The Scent of Guilt- Tony J Forder- 5*

DI Bliss is back in town after a break of 12 years. He moved to another region after

losing his wife as part of a murder investigation he was leading. Three older ladies

have recently been murdered. Not the usual MO for a murderer. Bliss’s long time

friend and colleague DS Chandler is now in Sapphire- a department targeting rapists.

Young girls are being attacked in the city and they are no nearer getting the

perpetrator. Can Bliss return to his old stomping ground and sort things out? Tony

writes with a flair. A flair for getting you into the nitty gritty early on and although

an uncomfortable topic this is written in a comfortable way (does that make sense?)

that makes you want to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next.

Characters with real depth, having a little back story to them so make them “live”

on the pages rather than flat, one dimensional descriptions. The arguments/debates

between Bliss and DCI Edwards are very cleverly thought out and the philosophy

at the end are words to think about, and so very true. A truly brilliant read.

I look forward to more from DI Bliss and the very talented Tony Forder.

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