#Review The Edge (DI Barney Mains #5) by Jim McGhee
The Edge
DI Barney Mains #5
by Jim McGhee
DI Barney Mains blames himself for the grotesque murder of a top banker in France.
He’s obsessed with the belief that he allowed a near-mythical assassin to escape certain death to kill again.
And when a duplicate murder is reported 1000 miles away in Barney’s home town in Scotland, the guilt drives him ever closer to the edge.
How many more must pay the ultimate price for his failure?
But then death comes closer to home. He is left with no choice but to face his demons, before a shocking confrontation which will change everything…
Trailer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPCCNVF2Tv8
Purchase Links
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edge-gripping-thriller-obsession-fiendish-ebook/dp/B0CP8CDD1Y
https://www.amazon.com/Edge-gripping-thriller-obsession-fiendish-ebook/dp/B0CP8CDD1Y
REVIEW
The Edge is book 5 in the DI Barney Mains series, and at times I did feel a little lost with these well established characters- but it didn’t take me long to go with the flow.
DI Mains is currently in France and he is adamant that a murder he is called out to, mimics the MO of someone called The Ghost, yet how can it be as he is sure he saw them fall to their death? he is dismissed by his superiors only when a similar murder happens in his home town back in Scotland does he start to connect the dots.
This was my first read in this series and I loved that it was set in Scotland. Mains seems to be in a permanent alcoholic stupor as he finds himself alienating himself from his colleagues and family all thanks to the fact he can’t get over The Ghost. Is the Ghost back? And if not who is the copy-cat that haunts Mains?
Great read with flawed characters, danger and a hunt for the one that got away .
4 stars
Author Bio
Jim McGhee is a former award-winning environmental journalist.
Formerly based in East Lothian, near Edinburgh, Scotland, he now resides in the South of France, the main setting for his DI Barney Mains series.
After a full-on career as a campaigning newspaper reporter, he and wife Jean launched their own recruitment company in central Edinburgh and for twelve fun-packed years worked closely together alongside their brilliant team – without spilling a single drop of blood.
The Alpes-Maritimes and Var departments, on the other hand, have provided a host of dramatic locations just perfect as inspiration for the odd spot of fictional gore.
Locals, blessed with scenery ranging from unspoilt mountain villages to the classic palms-and-marinas coast, claim that they can be swimming one moment and ski-ing a little over an hour later. It’s a claim not yet put to the test!
Besides, when not writing or travelling, Jim’s more likely to be off on a hike in the hills with his ever-ready buddy, Jack the Irish Terrier.
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