I am delighted to share my review today for A Silent Death by Peter May. I have a confession to make… I have not read any of this authors books before… but I do have some on my Kindle. I spotted this book in the supermarket when I getting some picnic bits for a recent day out and I was not disappointed.
When expat fugitive Jack Cleland watches his girlfriend die, gunned down in a pursuit involving officer Cristina Sanchez Pradell, he promises to exact his revenge by destroying the policewoman.
A SILENT LIFE Cristina’s aunt Ana has been deaf-blind for the entirety of her adult the victim of a rare condition named Usher Syndrome. Ana is the centre of Cristina’s world – and of Cleland’s cruel plan.
A SILENT DEATHJohn Mackenzie – an ingenious yet irascible Glaswegian investigator – is seconded to aid the Spanish authorities in their manhunt. He alone can silence Cleland before the fugitive has the last, bloody, word.
MY REVIEW
This is set on the Costa del Sol. Glaswegian investigator John Mackenzie, is asked to travel to Spain to bring back Jack Cleland, a wanted man and fugitive. A Spanish officer, Cristina Sanchez was involved in his arrest but in the process Cleland killed his girlfriend. Cleland blames Sanchez for the death and wants revenge. During his transport to the airport to meet Mackenzie, he escapes and he wants revenge.
This is a brilliantly addictive book and I will definitely be looking at my kindle and reading the ones I already have on there.
Mackenzie is a good character, he says what he thinks and this can cause friction. He is someone who has problems at home and this trip to Spain is supposed to be a quick pick up and return job. This however, turns into something longer as he becomes part of the man hunt and works alongside Sanchez. Cleland has her in her sights and he focuses on her family, her Aunt Ava plays a large part in this story and the authors brings her Usher syndrome into the story with great effect.
AS much as the story is about the hunt for Cleland, it is also about family and relationships and the author does delve back into the life of Ava, it adds a lot to the story and highlights a disease I had not heard much about before.
The story is tense and there is a lot going on, there are several twists and mentions of money and drugs. For my first time with this author I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I can see why he is so popular with readers.
This is a standalone story and the perfect intro to the author and if you are a fan of crime, mystery, thrillers and police procedurals then this is definitely one I would recommend.
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