this approach that I have not seen before.
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