Children of the dust book
As I mentioned in my review of the first entry in this series Black December I liked the characters of DCI Brendan Moran and his faithful built like a bull sidekick SDI Robert Phelps enough to read this second entry And overall I m glad I did. Children of the dust book In general I thought it was a little better than the first book The plot definitely was a sequel to the first novel continuing a key story line from that work As you know I stick to jacket descriptions marketing blurbs in these reviews to avoid spoilers so here s the one for this novel An undercover officer goes missing and the body of a young man is found mutilated in a shop doorway Is there a connection Returning to work after a short convalescence DCI Brendan Moran s suspicions are aroused when a senior officer insists on freezing Moran out and handling the investigation himself. Book creatures of dust book As temperatures hit the high twenties tempers fray and the investigation founders Moran finds himself coming back to the same question again and can he still trust his own judgement or is he leading his team up a blind alley Hunter spins this plot into an interesting albeit violent thriller Seriously the body counts in these Brendan Moran novels are incredibly high In fact I almost didn t give this four stars even though I thought it was better than the first Moran novel due to the high number of deaths It s not that I mind the violence per se it s that some of the characters that get killed are not insignificant So I find myself trying not to get too attached to any character I think the author will knock off in a few chapters Still I have enjoyed these first two entries and definitely will read numbers 3 and 4 which I ve already purchased It s not the best detective series I ve ever read but it is an entertaining one Kindle Edition Much better than the first book however the body count was unnecessarily high Kindle Edition I am getting familiar with the characters in the series and I like the way they are developing I especially like Charlie who is a very strong female supporting character I highly recommend reading these in order as the reader would have trouble sorting out all the references to the first book. Creatures of dust mystery quest The puzzle is excellent and even though there is a lot of violence it is not misplaced Good read Kindle Edition The title is apt there are so many dusty creatures humans in this novel that it beggars the imagination You cannot tell the bad guys from the good guys in this book and I lost count of how many were murdered beat up ended in hospital suicided and who was who So many plots to follow but I kept going to the end to at least find the outcome Kindle Edition Overall an exciting end that I wish would ve concluded before Mrs Flynn decided to enact revenge I missed Phelps as he is by far my favorite character and can always be counted on for his wry commentary I am frustrated by the ineptitude of this police force They often go off on leads alone unarmed get themselves kidnapped leave each other during stakeouts and simply get themselves killed The new DI is female so she of course cries a lot I hope they get it together in book 3 Kindle Edition Once again Scott and DCI Moran took us on another wild adventure If you haven t been reading these books you need to start they are well worth your time and money Kindle Edition This was better than the first The name of one of the characters is Helen McKellar I laughed every time I read it and it came up a lot Hunter has a habit where he will refer to male characters by their last name only but when he s referring to a woman character he used both first and last names Odd I wonder why and if he even realizes that he s doing it Hunter also has no problem killing off characters good guys and bad Villain was very obvious despite attempts to make it less so Kindle Edition I enjoyed this 2nd book better than the 1st one which was not that bad at least until the very end that spoiled it all for me Once again Hunter overstretches the limits of credibility which prevents a better rate from yours truly but manages excellent dialogues and an interesting supporting cast actually interesting than Moran himself particularly Phelps and newcomer Charlie Pepper Fyi even if not mandatory to get the whole picture I recommend reading Black December firstly Kindle Edition A good second book in the series Moran once again facing the fallout from past events Intertwining plots murder and senseless death Well written and fast paced Kindle Edition So many storylines going on in these books One left in my set Kindle Edition
An unusual crime requires an unusual detective An undercover officer goes missing and the body of a young man is found mutilated in a shop doorway Is there a connection Returning to work after a short convalescence DCI Brendan Moran s suspicions are aroused when a senior officer insists on freezing Moran out and handling the investigation himself A second murder convinces Moran that a serial killer is on the loose but with only a few days to prove his point the disgruntled DCI can t afford to waste time As temperatures hit the high twenties tempers fray and the investigation founders Moran finds himself coming back to the same question again and can he still trust his own judgement or is he leading his team up a blind alley Creatures of Dust is the second book in the popular DCI Brendan Moran crime series REVIEWS a well planned well written novel The writer has a fertile imagination and an attractive narrative style one of the best reads I have had this year Gripped by the grizzled Irish detective.
Creatures of dustgard plenty of twists and turns Bravo I thoroughly enjoyed Black December it s a very good who done it and so often Creatures of Dust DCI Brendan Moran 2
Scott Hunter was born in Romford Essex His writing career was kick started after he won first prize in the Sunday Express Short Story Competition He divides his time between writing and drumming He has recorded with internationally renowned rock band Jethro Tull and appeared in concert with 70s popsters Mungo Jerry He is currently working on his thirteenth novel and has recently published The Cold Light of Death number eight in the very popular DCI Brendan Moran crime series Black December the first DCI Brendan Moran novel has also been released in audiobook format He was long listed for the Times Chicken House Childrens Novel Competition for The Ley Lines of Lushbury and won the Sunday Express Short Story Competition Scott Hunter was born in Romford Essex His writing career was kick started after he won first prize in the Sunday Express Short Story Competition He divides his time between writing and drumming He has recorded with internationally renowned rock band Jethro Tull and appeared in concert with 70 s popsters Mungo Jerry He is currently working on his thirteenth novel and has recently published The Cold Light of Death number eight in the very popular DCI Brendan Moran crime series Black December the first DCI Brendan Moran novel has also been released in audiobook format He was long listed for the Times Chicken House Children s Novel Competition for The Ley Lines of Lushbury and won the Sunday Express Short Story Competition a few years back for his historical entry set in the English Civil War His second novel The Trespass is a top 20 Bestseller He has recently been shortlisted for the 2016 Crime Writers Association CWA Margery Allingham short story competition,
Children of the dust book A second murder convinces Moran that a serial killer is on the loose but with only a few days to prove his point the disgruntled DCI can t afford to waste time,
Children of the dust novel Scott Hunter lives in Berkshire with his wife Katherine and his two youngest children site_link.
