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Hard Girls (2009)

by Martina Cole(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0755328701 (ISBN13: 9780755328703)

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English

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Fiction

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review 1: I am reviewing the novel Hard Girls by Martina Cole which is an excellent thriller which I bought from a car boot sale. This is a gritty novel set in South East England which isn't surprising when you consider Martina lives in Kent. The title Hard Girls, I think refers to the 2 policewomen who are the central characters in the story. There is Annie who is a Detective Chief Inspector investigating a string of murders of prostitutes. There is also Kate a retired DCI who is a consultant and is helping out in solving the case. She also has a partner who is a bit of a wideboy and has been renting out flats to prostitutes to use as brothels. Kate leaves him when she realizes he has been involved in this. What her partner doesn't realize is the income from these flats has been r... moree invested in drugs. It's the prostitutes in these flats the serial killer is singling out. The murders are very gruesome so you need a strong stomach to read this book. The killer slips them date rape drugs prior to the crime. They realize he must hate prostitutes but only later do they realize he is a prominent policeman set on messing up their investigation. He also physically abuses his wife. When they try to aprehend him there is a funny scene where Kate's ex partner has to get a hard man called Georgie Twofer who makes Arnold Schwarznegger look like a wimp to kick the door in. There is a happy ending & the book is a satisfying read. It also keeps your interest throughout.
review 2: Let's meet kate burrows, a legend between cops, retired but still involved in the force as an adviser.as we meet a little of her background and entanglement with Patrick- a mobster with a name- the first of a series of victims is found dead, mutilated in an horrific state.after that we follow two parallel stories, one of the criminal world, and other of the investigation team composed by anie carr and kate, who battle to prove themselves as they chase an invisible criminal.I'd lok to say the end was surprising, bur at the middle of the book I was pretty sure of who the criminal was, which took some of the fun in the book. Is. great thriller, the characters are well depicted, and quite believeable, but somehow the main character, kate, annoyed me. it's a solid book, if you like police misteries. less

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