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Billy Rucker has been asked to trace Lucy Bradley, a runaway on the streets of London. But when he finds her, she has been strangled and stabbed and abandoned in a disused house. On the entreaties of her father he agrees to track down her killer.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the most gripping novel I have read for a long time. The author has a real gift for creating tension and excitement, and the incredible plot twists are a constant surprise. The key to the success of these novels lie with the central charascter, Billy Rucker. A genuinely interesting and in-depth character, it is the author's revelations about his inner most thoughts that keep the readers enthralled. The characters are developing so well, I cannot wait for the next installment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I seem to have come into this series all wrong: the first book I read was the fourth (It Was You), and now the second I've read is the second. In any event, both of them are very solidly crafted gritty cases from the files of ex-policeman turned PI Billy Rucker. His speciality is finding missing teenagers for worried parents for a flat (and rather low) fee. Other aspects of his life include his comatose brother (the only family he has left), his girlfriend Sharon (akwardly, she is his brother's ex-fiance), his sparring down at the local boxing club, and his pal Nicky, who owns a bar.
The story starts with a typical case, only it just so happens that Rucker spotted this teenager previously in the day. However, things start to go all pear-shaped when Rucker catches up to the girl, only to find her dead. His ex-police pals are very interested in his involvement, and the whereabouts of a missing teenage boy Rucker saw fleeing from the scene. The bulk of the book concerns the search for the boy and another girl who may have some crucial information. All the while, Rucker contends with a bad patch in his relationship with Sharon and the stress of representing his brother's book of poetry. As in "It Was You", there's a huge twist at the end, and as before, it's an old gimmick and pretty obvious from the get go. Fortunately, it's not the key to everything, and knowning the twist in advance doesn't spoil things (as it does in "It Was You).
Baron's characters are very believable, and he's got a knack for laying out the procedural aspects very clearly without being pedantic. The scheme these teenage runaways are neck-deep in is very unpleasant, and borders on being over-the-top. Similarly, the climax is quite good until Baron takes it just a bit too far. There's also an unfortunate bit where Rucker is captured by the villans, but, as in the movies, they'd rather explain their nefarious doings to him rather than get on with killing him. Still, it's a mostly enjoyable grim urban thriller
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great book. Exciting story line. Lots of twists. Adam has a way of writing that keeps the culprit secret until the very end. Egerly waiting for the third installment.
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