Plenty of grit, a tightly woven plot and well-crafted characters
I was really pleased to return to the world of Detective Gemma Woodstock, having hugely enjoyed The Dark Lake, and this sequel offers another addictive, exciting installment in the series.
This time, Gemma is still battling her own demons whilst trying to solve the various cases given to her along with her colleague Nick Fleet, in a different location from the Australian small town of the previous novel - now the action is firmly based in the city of Melbourne. Gemma and the team try to solve various crimes, including - most intriguingly - the stabbing of a movie star, in broad daylight and on-set during the filming of a scene. This results in some serously high-profile police work and mounting pressure from all sides, which ramps up the tension for Gemma, Fleet and their colleagues.
As I tend to, I really enjoyed the police procedural aspect of the story, but also the more personal parts where we find out more about Gemma as a character, and the things in her past which have made her the way she is now. She's by no means perfect as a detective, mother, ex-wife or girlfriend, but she's very likable and makes for interesting reading.
Into The Night has plenty of grit, a tightly woven plot and well-crafted characters, making it a brilliant read - whether you've read The Dark Lake or not.
This time, Gemma is still battling her own demons whilst trying to solve the various cases given to her along with her colleague Nick Fleet, in a different location from the Australian small town of the previous novel - now the action is firmly based in the city of Melbourne. Gemma and the team try to solve various crimes, including - most intriguingly - the stabbing of a movie star, in broad daylight and on-set during the filming of a scene. This results in some serously high-profile police work and mounting pressure from all sides, which ramps up the tension for Gemma, Fleet and their colleagues.
As I tend to, I really enjoyed the police procedural aspect of the story, but also the more personal parts where we find out more about Gemma as a character, and the things in her past which have made her the way she is now. She's by no means perfect as a detective, mother, ex-wife or girlfriend, but she's very likable and makes for interesting reading.
Into The Night has plenty of grit, a tightly woven plot and well-crafted characters, making it a brilliant read - whether you've read The Dark Lake or not.