Implant: A Gardener and Reilly crime thriller by Ray ClarkMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
WOW,this author certainly doesn't hang around,quick introduction to two of the main characters and then the reader is launched into a gripping tale of mystery and intrigue that is packed full of twists and has some innovative murders that Jigsaw himself would have been proud of.
It all begins with a mysterious phone call to the small community police station in Bramfield near Leeds at 3am informing the police that they need to check out the hardware store in town because the front door is wide open.The young constable who goes to investigate the store decides that there is more to the case than a simple burglary and Detectives Stewart Gardener and Sean Reilly are soon summoned to the scene. They eventually discover the naked corpse of Alex Wilson,nailed to the wall of the caller. His lips have been sewn together and his body bears just one mark,a fresh scar near his abdomen.
Within forty eight hours Gardener and his team find themselves caught up in a frustrating case that results in dead ends,no suspects,missing people and very little evidence. Then another body is discovered.....
The detectives race against time to stop the sadistic killer,dubbed The Tooth Fairy before he or she commits any more horrific murders and Reilly eats all the biscuits in Bramfield and the surrounding area.
This fast paced,gripping thriller mainly follows Detective Gardener and his team's investigation but there is also chapters covering the thoughts and actions of a few other characters. I really liked Stewart Gardener and his team,they all worked really well together and every officer had a wicked sense of humour. I also liked the banter between Gardener and Reilly,they were good friends as well as work colleagues and were like an old married couple at times. The murders they were investigating were innovative and ingenious,not really very gory but the descriptions of the pain the victims were suffering were vivid and spine chilling. The thing was that despite knowing that the person's actions were wrong once the reason why the killer was targeting his or her victims was revealed I found it hard not to feel a bit of sympathy for that person. There was some vivid,realistic characters in this story including one called Ernie and yes he was a milkman but unfortunately he was only mentioned in passing. There wasn't a slow speed police chase after Ernie,the fastest milkman in Yorkshire....sadly
Despite the author's attempts at misdirection I did figure out who the killer was quite early in the story but that didn't spoil my enjoyment of this enthralling thriller. There was a number of unexpected twists and the story that had a wonderful old fashioned feel to it held my attention throughout the whole book. Despite this being the third book in the series it can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone. This is the first book that I have read by this author and it will definitely not be my last.
AUTHOR BIO
The British Fantasy Society published Ray Clark's first work in 1995 - Manitou Man: The World of Graham Masterton, was nominated for both the World and British Fantasy Awards. In 2009, Ray's short story, Promises To Keep, made the final shortlist for the best short story award from The Tom Howard Foundation. Ray is based in Goole, and has set his Gardener and Reilly crime series in nearby Leeds
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Website : http://www.thelordofmisrule.net
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PUBLICATION DATE : 9th August 2018
PUBLISHER : Urbane Publications Limited
GENRE : Psychological Thriller
PURCHASE HERE....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Implant-Gardener-Reilly-crime-thriller-ebook/dp/B07DJQHB56/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534278494&sr=1-1&keywords=implant
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