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Not My Valentine by Tony Bassett

May20

Gripping

Not My Valentine by Tony Bassett is a fabulous contemporary crime suspense that I just could not put down. It is the seventh book in the Detectives Roy & Roscoe series but can be read as a stand-alone.

I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces. Easy banter flowed between the regular police officers. We see the tenacity of the law to solve the case as we drop in on the detectives.

Present day murder is investigated alongside a cold case. The law enforcement officers are relentless in their pursuit of justice and the reader applauds their commitment.

The action is set in the Midlands with a murder in Worcester, and chasing criminals around Birmingham and the Black Country. As a Black Country wench living in Worcestershire, the locations were incredibly familiar to me. This helped me to really bed down into the book.

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It Never Rains by Tony Bassett

Nov2

Well Constructed

It Never Rains by Tony Bassett is an engrossing contemporary crime thriller that I just could not put down. It is part of the Detectives Roy & Roscoe series which I love.

The setting is in the Midlands, around Warwick and Stratford. As a Black Country girl, I was familiar with some of the places and was thrilled to see that Bewdley, where I live, was mentioned – it doesn’t normally crop up in novels. I am very familiar with the location of Worcester and knew exactly where the author was talking about.

Tony Bassett has constructed a marvellous plotline. It was well thought out and executed. I was totally gripped from the start.

As the book starts, the reader is on the ‘side’ of the pipe and slippers brigade.

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Seat 97 by Tony Bassett

Jun6

Exciting & Gripping

Seat 97 by Tony Bassett is a marvellous contemporary murder thriller that captured my attention from the start.

Tony Bassett has cleverly constructed and well executed a complex plotline that intrigues the reader from the start.

All the characters are well drawn with likable leading ones and some very menacing criminals.

The story is set in London. The reader travels from posh mansions to the seedy, violent underworld of the belly of London criminals. We witness ruthless gangland bosses, grieving widows and the relentless search for the truth.

A newspaper reported teams up with the local police as he gains access and knowledge in places they fail to. Between them, they are determined to crack the case, solve the murders and see justice served.

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Out For Revenge by Tony Bassett

Jan17

Fast Paced & Exciting

Out For Revenge by Tony Bassett is an exciting contemporary crime novel that intrigued me from the start. It is the fourth book in the DCI Roscoe and DS Roy series but can be read as a stand-alone.

This is a novel that requires you to remain on high alert as you read. The plotline is intricate and well thought out. As we read, we cling on to the action as it twists this way and that.

All the characters were well drawn. There were unscrupulous villains and hard working police officers who relentlessly pursue the bad guys, whether they are inside or outside the force.

A rumor of corruption means cards must be played close to the chest. The circle of the trustworthy is small. We witness the loyalty of some outside the police force who put their lives on the line.

All the action is set in the Midlands – mainly around Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry and the Warwickshire and Worcestershire countryside. As a local girl, I was familiar with most of the locations which enhanced my reading experience.

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