"A Series of murders that may or may not be connected"
Reviewed by Shellie Surles
Posted September 18, 2014
Thriller | Thriller Police Procedural
There is a series of home invasion happening by a group
dubbed The Savages when no one is home and they don't
leave
any clues. Now a wealthy home owner is killed and her
husband is in critical condition. The thefts have reached
a
new level. DC Cooper's gut tells him that this may be
separate from The Savage's crimes. Now Cooper must go out
on his own and try to discover if his gut is correct.
Meanwhile DC Fry is stuck in a seminar and bored to death.
Until her actions make her being able to stay in the
seminar impossible. Sent back to the unit to help DC, Fry
is
feeling as if she no longer has a place there. The
relationship between characters and their places in life
seems to be nearing a crossroads.
THE DEVIL'S EDGE is part of the series written by Stephen
Booth that follows the characters of Cooper and
Fry. Each
book can be read as a standalone where the mystery is
involved. The characters grow and change over each book
and
this one confused me a little in that area. I thought
Cooper
and his finance had ended the last book with problems, yet
in this one all seemed to be fine. Maybe it's explained in
the next one or maybe I'm just easily confused.
The story itself is interesting and keeps you guessing.
THE DEVIL'S EDGE is a good read as a standalone. As part
of the series I thought he needed to look more into the
relationship of Cooper and Fry. It seemed a little
confusing and needs clarity.
Overall though THE DEVIL'S EDGE
is a good story and enjoyable part of the series. THE
DEVIL'S EDGE by Stephen Booth is a good mystery that makes
you think.
SUMMARY
When nobody's home, the Savages roam ... The newspapers call them the Savages: a band of home
invaders as merciless as they are stealthy. Usually they
don't leave a clue—but this time, they've left a body. The
first victim is found sprawled on her kitchen floor, blood
soaking the terracotta tiles. Before long, another corpse
is
discovered, dead of fright. As the toll rises, it's up to
DC
Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry to track down the killers. But
the enemy isn't who they think it is. Beneath the sinister
shadow of a mountain ridge called the Devil's Edge, a
twisted game is under way, a game more ruthless than the
detectives can imagine. Packed with nerve-jangling suspense and moody atmosphere,
this is a thriller to rival the very best of Peter
Robinson
and Peter James.
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