Title: The Devil You Know
Author: Neil Lancaster
Publisher: HQ Digital
Publication Date: March, 2024
Genre: Crime
Pages: 383
My Rating: ★★★★☆
Whilst this is the fifth in the DS Max Craigie series, this reads easily as a stand alone. The Devil You Know follows Max and his team trying to crack a brutal corruption case.
This book is absolutely jam packed with action, drama and some grizzly murder scenes. Its fast pace makes it an utter page turner! I really enjoyed it and fully got behind Max and his team. It got my blood pumping and heart racing in some of the scenes. I loved the descriptive nature and the humour peppered throughout (I think “you nugget” is now one of my favourite insults and had me chuckling). The suspense was great and I felt it was cleverly written and had a believable storyline.
My only criticism is that I’d have liked “The Ace” to have been a bit more of a central character. I felt like I was more “who?” than “whaaaaat?” when we found out who it was. It could have been a touch more of a jaw dropping moment.
Excellent series, would recommend. A solid four stars from me.
Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for my advanced copy.
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