The Crossing
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- Author：Matt Brolly
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Summary
In a small town full of secrets， everyone’s a suspect。
When a body is discovered， bled dry on a beach， the sleepy seaside town of Weston-super-Mare wakes up to a nightmare。 For Detective Inspector Louise Blackwell， recently transferred to the town she last saw as a child， it’s her first case on the job。
The victim—Veronica Lloyd， an elderly volunteer at a local church—has puncture wounds to her hands。 When a priest is found killed in a nearby church in a similarly grisly condition， it becomes clear that Blackwell is dealing with a righteous and bloody murderer。 But the victims aren’t random。 The killer has a vendetta and is hell-bent on exacting twisted revenge for a dark secret dating back years—and there are more murders planned。
As the body count rises， Blackwell faces a race against time to solve the mystery of the murderer’s identity and put an end to the carnage。 She thought she knew Weston， but the town holds more secrets than she’d ever have imagined。 Who can she trust and who knows more than they are letting on？
She must discover the crimes that unite the victims—before it’s too late。
Reviews
patricia a shaw
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BrilliantWonderful introduction to Matt Brolly’s writing， I look forward to book number 2， thank you。 Perhaps introduce my children to his books too。
Philip Randell
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Gripping Very gripping and difficult to put down once started。 A new author to me， but will definitely be reading more。
Irene Reeves
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Excellent book。 Didn’t want to put it down。 Well written and thoroughly enjoyable。 Would definitely recommend it。 Ready to start book 2。
philip searle houghton
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Thoroughly good read。 Well written and easy to follow。
Beth
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Good Book I was afraid I wouldn’t like this book。 I thought it was going to be another book about higher ups trying to get rid of an officer even though they’re good at their job。 But it was actually really good。 I had the development of the characters and the setting。 The mystery was gripping。 I can’t wait to read more。 I highly recommend this book。
Daphney Davis
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I thought it was an amazing book it caught my attention on every page。
Linda Joan Booth
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Great plotI thoroughly enjoyed this。 I like stories where you already know who dunnit。 You then get to watch the police working it out and a good long reveal of the why。
Brinsgirl
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Thoroughly enjoyable。Enjoyed the plot and found the characters interesting。 An easy book to pick up and have a couple of chapters at a time。
Karen
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A nail at a timeA new author from me to try in my favourite genre。Book 1 in the series opens with past events to why the Di has ended up in Weston super made and no longer in MIT。The story then carries on from the present day and the body found in the beach。 Good descriptions of the injuries and placement of the body， procedural work carried out by the forensics and police。 How the DI felt entering the tent and first look at the body， their thoughts and physical reaction。The writing flowed creat A nail at a timeA new author from me to try in my favourite genre。Book 1 in the series opens with past events to why the Di has ended up in Weston super made and no longer in MIT。The story then carries on from the present day and the body found in the beach。 Good descriptions of the injuries and placement of the body， procedural work carried out by the forensics and police。 How the DI felt entering the tent and first look at the body， their thoughts and physical reaction。The writing flowed creating a well planned timeline with twists and turns and continued police procedures mixed in the the hierarchy of those further up the ranks wanting to play it their way。But the DI and her team continued to work away using their intuition， skills， tireless hours on the resources at their finger tips to find a snippet of information that might lead on to another clue。I really enjoyed also how the thoughts and actions of those committing the crimes were written。 You really got the sense of them the inner turmoil the reason behind their actions， flow of emotions， you really became aware of them as a person。This was also how you got to know the DI with emotions from the past over shadowing the future and placement within the team。 Who to trust in the team of even their own thought process。 Along with family issues being a concern and a person from their past that still invaded their world but very unwelcome。The story was planned out and had depth with strong characters it's an easy read but a page turner as a race against time would they finish their cruel deeds of be stopped？ 。。。more
Deb
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I admit I don’t remember how I came to know about this book， but with it being based where I live， I had to read it。The story started quite slowly， but that may have been due to my trying to remember where certain places were， or if they’d ever existed/ name changes etc。Louise Blackwell is a DCI and was moved to a town station from Bristol due to an investigation that went horribly wrong。 She felt she should have been promoted rather than the person who was， leaving her feeling bitter about her I admit I don’t remember how I came to know about this book， but with it being based where I live， I had to read it。The story started quite slowly， but that may have been due to my trying to remember where certain places were， or if they’d ever existed/ name changes etc。Louise Blackwell is a DCI and was moved to a town station from Bristol due to an investigation that went horribly wrong。 She felt she should have been promoted rather than the person who was， leaving her feeling bitter about her transfer。In the small town where the elderly come to retire and families come for summer days out， a murder case becomes a shock to the town when an elderly ladies body is found with clear wounds。 As the investigation develops， Louise finds many dots to join and is determined this case will have a very different ending from the one in Bristol。I honestly didn’t have a favourite character as such， although I agreed a lot with the character Louise Blackwell。 It certainly wasn’t a bad read by any means and will look up the rest of the series！ 。。。more
Clare Sudbery
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Set in Weston-super-Mare， this is a crime thriller about a female detective who's been banished to Weston after things went badly for her in Bristol。 Badly tortured bodies start appearing， all somehow connected to the local Catholic church community。This was a gripping tale， well told， with a good balance between mystery-solving and getting closer to the detective and understanding her personal life。 It was particularly interesting to me because my father grew up in Weston-super-Mare and went to Set in Weston-super-Mare， this is a crime thriller about a female detective who's been banished to Weston after things went badly for her in Bristol。 Badly tortured bodies start appearing， all somehow connected to the local Catholic church community。This was a gripping tale， well told， with a good balance between mystery-solving and getting closer to the detective and understanding her personal life。 It was particularly interesting to me because my father grew up in Weston-super-Mare and went to the local Catholic primary school - and there is a lot of local colour in this book。 。。。more
Michelle
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A good mystery， but there were issues that really bugged me。 This is set In a small village in England with 2 Catholic Churches， yet the lead Detective， who had been to Mass as a kid， seemed clueless about Catholicism？ The other problem was the blatant male BS that goes along with most police procedurals。 I hate that women still face this kind of rampant crap in real life and in literature。
Alice Leeman
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Didn't readSorry but， I didn't read this book。 I became ill and my reading of books was no longer a priority。 Didn't readSorry but， I didn't read this book。 I became ill and my reading of books was no longer a priority。 。。。more
Emmie Lou
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This was my first book by Matt Brolly。 I liked the book overall， however it wasn't a page turner for me。 On a personal level I discovered that unlike other genres where I like to hear the story from other character viewpoints， I didn't appreciate it with this book。 Interesting！ I am however intrigued to see what the future holds for Louise， so I will still be giving the next book in the series a go。 This was my first book by Matt Brolly。 I liked the book overall， however it wasn't a page turner for me。 On a personal level I discovered that unlike other genres where I like to hear the story from other character viewpoints， I didn't appreciate it with this book。 Interesting！ I am however intrigued to see what the future holds for Louise， so I will still be giving the next book in the series a go。 。。。more
shauna s。 anderson
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I love thrillersOf course， written as an united kingdom resident， a great novel of intrigue and never dreamed a man wrote it。
Donna
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Excellent Wow， what an awesome first book in this series！ Thoroughly enjoyed the complex plot and really liked the main character， it’s well written and the characters are believable。 I can’t wait to read the next one。
Bud Mallar
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so， not much of a whodunit as we know whodunit at the beginning。And yes， another female detective， beset by issues， problems， harassment by male co-workers， insecurities， secret sexual adventures， family issues， alone， blah， blah， blah。Seems to be the trend these days。But I enjoyed the story， the introduction of the characters， the way things played out， the police finally putting the pieces together （is that a spoiler？） made for an easy fun read， and despite other people's objections to the her so， not much of a whodunit as we know whodunit at the beginning。And yes， another female detective， beset by issues， problems， harassment by male co-workers， insecurities， secret sexual adventures， family issues， alone， blah， blah， blah。Seems to be the trend these days。But I enjoyed the story， the introduction of the characters， the way things played out， the police finally putting the pieces together （is that a spoiler？） made for an easy fun read， and despite other people's objections to the heroine's introspection， I enjoyed it。 It made her more 'human。'I did think the killer's rationale was a bit far fetched， but then again， I only know 'normal' people。 LOL#2 is already added to the TBR list， which is overly long anyhoo， but I'll come back with I need a 'simpler' procedural than something Penny or James puts together which sometimes over tax my brains。。 。。。more
Samir Zaman
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Great crime writing， with everything coming to a head in the last few pages， and encouraging the reader to carry on
valerie wilson
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I hadn't read a matt brolly book before but I really enjoyed it I will definitely be reading more of his books I hadn't read a matt brolly book before but I really enjoyed it I will definitely be reading more of his books 。。。more
MR N N JENKINSON
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Enjoyable book with believable characters。 Excellent climax。
John Davies
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A strange and frightening return to my birthplaceThis novel held me from beginning to end。The story has a strange fascination，gradually you find yourself drawn in and unable to leave。 For me， the familiarity of the roads，the beach front and the winter views across to Steepholm was an added bonus。 The author rekindled the feel of the wind and rain and experience again the ferocity of high tide on the rocks around the old pier。I enjoyed the 3-dimensional characters and feel a need to know what the A strange and frightening return to my birthplaceThis novel held me from beginning to end。The story has a strange fascination，gradually you find yourself drawn in and unable to leave。 For me， the familiarity of the roads，the beach front and the winter views across to Steepholm was an added bonus。 The author rekindled the feel of the wind and rain and experience again the ferocity of high tide on the rocks around the old pier。I enjoyed the 3-dimensional characters and feel a need to know what the future holds for the survivors and to be pulled back into another spellbinding story。 。。。more
Heather
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A good police procedural。 Three stars because there was an odd subplot about a stalker-like adversary that I never did quite figure out。 The character was treated as menacing but never actually did anything threatening or even very out of line。 May be explained in future books in the series， I guess。
johnanimalantics。net， Margaret G Conlan
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Super A really good read that had me enthralled right from the beginning。 It had all the emotions that had me turning the pages quickly。 However， the swearing really put me off even though it’s about police it’s not acceptable to use bad language。 Therefore 4 stars awarded。
Meredith Sepehri
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Solid start to a series
Sue Burton
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Loved it
Sandra Farrar
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Good ReadWhile I thought the book started out a little slow， it soon picked up to a better pace。 It was interesting enough to keep reading with much anticipation that as I read， the more involved I was in wanting to see how it ended and who would survive。
Aloma Arp
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Loved this book。 The characters were great and had a fascinating story to tell。 I especially liked the layout of this story line。 The killer was known to the reader but it was interesting to see how the police tried to catch him。 Louise has been treated very badly by her former policemen and administrators。 One policeman in particular enjoys taunting her trying to get her to screw up so he can appear better。 This secondary storyline is also quite good and continues a thread to the stories。 This Loved this book。 The characters were great and had a fascinating story to tell。 I especially liked the layout of this story line。 The killer was known to the reader but it was interesting to see how the police tried to catch him。 Louise has been treated very badly by her former policemen and administrators。 One policeman in particular enjoys taunting her trying to get her to screw up so he can appear better。 This secondary storyline is also quite good and continues a thread to the stories。 This is a good one and I think you will enjoy this book。 。。。more
Susan Dyson
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This is a detective story when you know who the murderer is from the beginning; you follow him as he commits the further crimes。 You are also have the journey of detection by Louise Blackwell。 Some of these stories can often have an extra twist with regards the "Why" but that wasn't the case with this one。 Various story lines I'm sure will be developed in further books; the alcoholic brother coming to terms with his loss， the back story of her having to move to Weston-Super-Mare due to a colleag This is a detective story when you know who the murderer is from the beginning; you follow him as he commits the further crimes。 You are also have the journey of detection by Louise Blackwell。 Some of these stories can often have an extra twist with regards the "Why" but that wasn't the case with this one。 Various story lines I'm sure will be developed in further books; the alcoholic brother coming to terms with his loss， the back story of her having to move to Weston-Super-Mare due to a colleague letting her down and her acceptance and relationships in her new team etc but it doesn't interest me enough to want to read the next book。 。。。more
Kate Brundle
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Very good readBrilliant book。 Would totally recommend， great characters and story line。 Read it all in one go， it was that good！
Pam Jackson-gorsline
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The CrossingThis is an excellent story with many twists and turns that keeps you reading。 All the characters were woven together so well。 I look forward to reading the other stories。
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