Book Review: Shallow Ground by Andy Maslen

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Detective Ford has a cold-blooded killer to catch. 

But can he escape his own dark secrets?

Synopsis:

Barely a month since his promotion to Inspector, DI Ford is called in to investigate the murder of a young nurse and her son in a small flat in Salisbury. There are few clues, and no apparent motive, but Ford can sense that there’s a serial killer at work. After all, he knows from brutal personal experience how killers cover their tracks…

It’s been six years since Ford lost his wife in a climbing accident—an accident he caused. He is desperate to keep the truth hidden, especially from his son, Sam. But Ford’s new partner, Dr Hannah Fellowes, is a crime scene investigator with a ruthlessly analytical mind, and as they work together to track down the killer, his crippling guilt is compounded by fear of exposure.

When instinct leads him towards a high-profile suspect, his superiors’ warnings just make him more determined to connect impulse and fact. But can Ford hold it all together—the case, his life—long enough to stop the killer?

Review:

This is the first book n this series I have read, and while I wasn't sure at first if Ford was going to be a character I would like, he definitely grew on me, as an honest and flawed character. Ford has an interesting dynamic with his squad, as this is his first major case, and all eyes are on him, he's delegating what he doesn't want to handle and maybe getting too focused n the wrong suspect. As his team works on 2 suspects, red herrings come and go, all the while heat is on them to ignore one suspect, but to solve the case asap. It's an interesting look at how we can be blind to the trees aside us while fixating on those in front of us. I look forward to reading more books in this series!

About the Author

Andy Maslen was born in Nottingham, England. After leaving university with a degree in psychology, he worked in business for thirty years as a copywriter. In his spare time, he plays blues guitar. He lives in Wiltshire.