A review by amothersmusings1
Gallows Drop by Mari Hannah

5.0

“Gallows Drop” is the sixth book in Mari Hannah’s ‘DCI Kate Daniel’s’ series and yet again is another cracking crime thriller. Mari’s opening chapters always create a stir in adrenaline and this book was no exception. 

 

The author admits herself her characters have become her friends and her family and this is obvious from the passion she writes about them. As a regular reader of this series, I too feel like I know them personally and always look forward to seeing what case tests their detecting skills this time. 

 

I was particularly interested in the premise in this book, the ghoulish murder with a possible historical connection to the hanging gibbet in Northumberland, that does actually exist. 

 

This was a special book for me as we saw Kate open her heart a couple of times and seemed her most personal book to date. In one scene we see Kate in a heated argument with another DCI, nicknamed the ‘Angry Man’ who she has history with and I was cheering her on for her strength and resilience in the face of this man. In another we hear Kate reveal some innermost secrets and see a touching scene with her father. 

 

There’s a fantastic, tense chase scene in the denouement, when its impossible to stop reading and with a final sentence that really is jaw dropping, I cant wait to read the next book ‘Without A Trace’. Thank you Mari for another fabulous read! 

 

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