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[goldenzingy46]

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as per usual i’m begging you guys to read firewatching!! please!!!

[queerbookgeek]

Firewatching & Nighthawking by Russ Thomas.

I finished Firewatching at the beginning of the year, so will go over it now before I start Nighthawking. 

'A body is found bricked into the walls of a house from the state of the hands its clear he was buried alive, that he tried to claw his way out before he died. The victim is quickly linked to an old missing persons case and DS Adam Tyler is called. 

But Tyler discovers that he has a connection to the case that hopelessly compromises him. With a brutal sadistic murder to unpick, Tyler must move carefully to discover the truth, without destroying the case or himself.

Meanwhile, someone in the city knows exactly what happened to the body. Someone is watching Adam closely. Someone with an unhealthy affinity for fire.'

Overall I liked it, enough to go on and buy the second one anyway. I've never actually read a crime thriller before but I had been given it for christmas and thought I would give it a go.

It mostly follows 4 different perspectives. Each chapter is laid out as a day during the investigation and at the start of each there is a blog entry from an arsonist.

The most prominent perspective is of course DS Adam Tyler as he trys to solve a murder six years after it took place.

Adam doesn't really work well with others but is assigned to work with DI Doggett and his team to investigate the murder. I enjoyed Adam’s character, he is pretty clueless as to what other people are thinking and feeling socially and it felt pretty relatable. And also kind of funny to read the contrast to how observant he is during an investigation. Adam is also gay and deals with a fair amount of homophobia from other members of the police force, to me it felt like it was dealt with well and in a way that doesn't bog down the story but works within the narrative to be realistic.

There are also some parts following Constable Rabbini, a young police constable, who is on the team working the investigation, who wants to be a detective.

To me the most notable though was the perspective of Lily an elderly woman who lives near the murder scene with her partner Edna. Lily starts receiving black mail notes but can't remember what she did, only that it was something bad. Obviously this was pretty emotional to read but it was an interesting take rather than just following along the investigation alone.

Each book is pretty much a stand alone but continuing to follow DS Tyler. Russ Thomas is also working on a third book. 

Obviously this deals with some pretty dark and potentially triggering subject matter and I would recommend looking up trigger warnings for each beforehand. 

Going to Start Nighthawking now and will be back in a couple of day with my thoughts 🏳️‍🌈

[thenilofernoorulain]

Why is it always HEY LET'S HANG OUT!! and not OI WANNA SOLVE CRIMES TOGETHER AND ALMOST FUCKING DIE?

[goldenzingy46]

prediction for dsat #5: franklin = evil

[sweetiepie08]

[snaomiscott]

Book Review: Firewatching

The one where I review Russ Thomas' debut crime thriller, Firewatching. A great first novel that easily earns four out of five stars. My thanks to @simonschusterUK and @NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. #amreading

Firewatching by Russ Thomas My rating: 4 of 5 stars

DISCLAIMER: I received an advanced reading copy of this book from the publishers in return for an unbiased review. My thanks to Simon & Schuster UK and NetGalley for giving me this opportunity.

A body is found bricked up in the cellar of a derelict house and the evidence seems to link the macabre find to a missing persons case from…

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#BlogTour Firewatching by Russ Thomas

#BlogTour Firewatching by Russ Thomas

Today it’s a pleasure to take part in the BlogTour Firewatching by Russ Thomas. It is an incredibly good debut novel.About the Author

Russ Thomas was born in Essex, raised in Berkshire and  now lies in Sheffield. He grew up in the 80s reading anything he could get from the library, writing stories, watching large amounts of television, playing video games, and largely avoiding the great…

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