Bill Rogers (1)

SI Stuart faces another tough challenge to hunt down a killer, apparently seeking revenge and adopting a unique method, ricin poison fired from an air rifle pellet. The author's description of complex procedural investigative matters is as always impressive and never seems gratuitous but essential to plot development and momentum. The many characters, police, criminal and general public are authentically drawn and believable. The Manchester locations are ecletic and authentic and especially for those of us fortunate to have lived in the city and regularly visited it. I especially enjoyed one of the crime scene areas in Didsbury, my 1970s student stamping ground as well as a brief scene in a flat in Imperial Point, Mediacity whose description accurately reflected my more recent recollection of a visit to someone who lived there.… (más)