I found this story intriguing from the start, with a gripping plot to uncover how lawyer Charlie Priest's crucial witness on a libel trial is found murdered on the first day of the trial! The events that spiralled after this were very clever and I definitely felt everything was resolved at the perfect moment throughout. The plot unfolds at a really great pace with unexpected twists and turns along the way! I enjoyed Priest's friendship with his colleague Georgie Someday and the way in which they worked together to uncover the various clues. The last sentence was also fantastic! I have a feeling what is said in this sentence will definitely be explored further in future novels for Charlie Priest.
The use of the scene from 1989 in chapter 1 regarding a young girl found in a distressed state at the top of a cliff was also particularly effective. I instantly wanted to know how/if it was connected to the present case in any way as I started reading the first few chapters. The related diary style entries about that time interspersed throughout the book worked well too.
I have really enjoyed my first foray in to the life of James Hazel's prolific lawyer character Charlie Priest. He has so many interesting elements to his personality and I would definitely like to see what case he works on next (and the case he worked on within James' debut novel)!
The use of the scene from 1989 in chapter 1 regarding a young girl found in a distressed state at the top of a cliff was also particularly effective. I instantly wanted to know how/if it was connected to the present case in any way as I started reading the first few chapters. The related diary style entries about that time interspersed throughout the book worked well too.
I have really enjoyed my first foray in to the life of James Hazel's prolific lawyer character Charlie Priest. He has so many interesting elements to his personality and I would definitely like to see what case he works on next (and the case he worked on within James' debut novel)!