I have a little confession to make- yes, yet another one. Although I have the first four books in the Detective Inspector Jack Dawes series on my ever increasing 'to be read' mountain, I haven't actually read one of them yet. When I was invited to take part in the blog tour for 'The Moon Killer', I thought that it would be an ideal opportunity to acquaint myself with Frances' work. Oh boy, I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'The Moon Killer' but more about that in a bit.
It didn't take me long at all to get into this book. In fact, by the time I got part way through the first chapter, I knew that I was going to be in for one hell of a read and I was spot on. The first murder of a particularly unlikeable individual was enough to draw me into the story. I had to keep reading to find out if the murderer was going to be caught and what possible motivation they might have. The pages turned increasingly quickly as I worked my way through the story. At one point, the pages were turning over that quickly that it was almost as if they were turning themselves. Usually I have the attention span of a gnat and I am easily distracted but not in this case I wasn't. There was that much going on, that I feared missing out on some vital clue or getting left behind. I reached the end of the story far quicker than I had either anticipated or wanted to. I had been enjoying the story that much that I just didn't want it to end.
'The Moon Killer' is extremely well written. The author grabs your attention from the start with the murder of a particularly unlikeable chap and he is killed using an unusual murder weapon. I must admit that I have never, ever come across this way of killing somebody before and this unusual 'weapon' will ensure that this story stays in my mind for a very long time to come. I don't know whether or not it was intentional but I found myself smiling at certain things I read about certain police officers and the banter which flew between them. It could be what you might call 'gallows humour'. Frances uses such vivid and realistic descriptions that I felt as though I was part of the story myself. I also felt part of the investigating team and I found myself trying to interact with the different officers as if they could hear me.
In short, The Moon Killer' is one heck of a read, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I am rather irritated with myself that I left it this long to discover how great an author Frances is. I will most certainly be reading the first four books in the series just as soon as I can. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.
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Thanks to Kindle Unlimited I am making my way through the DI Jack Dawes books by Frances Lloyd.This is book #5 in the series and is another excellent if far fetched tale. Jack and Bugsy investigate the gruesome murders of a growing number of similarly aged men - and have few clues as to the perpetrator.Rest assured, they get there in the end - albeit with the help of Jack's wife Corrie.Now for book #6!
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