Steps to Heaven (Sgt Major Crane Novels) [Kindle Edition]

Sgt Major Crane is the new boy on the block. I love a good detective series and Crane fits the bill perfectly but with a twist. Set in the Army this makes for an unusual and interesting story and although I don't know anything about army life it comes across as realistic and relevant to a lay person like me.With the added connection to the local Police force and the minefield of working together with civilian Police as well as the relationship with his boss, staff and wife Crane is an appealing, human sort of guy and I think there are many more tales that can be told about him.

The story line was good and the story telling great . I'm looking forward to read the next one in the series which is already waitig for me on my kindle!

Good, fast read and by setting it in army barracks, the author gives her novel an original twist on the detective novel. Crane makes an interesting central character and I recommend checking this out for detective novel fans on the hunt for something fresh and different. As a debut novel this is impressive.

Sergeant Major Crane is a Special Investigations Branch Investigator in the Armed Forces, based at Aldershot Garrison. The military detail in this book is superb, even down to the smallest of details.

I liked Crane instantly, his no-nonsense approach is just fantastic - bordering on comical at times. I liked the way that I also got an insight into his personal life as well, it really helped to build him as a character.

His team - Billy and Kim seem to have differences between them but both strive to do a good job for Crane - doing whatever it takes!

The incident that they are called out to is so horrific that Crane just can't let it go, it is deemed as case closed and he is sent to investigate another incident. Only to find himself called back to that first case after another incident occurs miles away.

He enlists the help of Padre Symonds and 'civvy' police Detective Anderson determined to get to the bottom of these incidents. I liked both of these characters and loved the way that the Padre was loving playing `detective'!! Anderson on the other hand had his hands full - trying to stop Crane who sometimes was a little harsh with people!

The story was great, as I started piecing bits together something else would appear or not quite add up - to be honest at one point I thought that we were never going to catch up with `Zachariah'. It was a bit slow starting but once I got into the storyline I was hooked.

I think the final showdown scene was fantastic and was so happy with the ending! It'll be nice to `catch up' with Crane in the next instalment of the series