"A riveting and tangled tale of past hurts sharp as broken glass!"
Reviewed by Audrey Lawrence
Posted April 10, 2013
Thriller Police Procedural
What had she done? That wasn't what Nadine had come back
for. What could she do now? Who could she turn to after
this?
Nadine had once been a kind neighbour of a handsome young
thirteen year old guitarist struggling to survive and to
help his alcoholic mother in a more downtrodden part of
South London called the Crystal Palace after a former Great
Exhibition that had been grandly held there. While not
quite friends and both a little wary of the other, she had
given him hope and inspiration which was way more than
anything Andy's mom was capable of giving.
Now, years later, Tam, Andy Monohan's Manager is excited
by the big chance that has come Andy's way. If Andy's
band doesn't screw it up on him, this could be the closest
Andy could get to catching the gold ring on the musical
merry go round and Tam had waited a long time for this
break.
Yet, on the fateful Friday night that they played in the
backstreet pub, much more happens than just the fog outside.
The next morning, Detective Inspector Gemma Jones, along
with her partner the newly promoted Detective Sergeant
Melody Talbot, are called to investigate the death of man
who had been left trussed up, naked, and strangled. He
turns out to be Vincent Arnot, a well-known barrister.
As they search back over the past 24 hours before the
murder, a link to the band and to Andy, the lead guitarist,
is found. While nothing tangible can be found, Gemma just
feels something is up. There are too many coincidences for
things to be random. Is she on the right track or not?
Are other lives at stake?
Meanwhile, Gemma's husband Duncan Kincaid, a Detective
Superintendent also with Scotland Yard and on leave manning
the home front and caring for Charlotte, their three year
old foster daughter, is itching to get back in action.
Would his offer of help cause more harm than good?
THE SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS is the fifteenth novel in New
York Times best-selling author Deborah Crombie's Kincaid-
James series. With her deft hand at plot and sub-plot
developments and flashback scenes, Crombie soon pulls you
right into the action as the story moves from the seemingly
ordinary to a ruthless and shocking murder and then quickly
on to more. Crombie fans are sure to appreciate this
latest police thriller, yet it also reads well as a stand-
alone book for those who have not previously read the
other books. The characters are strong and realistic in
their joys and frustrations and in their reactions,
especially as puzzling pieces of info are interpreted in
their own ways. If you like fast paced police
procedurals, you will want to check out the smashing
crunch of suspense in THE SOUND OF BROKEN GLASS!
SUMMARY
Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James are
on the case in Deborah Crombie’s The Sound of Broken Glass,
a captivating mystery that blends a murder from the past
with a powerful danger in the present. When Detective Inspector James joins forces with Detective
Inspector Melody Talbot to solve the murder of an esteemed
barrister, their investigation leads them to realize that
nothing is what it seems—with the crime they’re
investigating and their own lives. With an abundance of twists and turns and intertwining
subplots, The Sound of Broken Glass by New York Times
bestselling author Deborah Crombie is an elaborate and
engaging page-turner.
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Re: A riveting and tangled tale of past hurts sharp as broken glass!
"The Sound of Broken Glass" sounds like PBS Masterpiece Mystery material. I'm so glad that I found this review. Will have to order this book asap!
(Joanne Hicks 10:03pm June 9, 2013)
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