I can't remember how I heard about this, but it's a Scandi-noir crime thriller set in the Peak District with a flawed detective called Jake Sawyer. So it's a genre I enjoy, set in a place I love with a main character with an excellent name. I'm very much the target demographic, it could have been tailor made for me. I did enjoy it, it's not spectacularly original, and Jake Sawyer is a bit of a cliche with his traumatic past, his quirks, quips, and love of indie music. Bit of wish fulfilment from the author going on there. So many places in the Peaks are namechecked, and I loved that, being able to picture the murder scene in Padley Gorge and knowing where the cafe in Hartington is where the detective sits and broods. Not sure I'd read any more unless in the area, maybe I'll ration it one per trip to the Peak District
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