Today it's also my turn on the BlogTour Hunter's Secret by Val Penny.
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Val Penny is an American author living in SW Scotland. She has two adult daughters of whom she is justly proud and lives with her husband and two cats. She has a Law degree from Edinburgh University and her MSc from Napier University. She has had many jobs including hairdresser, waitress, lawyer, banker, azalea farmer and lecturer. However, she has not yet achieved either of her childhood dreams of being a ballerina or owning a candy store. Until those dreams come true, she has turned her hand to writing poetry, short stories and novels.
Her crime novels, 'Hunter's Chase' Hunter's Revenge, Hunter's Force and Hunter’s Blood form the bestselling series The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries. They are set in Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Crooked Cat Books. The fifth novel in the series, Hunter's Secret, is published by darkstroke. Her first non-fiction book, Let’s Get Published is available now.
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About the book
Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is called to the scene of a murder. DCs Tim Myerscough and Bear Zewedu found a corpse, but when Hunter arrives it has disappeared, and all is not as it seems.
Hunter recalls the disappearance of a dead body thirty years earlier. The Major Incident Team is called in but sees no connection – it is too long ago. Hunter is determined to investigate the past and the present with the benefit of modern DNA testing.
Tim has other problems in his life. His father, Sir Peter Myerscough, is released from jail. He, too, remembers the earlier murder. There is no love lost between Hunter and Sir Peter. Will Hunter accept help from his nemesis to catch a killer? Hunter’s own secret is exciting and crucial to his future. Will it change his life? And can he keep Edinburgh safe?
This is the fifth book in the Edinburgh Crime Mysteries, however it can absolutely be read as a standalone novel.
As a young boy DI Hunter Wilson found a bloodied body with his friend, when they returned with the police said body was gone. Now thirty years later the situation appears to be repeating itself, yet another dead body that mysteriously disappears. Guess who is on the case - DI Hunter Wilson. What are the chances of that happening?
This is a crime read, a police procedural, and it also wades into the world of crime that was often swept under the rug many decades ago. I'd like to say things are different, but a target on the back is still a thing in the 21st century.
The strength of the piece is the way Penny pens the team, the way they work together and support each other. The slightly eccentric and vigilante aspect of the team, as they work together with Hunter no matter the obstacle. Also the mob vibe and criminal underbelly storyline that flows throughout. It gives the read a pinch of something extra.
In its own way the solution to the crime is a nod in the direction of the underlying hatred that still flows with such an intensity against certain people and communities. I liked the way the author gave the crime a presence in both past and present, which highlights both how far we have come and still have to go.
Buy Hunter's Secret at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Publisher: darkstroke books / Crooked Cat 8 Aug. 2020. Buy at Amazon com.
Read my review of Hunter's Force by Val Penny.
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