review by Brian Lowen on show 27th Oct 2011
The latest story in the strange on-going crime solving partnership of TV Crime Reporter
Dan Groves and Chief Superintendent Detective Adam Breen.
The author is the well known reporter on the BBC Spotlight news programme so has good experience in the subject which he fully utilises in these stories, but I still find it rather extraordinary how a top detective would be allowed to work so closely with a TV hack. It does, however make for a good easy reading novel.
The story centres round the bombing of Exeter cathedral by an Islamic terrorist and the attempted cover up by MI5, who are on the trial of a group of Islamic terrorists, of whom this bomber was on the fringe.
The MI5 team move in on the case and take over control, to the annoyance of Adam Breen. There seems to be no cooperation in the solving of this outrage between the two forces and the reason why becomes apparent later in the book.
Once again it is our hero, Dan Groves who solves the mystery and points Adam in the right direction. Some of the relationships in the book are quite unrealistic but it is a good read and thoroughly enjoyable. Dan Groves is a real life believable character who you can sympathise with as he struggles with depression following the break up with his girl friend Claire at the end of the last book in the series. Thankfully all seems well at the end of this book and the romance seems on track again.
I look forward to the next novel in the series.
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