A young man, the son of an influential businessman, is discovered dead in his central Aberdeen apartment.
Hours later, a teenaged girl with no identification is found hanged in a suspected suicide.
As DI Eve Hunter and her team investigate the two cases, they find themselves in a tug-of-war between privilege and poverty; between the elite and those on the fringes of society.
Then an unexpected breakthrough leads them to the shocking conclusion: that those in power have been at the top for too long - and now, someone is going to desperate lengths to bring them down...
Can they stop someone who is dead set on revenge, no matter the cost?
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George Christie steered, turning the tractor around. CHAPTER 1
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(@TransworldBooks, 19 November 2020, 365 pages, ebook, copy from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 29 November via @RandomTTours)
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This is my first time reading the author. Out for Blood is a corker so it won't be my last. I read a lot of thriller and to some extent that can get samey as the same themes and ideas come up again and again. This book doesn't offer anything particularly new and original though it's the first thriller I've read which scrutinises the lifestyles and exploits or rich, white and privileged people. Eve is a great character; I was on her side from the start and shared her frustration at the barriers constantly shoved in her face as her investigation moves closer and closer to the elite who close ranks to protect their own. Surely even the elite won't protect a murderer. I enjoyed the way the author gradually reveals the links between the young man's murder and the hanged woman and the flashbacks that gradually reveal a dark secret the elite would do anything to protect. This offers what I expect from a good thriller, fast paced, plenty of action, twists and turns and excellent characters.
