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Cage of Bones by Jenny O'Brien
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Detective Alana Mack and her team are back in another book that really had me scratching the ole noggin.
In this book, along with the previous 2, Mack is in charge of a team that gel really well together and look out for each other. In most police procedural books there is always a boss or corrupt officer, throwing spanners but I really liked the absence of that in back in the this series. Mack will find herself with a new team member with legendary spanner skills however.
From the initial first body to the long list of murders and attempted murders, this case was a puzzling one that threw light on an aspect of Irish life not exceedingly well known about back in the day. On top of that, Mack finds herself the victim of some brutal attacks which sobers her up immensely due to her inability to completely physically fend off the culprit.
In the end, I was a little confused at the 'why' element to all of the murders and it wasn't really explained by the perpetrator either as they went down. Also how the pregnancy came about without her knowledge wasn't explained either. The rest of the book was written superbly well and I can't wait for the next in the series.
Thanks to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for allowing me the chance to read this book, and to Jenny O'Brien for another smasher!
In this book, along with the previous 2, Mack is in charge of a team that gel really well together and look out for each other. In most police procedural books there is always a boss or corrupt officer, throwing spanners but I really liked the absence of that in back in the this series. Mack will find herself with a new team member with legendary spanner skills however.
From the initial first body to the long list of murders and attempted murders, this case was a puzzling one that threw light on an aspect of Irish life not exceedingly well known about back in the day. On top of that, Mack finds herself the victim of some brutal attacks which sobers her up immensely due to her inability to completely physically fend off the culprit.
In the end, I was a little confused at the 'why' element to all of the murders and it wasn't really explained by the perpetrator either as they went down. Also how the pregnancy came about without her knowledge wasn't explained either. The rest of the book was written superbly well and I can't wait for the next in the series.
Thanks to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for allowing me the chance to read this book, and to Jenny O'Brien for another smasher!