Just finished reading a debut novel by Elena Forbes. "Die with me" was a pleasant surprise! Forbes included all the elements of a mystery/psychological thriller that much more seasoned novelists sometimes have difficulty with.
The protagonist is the broodingly handsome DI Mark Tartaglia who inherits a murder case because of the fact that his mentor/DCI is in the hospital recovering from a serious accident.
A modern police procedural mystery set in West London, the crime involves the apparent suicide of a young girl. However it soon come to light that the girl was 'assisted' in her death by a man and that this was not the first young girl to meet her end in the same manner! Someone seems to be targeting the most 'lost' girls and exploiting their vulnerability for his own sadistic pleasure.
Just when things get interesting for Tartaglia and his sergeant Samantha Donovan a new DCI is appointed to the case in a position above him... a woman, the formidable Deputy Chief Inspector Carolyn Steele. With her comes a profiler, Dr. Patrick Kennedy.
What I particularly liked about this novel was the deep characterization. I felt I knew all the characters well and the satisfactory ending left me wanting more. Since it said on the jacket flap that Forbes is now writing the sequel, I look forward to another quality series!
An interview with Elena Forbes is available online.
3 comments:
Lynne, I was so intrigued by your review of "Die With Me" I just had to read it. I enjoyed it so much I went out and purchased a copy of the next in the series "Our Lady of Pain". I'm sure it will be as good if not better. Thanks, Gaye
Lynne, I was so intrigued by your review of "Die With Me" I just had to read it. I enjoyed it so much I went out and purchased a copy of the next in the series "Our Lady of
Pain".
Thanks for the heads up, Gaye
Lynne, I was so intrigued by your review of "Die With Me", I just had to read it. I enjoyed it so much (though I did figure out the evil doer early on) I went out and purchased a copy of the next in the series "Our Lady of Pain".
Thanks for the heads up, Gaye
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