Saturday, August 17, 2019

Bad Tidings

Bad Tidings by Nick Oldham (2013) 220 pages

When Henry Christie, a Detective Superintendent in Lancashire, England, is ready to leave for the Christmas holiday with his sweetheart, his boss entices him to stay on the job. The lure: to see if he can catch a serial killer that has struck on at least the past two Christmas Eves. Each of the murders began as a missing persons case, and when the bodies were found a week later, it was clear the victims had been tortured and shot, their mouths stuffed with bird feathers.

Henry can't help but take the bait, finding two of his colleagues to work on these cold cases with him. While they scan lists of missing persons, they also search for commonalities between the victims. Meanwhile, two crime families celebrate the holidays by warring openly. Henry spends plenty of time zooming across the county in his Audi, going to crime scenes and following up on leads. Several people are killed. This series, by a former cop, definitely has its share of gore.

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