About the Book
You’re young. You’re in love. You’re in terrible danger…
A completely unputdownable thriller from Amazon chart bestseller Arlene Hunt.
‘The woman’s body lay on the bed, hair fanned out in a golden halo, blue eyes open. On the table stood an unmistakable sign: a bouquet of bright yellow roses...’
On a freezing January morning, a young couple is found dead in their cottage in the quiet Dublin suburbs. When Detective Eli Quinn arrives at the scene his stomach drops. It’s the second double homicide in as many months where the killer has left a bunch of yellow roses.
Tucked between the thorns is a little card, with an image of a broken heart. There’s no doubt the killer is trying to send a message, but what do the flowers mean? And can Eli figure out the killer’s motive, before they strike again?
Utterly gripping, fast-paced and nail-bitingly tense, this serial killer thriller will keep you up reading all night. If you love Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott and Patricia Gibney, you won’t be able to put this down.
A completely unputdownable thriller from Amazon chart bestseller Arlene Hunt.
‘The woman’s body lay on the bed, hair fanned out in a golden halo, blue eyes open. On the table stood an unmistakable sign: a bouquet of bright yellow roses...’
On a freezing January morning, a young couple is found dead in their cottage in the quiet Dublin suburbs. When Detective Eli Quinn arrives at the scene his stomach drops. It’s the second double homicide in as many months where the killer has left a bunch of yellow roses.
Tucked between the thorns is a little card, with an image of a broken heart. There’s no doubt the killer is trying to send a message, but what do the flowers mean? And can Eli figure out the killer’s motive, before they strike again?
Utterly gripping, fast-paced and nail-bitingly tense, this serial killer thriller will keep you up reading all night. If you love Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott and Patricia Gibney, you won’t be able to put this down.
My Thoughts
Set in modern day Dublin, Last Goodbye by Arlene Hunt is a
new police procedural series featuring the seasoned Detective Inspector Eli
Quinn and the somewhat abrasive up-and-comer Acting Detective Sergeant Roxy
Malloy.
Traditional detection methods are working to some extent but
the team is being pressured and influenced by people with their own agenda. Characters
for the most part recognise the political machinations of their role and we find
them often struggling to make personal decisions that weigh up justice versus
the law. It made the characters human, and more credible to me as a reader.
The story is told in multiple points of view, including that
of the undisclosed-until-the-end killer. It makes for a more straightforward read
because people’s motivations were apparent for the most part. This took nothing
away from the plot, which I found well woven, well paced and highly relevant in
this current social climate. I was engaged from the start.
I loved many of the secondary characters that Quinn and
Malloy work with, especially the pathologist Edwina King and Quinn’s current
sidekick, Detective Sergeant Miranda Lynn. Given their obvious differences in
experience, both personal and professional, I think Quinn and Malloy will make
for great reading as professional colleagues as the book series progresses. I just
hope we don’t lose these great secondary characters.
I recommend Last Goodbye, and now just have to wait for the
next instalment in the series.
About the Author
Arlene Hunt is a unique voice in Irish crime fiction. Her
dark and atmospheric stories perfectly capture the grimy underworld of Dublin
and beyond. She began writing at the age of 27, and produced her first
novel, Vicious Circle, within the year.
Arlene is an avid reader and enjoys the works of Robert
Crais, George Pelecanos, James Ellroy, James Lee Burke, John Connolly and
others.
Arlene Hunt lives in Dublin with her husband, daughter,
German Shepherd and a one-eyed cat.
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