Firewatching

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You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Tyler’s relationship to the DCI, Diane Jordan, plays into the story in a personal and professional way, which provides its share of complications, but it’s Tyler’s inclination to keep people at arm’s length that makes him both difficult to work with as well as limning him as an outlier. This wasn't a bad debut, and I'll look for the next book in the series see how the character of Adam Tyler is further developed. Firewatching is the first in the Adam Tyler detective series, and also the first novel written by Russ Thomas. The exposition about the two spinster aunts provided additional development but I found these parts dragged the story down the most.

Red hot debut for 2020' SARAH HILARY 'Russ Thomas is a bold and brilliant new voice in crime fiction, his talent blazes as fiercely as the flames that rage through his book. S. Tyler, this is her first time working as a plain clothes detective, something she has long aspired to do. I loved the title of this novel- it is very nuanced and multi-layered, although discussing it here would give too many spoilers. Lead character DS Adam Tyler works on the Cold Case Review Team for South Yorkshire police, well to be fair he is the review team.

The plot was quite complicated and I must confess that I didn't guess who the murderer was almost until the very end. Adam has a difficult family background and has gone through a rebellious teenager stage to end up following in his father's steps and joining the police force. Sheffield’s beautiful Botanical Gardens – an oasis of peace in a world filled with sorrow, confusion and pain. Adam's a bit of a loner, reluctant to forge relationships and he's a dogged investigator who perhaps needs a little bit of training (or a large bit) on his inter-personal skills.

I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. Detective Sargeant Adam Tyler, a cold case investigator, is reluctantly partnered with newly promoted Amina Rabbani. His attractiveness comes up more than once, as if this has any bearing on his competence as a detective. When you think you have worked out who the killer is, there is that twist that shows you how wrong you are.I kept with it to the 45 percent mark; skipped to 75 percent in hopes there would be something tantalizing that would reel me back in; and when that didn’t work out, I listened to snippets from there to the end.

Consequently, the twists and turns that do crop up in the narrative are all the more surprising because in hindsight they’re so blatantly obvious.There is plenty to get your teeth into in this dark, tense and suspenseful read, with its gripping central character, I just could not put the book down until I finished.