We all know Chris Chibnall can write and he can certainly write an engaging detective novel.

The opening was great and played out just as the opening of an award winning hit detective TV show would. It was so vivid in my head - I had a great time casting a whole host of personally hand picked actors and actresses for the roles.

And also, an extra secret star on top of the five, because the main character was called Nicola and my name is never the main character! So yay for Nicola’s all round. She was a great character too and one that was insanely easy to get behind.

The main central plot and story itself was so compelling and one that will hook you from the very first chapter. I found it so easy to read whole chunks of pages at a time and especially towards the end, I couldn’t put the book down.

We have mystery, we have intrigue, we have likeable characters - it was perfectly written. It was easily enjoyable, I hope there’s more to come!

Fast paced read.
The landlord of the White Hart pub, has been found dead and the suspects are many.
Really enjoyed this action packed story and even though there were a lot of characters i found them easy to visualize.
Exciting and full of twists.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

This had great potential. As a massive fan of Broadchurch I was excited to read this, however I struggled with this story and writing style. I would still recommend if you enjoy mysteries and thrillers. However, this did not work for me.

3.5 ⭐


This was definitely a good read.
It was decently paced and had good well rounded characters.
Not just the main ones either, despite being introduced to a lot of people, each of them stood out individually.
I was expecting all sorts of shenanigans with a death like this, but what I had instead was solid police work and the foundations of a team build.
I'm hoping there's more to come.

A very nice debut from Chibnall.