Robert lives in North East England. He works in Recruitment by day, and is usually to be found knee deep in a pile of books as a reader and reviewer by night. He has recently signed with The Blair Partnership, and his debut crime novel, What Falls Between the Cracks was released in Spring 2018.
DS Harri Jacobs, a rising star in the Metropolitan Police has her world turned upside down when she becomes the victim of a violent stalker. She's left close to death, with a promise that one day the stalker will be back to finish the job.
Harri transfers back up to Newcastle, for what she hopes is a fresh start. But when photographs of her assault from the previous year are posted anonymously through her door (and her current case takes on a frighteningly personal twist), she starts to wonder if her attacker has tracked her down in order to make good on the promise.
Harri Jacobs is an interesting creation. She wears a tough outer-skin on the job, deflecting jealousy from male officers and keeping focused in pursuit of her suspect(s). We also spend a lot of time inside her head eavesdropping on her inner thoughts as she deals with her personal trauma, channelling it and determined not to be defined by it, nor be viewed as a victim. There’s also a regular dose of darkness as we get glimpses of our antagonist from the point of view of other potential victims, which really serves to crank up the fear and paranoiac suspense throughout the narrative.
Danielle Ramsey does a sterling job bringing the North East to life as her stage for the events that unfold. With The Last Cut, she’s laid the foundations for a promising new series hitting us with an ending to the first instalment that absolutely leaves you requiring the next chapter in the adventures of DS Harri Jacobs.
