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SYNOPSIS:
Fresh from his exploits in The Shift, Constable Angus Thoroughgood finds himself assigned to Community Policing in the crime-ridden Briarknock area of Glasgow — an area known for its horrific drugs problem, violent petty crime, and unemployment. It’s also home to The Creepers, a notorious team of housebreakers whose reign of terror must come to an end.
However, it’s not just The Creepers that Thoroughgood must contend with. Working with his partner Harry Currie, the Scottish detective must battle corruption within the force and work to stop a plot that would destroy cities across the North of England, discovering a fabled piece of Glasgow criminal folklore along the way — the Blood Acre.
MY THOUGHTS:
The Blood Acre is the latest book in R.J. Mitchell’s DS Thoroughgood series but can easily be read as a stand alone. This book is a great crime thriller where you get a real insight into both the world of the police and the criminals. The characters are realistic and rounded, and you can't help but invest in them. I particularity liked Emma, as well as the criminals Gregsy, Spider and McGrain. I loved the Glaswegian dialect that shone through within the novel, even though it took me a while to understand, being the Londoner that I am!!
The story was fast paced; brutal and shocking at times with plenty of gory details. There were a number of twists that I didn't foresee which added to my overall enjoyment. This would make an excellent television series.
Thank you to Emma @damppebbles crime book blog and R.J. Mitchell for inviting me to join this book tour.
AUTHOR:
Robert James Mitchell was brought up in Stirling. Mitchell was initially detailed beat duties out of the former Blackhill Police Office and then Baird Street Police Office in the former ‘D’ Division, or the North, as it was known to all the men who served in the division. In January, 2007, while recovering from an appendicitis, Mitchell decided to write the first draft of ‘Parallel Lines: The Glasgow Supremacy‘, drawing heavily on his own experiences and featuring the characters of Detective Sergeant Gus Thoroughgood and DC Kenny Hardie.
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