The deeper you dig, the deadlier the game ...
Deciding to put his past behind him, DCI Jack Mason is finding it difficult to conceal a secret from his partner. Sent to investigate a Tyne River cruiser fire, emergency services have unearthed charred remains. While authorities suspect arson, Mason holds a different view.
Caught in a web of deceit and brutal homicide, the one person who can help this seasoned detective lies gravely ill in hospital. Going it alone won’t be easy. This cunning predator, a master of disguise, has a long history of targeting law enforcement.
Will Mason trust his own instincts? And what secrets do people take to the grave?
Lives are at stake, and time is fast running out.
The Deadly Mooring is the eighth book in the DCI Jack Mason crime thriller series. If you like complex female protagonists, fast-paced action, and dark mysteries, then you will love Michael K. Foster’s latest novel. Fans of Peter James, Ian Rankin, J.R. Ellis, Frieda McFadden, and Alex Smith will not want to miss this book.
What did I think?
I've read the first five books in the DCI Jack Mason series so I've missed a couple as The Deadly Mooring is book eight. You can definitely read it as a standalone though as it contains its own crime storyline but it's just the characters' personal lives that have moved on.
It's so sharply plotted and meticulously researched that i felt as if I was part of Mason's team as they simultaneously investigate a murder, a missing person and an art theft. It sounds like there's a lot going on but the reader knows they are all linked together and I loved being privy to both the perpetrator's and the investigator's thoughts.
You may think from the cover that it is set in South Shields, but the characters don't set foot in the coastal town and it's mostly set upriver in Newcastle and Gateshead. I do love books set in my local area as I feel like I'm walking in the characters' footsteps or sitting in the passenger seat of their vehicle.
Whilst the crime part of the plot kept me riveted, I loved the developments in Mason's personal life and it was good to see profiler David Carlisle once again. This really is a brilliant crime series and I am eager to not only read more but to catch up on the instalments that I have missed.
Incredibly fast-paced and completely compelling, The Deadly Mooring is a fantastic crime novel that I couldn't put down. Very highly recommended.
I received a digital ARC to read and review for the LBT Bookstagram Tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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