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janedallaway's review
3.0
I'm not sure where I found this but I had it as a sample on my kindle and having realised it was set in a reasonably accurate Brighton I decided to give it a go. It was a reasonable crime story, but I can't work out whether the detailed setting (I.e. street names, incorrectly named areas (it's not the South Lanes, it's the lanes)) helped or hindered. It wasn't an elegant crime book or one that really felt like it twisted enough to be clever. It was, however, easy to read
nietzschesghost's review
4.0
The Follow, the first book in the PC Gareth Bell series, is the epitome of a gritty, authentic and scalpel-sharp British police procedural. It depicts life as a police officer and the juxtaposition between the excitement of chasing despicable criminals and the mundane nature of the paperwork they have to fill out. The DIU (Divisional Intelligence Unit) is actually a real team that at one point Mr Grzegorzek was part of. They work on a variety of crimes but undercover drug operations are their speciality. This six-year career in the police force is what makes this such a realistic, authentic and believable story.
I loved that the characters were very realistic, and the Brighton setting was so vividly described that I could almost smell and hear the sea. This is thrilling, magnetic and thoroughly gripping crime fiction that I managed to read in a single high-octane sitting. What made this such an intensely riveting novel for me was the in-depth procedures that the police must go through to find out the truth of the situation.
If you enjoy action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thrillers, and let's face it who doesn't, then pick this up; you're highly unlikely to be disappointed. If there was any slight niggle for me it was that there was perhaps a little too much gratuitous violence throughout, but if you can get past the graphic descriptions then you'll find a lot to like here. I must admit, I'm overjoyed this is going to be series. I look forward to the second instalment and reacquainting myself with PC Bell.
Many thanks to Killer Reads for an ARC.
I loved that the characters were very realistic, and the Brighton setting was so vividly described that I could almost smell and hear the sea. This is thrilling, magnetic and thoroughly gripping crime fiction that I managed to read in a single high-octane sitting. What made this such an intensely riveting novel for me was the in-depth procedures that the police must go through to find out the truth of the situation.
If you enjoy action-packed, edge-of-your-seat thrillers, and let's face it who doesn't, then pick this up; you're highly unlikely to be disappointed. If there was any slight niggle for me it was that there was perhaps a little too much gratuitous violence throughout, but if you can get past the graphic descriptions then you'll find a lot to like here. I must admit, I'm overjoyed this is going to be series. I look forward to the second instalment and reacquainting myself with PC Bell.
Many thanks to Killer Reads for an ARC.
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