I do love a good crime novel - they're usually a gripping, fast and furious read. The synopsis suggested this would be no different but I really struggled to feel involved.
Based in London it is certainly very current, based around gang, drug and knife culture. The trouble was that I didn't really like any of the characters - fair enough if you're talking about corrupt gang lords but I didn't really like the cops either. I found it a little confusing at times trying to remember which cop was in which team and who was investigating which crimes.
It all starts with a knife murder - trouble is they don't want to dig too deeply into investigating it as it may compromise 2 years of undercover Police work, as they try and arrest the King Pin of the whole operation, Shakiel.
It's not bad - and perhaps if I were a Londoner (rather than a country bumpkin) I may have felt more of a connection with it. Ultimately though it was just an OK read for me.
Based in London it is certainly very current, based around gang, drug and knife culture. The trouble was that I didn't really like any of the characters - fair enough if you're talking about corrupt gang lords but I didn't really like the cops either. I found it a little confusing at times trying to remember which cop was in which team and who was investigating which crimes.
It all starts with a knife murder - trouble is they don't want to dig too deeply into investigating it as it may compromise 2 years of undercover Police work, as they try and arrest the King Pin of the whole operation, Shakiel.
It's not bad - and perhaps if I were a Londoner (rather than a country bumpkin) I may have felt more of a connection with it. Ultimately though it was just an OK read for me.