My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I keep forgetting about Mo Hayder - even whether she's male or female - until someone gives me another Jack Caffery novel. This one might be the best yet.
It's not for parents of a nervous disposition, though, as it revolves around the abduction of a number of young girls by an unidentified car-jacker. As ever, Caffery has complex relationships with those around him, including DS Flea Marley and The Walking Man, but Caffery novels are really all about plot. With numerous red-herrings, twists and turns, this is the sort of book that has you reading later into the night than is good for you, and waking up the next morning wishing you hadn't.
The one thing I'd say is to warn the reader that it pays to pay a little attention to the detail when Flea Marley goes underground. I made the mistake of thinking that the description of the surroundings was just for atmosphere, but it's more than that.
Still a great read, though.
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