Tag: Murder Mystery

I loved the first book of this series (Deadly Silence), so I was very excited to see the next one. I was not disappointed.

The author wastes no time in getting right to the heart of the crime and ensuing investigation. I love that the characters are familiar enough that everything just flows. There is not a lot of time wasted in re-introduction and rehashing old plots.

I also enjoyed the setting. That is if a bunch of murders in canals can be considered enjoyable. But my family and I were in Manchester for a soccer trip two years ago, so some of the locations were familiar. Being able to picture certain places makes it easier to get into the story. The juxtaposition of the Christmas holidays and the gruesome murders made an interesting counterpoint to each other as well.

I thought that having a few chapters from the perpetrator’s point of view as a child was also interesting. It gave the story some depth, while even tempting the reader to feel sorry for the murderer. That’s a tricky line to walk, and the author does it well.

Honestly, I sometimes find crime thrillers challenging to review because I do not want to give away plot points in the investigation. Suffice to say that Jane and her team follow the clues and find their killer (that’s not a spoiler…what kind of murder mystery would it be if the murderer was not discovered?!?)

It’s another recommendation from me, and I hope to read many more of Jane’s investigations in the future!

About OMJ Ryan

Hailing from Yorkshire, OMJ Ryan worked in radio and entertainment for over twenty years, collaborating with household names and accumulating a host of international writing and radio awards.

In 2018 he followed his passion to become a full-time novelist, writing stories for people who devour exciting, fast-paced thrillers by the pool, on their commute – or those rare moments of downtime before bed. Owen’s mission is to entertain from the first page to the last. DEADLY WATERS will be his third novel published with Inkubator Books.