Fatal Act
Leigh Russell has delivered
another fast-paced and complex mystery for Geraldine Steel to solve in this,
her latest in the series.
When a seemingly impossible
murder is committed, Geraldine and her colleagues are frustrated by the lack of
clues to lead them towards a solution.
All they have are the people
involved in the case, and in this mystery, most of the people they have to
interview are actors – so they’re used to dissembling and hiding the truth.
After all, they pretend to be something they’re not every day of their lives.
In a world where people
aren’t necessarily what they seem, the partner of the initial victim and those
surrounding him, all seem to be a fairly unlovely lot in one way or another. So
interviewing them is a challenge for Geraldine, her sergeant Sam and the rest
of the team.
Fans of the series will also
be pleased to see some progress in Geraldine’s personal life, including the
possibility of romance with a fellow officer, albeit one Geraldine has
ambivalent feelings about. And an even more intriguing plotline develops
between Geraldine and her former sergeant Ian Peterson.
As with all the Geraldine
Steel novels this storyline ends dramatically with both Geraldine and Sam in
jeopardy, and a surprise you won’t see coming.
All in all, a fabulous read.
I’m very much looking
forward to more books by Leigh Russell both in the Geraldine Steel series and
in the new Ian Peterson one.
Thanks very much to the
publishers for a review copy of this book.
You can find out more here.
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