It was supposed to be a simple case: a young man arrested for armed assault.
But it was just the beginning.
As Rodney Middleton awaits trial, Detective Jack Warr is warned by his mentor DCI Ridley that they have only scratched the surface of the man's crimes.
Then DCI Ridley is suddenly removed from his post. No one is to contact him - and no one will say why.
As Warr digs into Middleton's past, Ridley calls pleading for help, now accused of a murder he insists he didn't commit.
To catch a monster and exonerate his friend, Warr must weed out the lies. But what awaits Warr if he uncovers the truth?
Pure Evil is the fourth book in the Detective Jack Warr series and although it does have its own self-contained crime storyline, I wouldn't particularly recommend reading it as a standalone. The magnetism of the Jack Warr series for me is the man himself (and his family and colleagues) so whilst the crime part of the plot is gripping (and grisly) it's the personal storylines that kept me turning the pages.
Jack's life seems to be getting more complicated with each book; he has a young daughter, a busy doctor for a wife and a widowed mother at home as well as being run ragged at work. Then he gets himself involved in his boss's mysterious problems and he barely has time to sleep. Oh Jack, you've spread yourself too thin - I really wasn't sure how this one was going to turn out.
So Jack is very busy and the book is too. There is an awful lot going on and I found it a little difficult to grasp onto each thread and keep track with the various stories. The crime part of the plot is very good but I found I was more interested in Jack's and Ridley's personal lives, which forced the crime into the back seat for me. I'm just too invested in these characters now and I can't wait for book 5.
Dark, gripping and intriguing, Pure Evil is an intricately plotted police procedural that is an integral part of the outstanding Jack Warr series. I am on tenterhooks to see where Lynda La Plante takes this series next and there's not long to wait as Crucified is released next month.
I received a gifted copy to review for the Compulsive Readers blogathon and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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