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'William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction' Peter James
'If you're not a fan yet, why not?' Val McDermid
'A first-rate police thriller set amidst the seamy underside of the swinging sixties' C. J. Sansom
The Runaway
A nameless young woman is found naked and strangled in an alley on Abbey Road.
The Reject
DS Cathal Breen, an outcast in the Marylebone CID, struggles to make sense of the case.
The Rookie
Until new recruit WPC Helen Tozer - the first woman to join the team - makes a breakthrough.
And as hippies slam doors in their face, and locals suspect the new African neighbours, Breen and Tozer tread down a perilous path, closing in on a cruel conspiracy that goes far beyond class, colour and creed.
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I loved the characters. They are all very themselves and very unique although some of them live a bit of a cliché, which is okay and convincingly written by William Shaw. The story itself is not new and therefore lives from those characters. Breen is old-fashioned and introvert, a bit shy and yet curious. Tozer is his absolute opposite, loud and present and she demands. She wants to do things, wants to get their investigation to the next step and she pushes Breen to go on and further, where he would have gotten trapped in his mind-maze. He however manages to slow her down when it is appropriate to tread more carefully. I loved their dynamic right from the start. The minor-ish characters are all very individual and I really like it when authors have the ability to show so many different personalities. Not just puppets that get used to let the story continue, but who make you curious for their very own personal backgrounds. A bit sad was the lack of atmosphere. London 1968. I expected some more… yes, atmosphere and not just the casual dropping of brand names from that era here and there. There was so much more potential and it just rippled away a little. It is definitely a good crime novel but it is not a good 1968-crime-novel and since it was not really letting the reader “feel” the year the narration was set in. I still like it though.
Description
'William Shaw is one of the great rising talents of UK crime fiction' Peter James
'If you're not a fan yet, why not?' Val McDermid
'A first-rate police thriller set amidst the seamy underside of the swinging sixties' C. J. Sansom
The Runaway
A nameless young woman is found naked and strangled in an alley on Abbey Road.
The Reject
DS Cathal Breen, an outcast in the Marylebone CID, struggles to make sense of the case.
The Rookie
Until new recruit WPC Helen Tozer - the first woman to join the team - makes a breakthrough.
And as hippies slam doors in their face, and locals suspect the new African neighbours, Breen and Tozer tread down a perilous path, closing in on a cruel conspiracy that goes far beyond class, colour and creed.
Book Information
Posts
I loved the characters. They are all very themselves and very unique although some of them live a bit of a cliché, which is okay and convincingly written by William Shaw. The story itself is not new and therefore lives from those characters. Breen is old-fashioned and introvert, a bit shy and yet curious. Tozer is his absolute opposite, loud and present and she demands. She wants to do things, wants to get their investigation to the next step and she pushes Breen to go on and further, where he would have gotten trapped in his mind-maze. He however manages to slow her down when it is appropriate to tread more carefully. I loved their dynamic right from the start. The minor-ish characters are all very individual and I really like it when authors have the ability to show so many different personalities. Not just puppets that get used to let the story continue, but who make you curious for their very own personal backgrounds. A bit sad was the lack of atmosphere. London 1968. I expected some more… yes, atmosphere and not just the casual dropping of brand names from that era here and there. There was so much more potential and it just rippled away a little. It is definitely a good crime novel but it is not a good 1968-crime-novel and since it was not really letting the reader “feel” the year the narration was set in. I still like it though.