Review: Excellent yarn
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
Detective Jack Hawksworth of New Scotland Yard has been the main feature in a previous novel, Bye Bye Baby, remnants of which are referred to in this excellently written and exciting second appearance.Someone has been taking the faces of corpses - and some kidneys as well - and dumping the bodies at the side of the canal. The inevitable nosy dog turns up and uncovers the first of the deaths, but then catastrophe strikes. Jack is having an affair with the beautiful Lily whose traditional Chinese family is pushing her to marry an eminent surgeon who just happens to be a "plastic" specialist.Hawksworth's team is well depicted, the characters finely drawn and believable. The tension mounts as the crooks decide to jump ship...and Jack is presented with an interesting surprise at the end, one which neither he nor I saw coming.No spoilers!This book is well worth reading and is a credit to its author, whom I sincerely hope is spinning the next "Jack" saga!