Book Review: Looking Good Dead by Stephen Puleston

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Can DI Drake uncover the mysterious connection between two unconnected victims dressed in 1930s attire before there are more deaths?

Synopsis: 

Two startled shop assistants find the body of well-known businesswoman June Bennett hanging in a shop premises she owns. Drake and his team immediately suspect her death is linked to the parties she organised where revellers wore 1930s style clothes.

As suspicion falls upon her husband, the investigation takes an unexpected turn when the team uncovers 'spin-off' parties of a more scandalous nature. With the sudden death of an unrelated bank manager, Inspector Drake faces the formidable task of establishing a motive that links both victims.

Tension escalates as the killer taunts Drake with chilling photographs from the scene of the second murder, attracting a deluge of media attention. Yet, Drake is determined to stay resolute, drawing upon the echoes of his past battles?

Review:

This is book 12 in the series, yet doesn't feel like it. By adding little touches, like witnesses taking pictures of a murder scene and posting on social media, and Drake not being able to do much about it, they give the story a modern feel, as if it just happened last month. It's an interesting story- full of lies, deceit and false stories, that are interlinked in a way that Drake, and his team,  don't expect, and finding the suspect before there are more murders is critical. it will be interesting to see if book 13 picks up after the ending of this one, as there are sure to be lingering thoughts and 'what ifs'. in many ways, This book felt the most realistic in the series, and I felt like I was viewing it all over drake's shoulder. Kudos to Puleston for making the series feel fresh and new, with this roller coaster read!

About the Author:

I write mysteries and thrillers.

I write a series featuring Inspector Drake based in North Wales and also a series featuring Inspector John Marco based in Cardiff. The Drake mystery series has five books - Brass in Pocket, Worse than Dead, Against the Tide, Dead on your Feet and A Time to Kill.

Inspector Marco comes from an Italian/Welsh background and he lives in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The first Inspector Marco novel Speechless and the second Another Good Killing and the third Somebody Told Me. There is also a prequel novella called Dead Smart.

You can read about my writing and about Wales, one of the most beautiful countries in the world, on my website - www.stephenpuleston.co.uk.

For many years I worked as a lawyer in a small practice representing clients in the criminal courts and doing divorce work all of which has given me valuable raw material for my novels.I still live and work in North Wales where the Inspector Drake novels are set.

I still live and work in North Wales where the Inspector Drake novels are set.

You can contact me on twitter @stephenpuleston or @inspector_marco, Facebook: http://on.fb.me/17G6iIA