The
blurb reads like this …
A
man is burnt alive in a suburban garden shed.
DI
Zigic and DS Ferreira are called in from the Peterborough Hate Crimes
Unit to investigate the murder. Their victim is quickly identified as
a migrant worker and a man several people might have had good reason
to see dead. A convicted arsonist and member of a far-right movement
has just been released from prison, while witnesses claim to have
seen the dead man fighting with one of the town's most prominent slum
landlords.
Zigic
and Ferreira know all too well the problems that come with dealing
with a community that has more reason than most not to trust the
police, but when another migrant worker is attacked, tensions rapidly
begin to rise as they search for their killer.
How much did I enjoy it?
I know it’s the first month of the new year, but if I read a better debut in the next
12 months I’ll be hugely surprised, cos Long Way Home is a
faultless, thoroughly engrossing debut that already has the feel of a
long established series of novels.
As the cliché goes, the devil is in
the detail and Dolan is already adept at pinpointing just the right
information and in the right amount that makes us believe in her
characters and immerse us in the setting.
Zigic and Ferreira are well-drawn pair
of characters and duo I would be more than happy to spend hours of
reading in their company.
This is a police procedural with heart
and conscience. Yes, the puzzle is important, but much more telling
is way the author depicts the lives of those caught up in people
trafficking and the those who pray on them.
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