All it took was one small item on the regional news for Kimberly Guyver and Rachel Golinski to know that their old life was catching up with them. They wondered how they'd been naive enough to think it wouldn't. They hoped they still had a chance to leave it behind - just one more time - but within hours, Rachel's home is burning and Kimberly's young son, Riley, is missing. DC Goodhew begins to sift through their lives, and starts to uncover an unsettling picture of deceit, murder and accelerating danger. Kimberly seems distraught but also defensive and uncooperative. Is it fear and mistrust of the police which are putting her son at risk, or darker motivations? With Riley's life in peril, Goodhew needs Kimberly to make choices, but she has to understand, the one thing she cannot afford is another mistake. Praise for "Cambridge Blue": "You are pulled relentlessly in as Bruce racks up the tension. Menacing and insidious, this is a great novel". (R.J. Ellory). "An exciting debut from a very promising new talent". (Paul Johnston). "A fast-paced gritty tale guaranteed to have you hooked from beginning to end". ("Cambridgeshire Pride"). "Meaty and deeply plotted". ("Morning Star"). "DC Gary Goodhew could just develop into a worthy successor to those venerables of the police procedural now drawing their pensions". ("Tribune"). "A gripping tale of murder and mystery". ("Cambridge Style"). Read more
G**T
The Dectective is a little different
A little different. These British detective books often have a main character who likes to do things his own way and is kept around by his annoyed bosses because he gets results. Generally it is someone with experience and senority (think DI Rebus). In this case it is the very junior DC Goodhew who drives his boss crazy by obsessively working on his own and not keeping him informed. An interesting idea.My criticisms of this book are that it often difficult to figure out who is speaking in sections of dialog and her frequent use of third person pronouns (he and she) make it difficult to figure out who the author is referring to in narrative text.
A**R
First rate
Ms. Bruce's first mystery novel featuring Detective Gary Goodhew, Cambridge Blue, was good, but the followup is much better. The characters are interesting, the suspense palpable and the plot ingenious. The surprising twists continue until the very end. If there is a flaw it is in Goodhew who is interesting but a bit too eccentric to be believable as a police detective. Although, he is learning to work the system, he still seems like the gifted amateur of decades past. Verdict: read it
M**E
Do not miss!!
Another stand out performance from Ms Bruce! Goodhew and his colleagues are pitch perfect in their characterisation and Cambridge has a real sense of place. The plot is close to perfect. On no account miss the Goodhew series!
T**N
Excellent story set in England
This book is very easy to read and follow the story. The story actually makes sense and has a reasonable sequence to the plot. The characters are easy to like and one can identify with the struggle to uncover the truth.
F**I
Cerebral Mystery in a Cerebral Town
Gary Goodhew is a cerebral as opposed to a testosterone stuffed macho man detective. The book isn't laden with vivid sex scenes. Ms. Bruce creates likable characters who reappear in most of her books. The crimes themselves are, well, mysterious.
E**L
love gary goodhew
love gary goodhew mysteries
K**R
Just ok
I actually had to force myself to finish this book. Too many times I wanted to pack it in. I love a surprise ending but this one just didn't grab me
K**N
Just ok for me
Sorry to say I did not enjoy this book, nor am I fond of this author `s writing. Someone else may love it - just not for me.
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