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rosieclaverton's review against another edition
3.0
Taunting the Dead is an unusual book, definitely more of a crime novel than a investigative mystery. While Allie Shenton is the cop heroine, the story revolves around Terry Ryder and his Stoke Mafia.
What I love about the novel is that everyone has a secret and there are no saints in Stoke. The dirt covers everyone and these characters are real, flawed and make plenty of mistakes. However, I'm used to a more straightforward police procedural and, while there were a couple of twists, it wasn't as plot-heavy as I'm used to. For readers who like a lot more character in their crime - think Broadchurch or Shetland - this would be right up their street.
I am looking forward to reading more about Allie Shenton in the future.
What I love about the novel is that everyone has a secret and there are no saints in Stoke. The dirt covers everyone and these characters are real, flawed and make plenty of mistakes. However, I'm used to a more straightforward police procedural and, while there were a couple of twists, it wasn't as plot-heavy as I'm used to. For readers who like a lot more character in their crime - think Broadchurch or Shetland - this would be right up their street.
I am looking forward to reading more about Allie Shenton in the future.
sabrina80's review
4.0
A really great book, brilliant storyline, well developed and likable characters and then of course the not so likeable characters who brought some grit and gore to the book. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is I did not like the neat ending with a little bow of catching the main killer. I feel this was just too perfect an ending. Would recommend reading if you like the CMT genre.
hsk81's review against another edition
5.0
Great read
This is the first Mel Sherratt book I’ve read after being recommended by JD Kirk. It won’t be the last and looking forward to the next one in the series
This is the first Mel Sherratt book I’ve read after being recommended by JD Kirk. It won’t be the last and looking forward to the next one in the series
steph1rothwell's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, I had no idea who the murderer was until the end and there is also a twist. Looking forward to the next in the series.
sarahs_bookish_life's review against another edition
5.0
Taunting The dead is the first novel in the D.S Allie Shenton series.
When Steph Ryder is found dead it doesn't take long for D.S Allie Shenton to suspect the extremely arrogant and ambitious husband Terry. Only problem is the people that can help Allie are all to scared of Terry and Allie finds herself not only having to work her way through the web of lies and deception she also has to figure out her ever growing attraction to the ever charming Terry.
I really enjoyed Taunting The Dead, the way the author has written this book throughout nearly all of the story I had scenes playing through my mind at the same time. It would certainly make for a great t.v series. The story itself had the right amount of grit and thrills that a good crime thriller should have and held my interest throughout the whole book.
The characters themselves were all very believable and I am certainly looking forward to seeing what is in store for D.S Allie Shenton in the future.
When Steph Ryder is found dead it doesn't take long for D.S Allie Shenton to suspect the extremely arrogant and ambitious husband Terry. Only problem is the people that can help Allie are all to scared of Terry and Allie finds herself not only having to work her way through the web of lies and deception she also has to figure out her ever growing attraction to the ever charming Terry.
I really enjoyed Taunting The Dead, the way the author has written this book throughout nearly all of the story I had scenes playing through my mind at the same time. It would certainly make for a great t.v series. The story itself had the right amount of grit and thrills that a good crime thriller should have and held my interest throughout the whole book.
The characters themselves were all very believable and I am certainly looking forward to seeing what is in store for D.S Allie Shenton in the future.
silver_lining125's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
leona_omahony's review against another edition
4.0
This was the first book I read by Mel Sheratt and it certainly will not be my last. I really enjoyed this book and found all the characters were great. It is a police crime book and is the first in a series involving detective Allie Shenton. The book deals with the murder of Steph Rydsr whose husband is a 'gangster. Through the book as Allie tries to find out who,the killer is we get a good insight into,the lives of all the suspects. I would recommend this book.
kaz_loves_books's review against another edition
5.0
An exciting read, full of twists and turns, a very good book from this author
petra_reads's review against another edition
3.0
The first book in the DS Allie Shenton series set in Stoke-on-Trent. Steph Ryder, a woman pretty much disliked by everybody, is murdered on a night out. There are plenty of suspects from her bratty teenage daughter, Kirstie, to her shady husband, Terry, to her 'best' friend Carole; everyone is lying for one reason or another. I didn't find any of the characters likable, and while that doesn't usually put me off, I need to feel something to make the characters interesting and become invested in the story. For some reason, I just didn't care about these characters. The sexual attraction between DS Allie Shenton and the victim's husband, Terry, didn't work for me. Just didn't feel it, sorry. I started to like Allie more towards the end of the book, and the indication that the next book may deal with the case of Allie's sister made it interesting enough that I will read it at some stage in the future.
Overall, this was an entertaining enough listen that didn't require a lot of concentration and was relatively fast-paced with a couple of nice twists but just nothing very memorable. The narration by Heather Wilds was well done.
Overall, this was an entertaining enough listen that didn't require a lot of concentration and was relatively fast-paced with a couple of nice twists but just nothing very memorable. The narration by Heather Wilds was well done.