DEAD TOWN by Stephen Williams

 4* Really enjoyed this intro to Hume and Raine. 

This tale, it seems, is the 3rd in a series but I had no trouble reading it as a standalone. There's enough that's hinted at to clue you in about the leads and their relationship  - MIL and DIL - and what's happened to make them love each other but have a prickly relationship with each other.

For those of us of a certain age, who've not grown up with the tech that features heavily in this book, at time things got confusing. There were small Eureka! moments in Hume's brain as she clocked what was going on via Echo's (her DC) explanations. Thank goodness!

The storyline has some gruesome scenes to it, and a pretty evil character that's not revealed until just before the end, and on top there's a reveal I hadn't seen coming, though in hindsight I should have - blame my age, the baffling jargon and a bit TMI. Wood for trees. There's a lot of detail, the tale is quite slow at times and Raine has an unorthodox MO, and there's not an ending with everything nicely dotted and crossed, which was a tad irritating. It's quite addictive, though, and I'm checking out the others. I'm not sure if I maybe missed a little something because of not reading the previous books in the series, as a lot of history was alluded to, but it certainly didn't spoil the book. 

ARC courtesy of Joffe Books and NetGalley for my reading pleasure. 

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