Review: latest in creepy series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2014
Ah, the Jack Nightingale series. It's not a horror series but more of an occult detective series.Have to confess when the first one came out, I thought it was okay, a perfectly acceptable read but it is a series that gets better and better. Stephen Leather does not follow the expected norm for this kind of thing, he twists the stories around, and teases the reader with the direction and outcome of the books. After the third I thought the series might have ended but when it didn't I felt compelled to find out what direction the series is going in. That may sound cryptic but I don't want to give away significant spoilers.So this book does deal with the outcome of the earlier books and it is advisable to read them in order.Nightingale is asked to help with the investigation of the brutal murders of some Goths and discovers that his past is catching up with him and this time, there may be no way out.Stephen Leather does not write cop outs and easy endings so you never feel you can guess where this book is going. Nightingale himself as a character is someone who lives in a comfort zone, he knows what he is good at, has certain habits and doesn't like change. He is slightly blinkered to his options (certainly with regard to his assistant) and feels that the occult is something he now understands. In reality he doesn't and this book demonstrates what can happen if you don't see the bigger picture.One of the UK's top thriller writers delivers once again and as always leaves us wondering where he is going to take this next...I was lucky enough to receive an advance review copy of this book.