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Where The Bodies Are Buried (2011)

by Christopher Brookmyre(Favorite Author)

3.8 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

140870269X (ISBN13: 9781408702697)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Little Brown and Company

series

Sharp Investigations

review 1: Brrokmyre introduces an entirely new set of characters in this first book of a trilogy. Detective Catherine McLeod is settling into her new position with the Glasgow police and Jasmine Sharp is lost at sea after dropping out of acting school when her mother dies and then being pulled into her uncle's private investigator business. Catherine discovers that the police force has as many dark secrets as the local mob, while Jasmine discovers that her acting skills can come in handy in her new line of work. We follow their separate paths until they inevitably intertwine in a real page-turner of a story. Don't make any plans to go out for a while. You've got two more books to go.
review 2: As a 'straight' crime novel, this is a departure in tone for Brookmyre (w... morehose funny, profane and very violent novels rank in the best of British crime writing for me). It works, though, and in its Glasgow setting it draws on the strong sense of place that his previous novels used so well. Gripping plot, engaging and sympathetic characters (especially detective superintendent Catherine McLeod) and a satisfying resolution - definitely enough to make me seek out the next book in this new series. less

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