A shattering revenge attack
Mexton’s Major Crimes team is targeted by an Albanian crime gang as an explosion rips through the unit’s base.
For DC Mel Cotton – the attack is all too personal
DC Tom Ferris is seriously injured in the blast. His fiancée, Mel, maybe physically unharmed but she’s dealing with wounds you can’t see. She’s determined to return to work, but is she ready?
Death on her doorstep
Mel’s latest case is close to home – investigating a body found in her and Tom’s garden, the body of someone last heard of in Australia. Can she catch the murderer? And can anyone stop the Albanian crime gang on their ruthless campaign of revenge?
What did I think?
I didn't think Brian Price could get better after reading Fatal Dose, the fantastic third book in the DC Mel Cotton Crime series, but he's only gone and outdone himself again! Fatal Blow is the fourth book in this outstanding series and it can be read as a standalone as it has its own contained storyline, but it's even better when read as part of the series.
It has such an explosive start that it did actually take my breath away and I physically gasped out loud. These wonderful characters feel like my friends and I really care what happens to them. The danger level is ramped up to maximum with an Albanian gang targeting the police, especially when some members of the force have targets on their back.
DC Mel Cotton wants to finally rid Mexton of this dangerous gang but she has a case that is a little closer to home when a body is found in her own garden. I absolutely loved this part of the storyline as the Fearon siblings are all interviewed and they clearly have something to hide but they are sticking together like glue.
Brian Price brings the police investigation to life with his meticulous attention to detail and I felt as if I was part of the various police investigations. The character development over the series is wonderful to behold and they're so realistic and true to life that I almost have to remind myself that I'm reading fiction.
Fatal Blow is another outstanding instalment in this fantastic series. It's a gripping, fast-paced and tense police procedural that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
I received an ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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