The Huntsman-(DS Royston Chase#1) Tony J Forder - crime
Oh what a treat, what a delight! DS Royston Chase is charged with, ok let's be
honest, throws himself at a case that intrigues him for a very good reason.
The retired titled chief constable who was known by all and sundry to like a
drink and think nothing of then driving has landed himself and sadly others in
a multi vehicle fatal collision. So far so (almost) straight forward. The icing to
Royston is that Sir Ken was found to have a young passenger who, shall we
say, was found in rather peculiar circumstances at the scene. A young person
who hasn't been reported missing or whom anyone knows anything about.
Royston has a certain lack of filter (his own words)-he opens his mouth and
puts both size nines well and truly in it at times. When DC Claire Laney is his
new partner, he shovels and digs a rather large hole for himself, his brain not
having engaged with his mouth.
Tony has a talent- a rare and wonderful thing for making characters come alive
very quickly and making them real. I'm writing some of this less than 20%
of the way in and already I love Royston and I'm smiling just thinking about
it- such a character developing before my eyes. So much so that I don’t want
to stop reading. A tricky , unusual and well thought out plot and one with
twists and turns along the way. I did wonder whether a new character would
stand up to my love of Jimmy Bliss- well this is his close relative! (as such).
This has to be one of my books of the year- I wanted to find out what happened
but didn’t want it to end. A loveable rogue, a maverick at times but always
with the right intentions. I can’t wait for the next one. Love Royston <3
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