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.
The murder of Naomi Andrews was an open and shut case. Her best
friend, Kate Reynolds, confessed, after being found covered in blood, holding
both the body and the murder weapon. She served six years, not long enough
according to some, and as if her release wasn’t enough to set tongues wagging,
she’s now claiming she’s innocent.
Madison
Attalee was first officer on the scene six years ago. She’s a private
investigator now, with a troubled past of her own, and Kate turns to her of all
people, to help prove her innocence. Madison is far from convinced, but agrees
to take the case. Not everyone is happy about her poking around, and some are
willing to go to great lengths to make sure what happened that night stays
buried in the past.
One
of the first things that makes this stand out for me, was the pacing. Short,
punchy chapters, mainly from Kate and Madison’s points of view, whisk you along
at a rate of knots that kept me saying “just one more”, more times than I care
to remember. Madison in particular, has such a distinctive voice and presence
about her, that you’re right there in the thick of it with her from the first
few chapters.
Niki
MacKay has an almost effortless quality to her writing, and it makes for a
story that flows beautifully from start to finish. Definitely up there with my
favourite reads of the year so far, and I’ll be sure to keep tabs on whatever
case Madison Attalee picks up next.
