Dark Truths – review (ad)
I was kindly given an electronic copy of Dark Truths by A. J Cross in exchange for an honest review*.
Dark Truths book blurb
A fresh case lays bare old bones for DI Watt’s team.
When a young woman’s body is discovered on a popular jogging trail in Birmingham, Detective Inspector Bernard Watts and his team are plunged into a disturbing murder investigation.
Not only has the woman been violently stabbed – her head is missing.
When a close examination of the crime scene results in a shocking discovery linking the present murder to a past crime, criminologist Will Traynor is brought in to assist the police.
Aware of Traynor’s troubled past, Watts is sceptical that he will bring anything useful to the investigation.
He’s about to be proved very wrong . .
My overall thoughts on Dark Truths
Dark Truths is the first in a new thrilling crime series and I would quite happily read the next book.
The story starts with the discovery of a headless female jogger and the site has many more dark truths to uncover.
Acting Chief Inspector Brophy puts DI Bernard Watts as lead for this investigation into the murder of the headless victim.
Quickly, the body count rises to four.
Brophy also assigns police constable Chloe Judd, a young inexperienced officer to assist DI Watts.
And the Chief has insisted that the team work with criminologist Will Traynor.
Traynor’s wife was murdered ten years ago.
The case remains open and haunts him to this day.
Will spends most of his time searching and following up leads on Claire’s murder will he focus on the case at hand?
There are quite a few characters to try and remember and the pace can be at times quite slow.
I think the slower pace is deliberate.
It amplifies the time constraints and pressure DI Watts and his team is under and also emphasises that in real life murder investigations aren’t wrapped up in 45 minutes, like on TV shows.
The plotline becomes more complex as the investigation continues.
I think this is great start to a new series and the murderer was one of two who I suspected.
I’m looking forward to the next instalment.
About the author A.J. Cross:
A.J. Cross is a forensic psychologist with over twenty years’ experience in the field. She lives in Birmingham with her jazz-musician husband and is the author of five Kate Hanson mysteries.
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Publishing Information:
Published in paperback and digital formats by Black Thorn Books on 4th February 2021
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