Dark Hunting

Although this is Will Shindler’s third book, his fourth came out earlier this year and I’ve read three of the four books now, albeit with sizeable gaps in-between, unlike Paul Gitsham’s that I’ve just caught up with. This has meant that the nuance that would have been there if I’d read them back to back was absent. However, the protagonist’s backstory is distinctive, although not wholly unique if you take into account Peter James and RD Wingfield as similar examples.



However, the emotion involved in the death of a spouse definitely creates a powerful empathy with the character, particularly given how dark Shindler’s plots are despite that. When a young mother is killed and her son goes missing there are parallels drawn between that and a case that was solved thirty years before, although what they have to do with each other isn’t initially obvious.



The characterisation of the members of the street that this story revolves around is crucial, as Shindler shows that it is not all about the crime, but the likely impact of it. With Finn and his team initially unsure why this mother was killed, fans of Finn and his earlier books will be pleased with the arc of where the storyline goes. And for anyone who hasn’t read the books preceding this, there is not a lot given away to allow you to read the books separately. This is a great skill of a new writer and I was glad to be involved right from the beginning of this series and I’m looking forward to reading his new one ready for an interview with him in the near future. This series shows a different side to police procedurals.












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