A fascinating story although I did find parts of it rather far fetched. Scout’s, his daughter, behaviour was more in line of perhaps a 15 year old than a 12 year old. As a father in London he should have taken much more care of her. Quite a complex plot but I enjoyed it. The end paragraphs about their dog made me cry

This is not so much a book about murder, as an exploration of love. The love of a man for his daughter, for his friends, for justice, for the underprivileged, for his job, for his old dog, and, even, for his ex wife. The love of a woman for the man who betrayed her. The love of ex prisoners for the woman who gave them hope. The love of some for money, some for power and sexual thrills, and the love of a young homeless woman for her childhood toy. The story itself is full of twists and turns, plots and sub plots. What was in the safe that was broken into, all those years ago? How can seemingly reformed villains abandon their new lives and act in such a destructive way? Why are two gangsters terrified of a dying woman? How does a twelve year old girl cope with being abandoned by her mother, and how can her father cherish her thirst for a fairer society and greater justice, yet still keep her safe? This book superficially resembles an American police novel, but goes far deeper. The thought processes and mental dilemmas of the main character are what gives it depth and sets it above a run of the mill thriller. A beautiful and very moving novel, which leaves the reader with a lot of food for thought.

I'm not sure where to start. I really didn't care for this book loads. Mainly because I've not read any other books in this series before, that being a mistake on my part so I most likely didn't understand the characters greatly.

I believe that the writing structure changed a lot. Certain chapters it was a lot more basic which I think worked a lot better, whereas the more complex and developed writing was boring. The one I also found to be more complex took longer for me to understand what was going on.


Did I enjoy the book? In parts , 100%. I thought the story was extremely gripping and jumps straight into the action. Fans of Karen Mcmanus will adore this book and I hope they find it as it will be up their street.

"Emma Moon is out.

She's served nine years hard time for an armed robbery that killed two men and enriched many more.

But Emma’s never talked; she's never revealed who was with her on the day of the robbery or who killed both men. And she's never given up the money.

And now she's free. But everything has her family; her share of the money and her faithless loser of a husband.

So now Emma Moon is in a hurry. Because it's payback time and, after nine years inside, she has friends and she has disciples - people who will do anything for her.

As the bodies of the innocent and the guilty pile up, one detective stands between a career criminal and her quest for revenge.

Max Wolfe, single parent of a teenage daughter, a fiercely independent detective who owes nothing to anyone and who has own very particular form of justice ..."