Revenge is a dish best served cold. The Snow Killer knows exactly what to do...
Fifty years ago, outside a rural cottage in Lincolnshire, a family of 4 is gunned down in the snow. One of the children survived and later managed to track and kill the men who had killed those family members. Then all went quiet. But now there are new bodies appearing in nearby Peterborough and the police have no idea why. How can it be that there is any connection to what happened all those years ago -- certainly DI John Barton and his fellow detectives at the Major Crimes Unit don't know because it all happened way before they were even born. By the time they figure it out, how many more murders will occur?
This is the first in a new series introducing DI John Barton and focuses on the current murder investigations of several victims in Peterborough. Each was killed during a snow storm. No clues or messages were left with the bodies but all were known to be connected with local crime and drug operations. Is this some sort of vendetta or a takeover of territory attempt? The reader knows because one point of view in the narrative is that of the Snow Killer but it takes the length of the book to figure out the whole story and there are some surprises along the way.
There were a lot of characters to keep straight in this crime thriller and we are just getting to know a little bit about them. I admit that I really liked DI Barton and am looking forward to learning more about him and his family and fellow detectives. I could definitely feel the cold and the chilling effect of the snow created a mood for the story. This was a little bit more than the typical police procedural as it gave some insight into the killer and although I wasn't quite sure how I wanted this to end, the author brought it all to a very satisfactory conclusion. The killer was unique and complex though the age-old revenge motive played out in a slower pace so this was not action-packed even as there was a lot going on. I will definitely be interested in the second book in the series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend.
This is the first book in a new series that I intend to read in order.
Genre - crime thriller, police procedural, revenge, murder
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