The Dark Tide
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- Author：Simon McCleave
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Summary
Bestselling phenomenon Simon McCleave is back with a gripping， atmospheric new crime thriller series set on the Isle of Anglesey。
Will there be blood in the water？
Three years ago， DCI Laura Hart was the top Hostage and Crisis Negotiator for the Greater Manchester Police。 Then her husband was kidnapped。 Despite her best efforts to reason with the criminals， he was brutally murdered。
Now living on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales， Laura is slowly healing。 Then she gets a call: armed drug dealers have seized a tourist boat – and her ten-year-old son Jake is on board。 There’s no other negotiator available， and the police need her to step up。
With the life of a loved one yet again on the line and memories of the last time she failed still searingly fresh， Laura is living her worst nightmare。 Can she lay to rest the ghosts of her past in time to save her son？
An atmospheric， edge-of-your-seat read that’s perfect for fans of LJ Ross， Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths。
Readers love Simon McCleave！
‘The fact that I've already pre-ordered the next book in this series says it all really。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘If you've never read Simon’s books， take the chance and find yourself a new go-to writer。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Good action with unpredictable twists and turns to keep you from putting down the book。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Thanks， Simon， for another great book- please keep ‘em coming！！！’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Not enjoyed a book more for years！ A real page-turner。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Will there be blood in the water？
Three years ago， DCI Laura Hart was the top Hostage and Crisis Negotiator for the Greater Manchester Police。 Then her husband was kidnapped。 Despite her best efforts to reason with the criminals， he was brutally murdered。
Now living on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales， Laura is slowly healing。 Then she gets a call: armed drug dealers have seized a tourist boat – and her ten-year-old son Jake is on board。 There’s no other negotiator available， and the police need her to step up。
With the life of a loved one yet again on the line and memories of the last time she failed still searingly fresh， Laura is living her worst nightmare。 Can she lay to rest the ghosts of her past in time to save her son？
An atmospheric， edge-of-your-seat read that’s perfect for fans of LJ Ross， Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths。
Readers love Simon McCleave！
‘The fact that I've already pre-ordered the next book in this series says it all really。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘If you've never read Simon’s books， take the chance and find yourself a new go-to writer。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Good action with unpredictable twists and turns to keep you from putting down the book。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Thanks， Simon， for another great book- please keep ‘em coming！！！’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Not enjoyed a book more for years！ A real page-turner。’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reviews
Elaine Tomasso
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I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for an advance copy of The Dark Tide， the first novel to feature former Greater Manchester Police negotiator Laura Hart， now a businesswoman on Anglesey。Laura is still grieving the loss of her husband Sam， held hostage and killed by a criminal gang， when a county lines drugs delivery goes wrong and the couriers hijack a tour boat。 Laura’s eleven year old son， Jake， is on board and becomes a hostage。 Laura must reprise her old role of hostage nego I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for an advance copy of The Dark Tide， the first novel to feature former Greater Manchester Police negotiator Laura Hart， now a businesswoman on Anglesey。Laura is still grieving the loss of her husband Sam， held hostage and killed by a criminal gang， when a county lines drugs delivery goes wrong and the couriers hijack a tour boat。 Laura’s eleven year old son， Jake， is on board and becomes a hostage。 Laura must reprise her old role of hostage negotiator and keep her cool to save her son。The Dark Tide is a mixed bag with good and bad points。 The story is good， being tense and exciting， but the execution leaves something to be desired for me and my taste。The novel is mostly set in the present and is told from various points of view。 I’m not overly keen on alternating narratives as I feel that it is distracting to have to change your perspective on events and the novel loses a bit of momentum。 In this case it’s not so bad as it gives the reader a wider view of events and it probably wouldn’t work as a chase novel without the comparison between the hunters and the hunted。 Unfortunately that is not the only distraction from the main event。 The novel flashes back intermittently to Laura’s life just after Sam’s death and her quest to understand events。 This is obviously going to be a thread as the novel ends on a cliffhanger about it。 The novel also has whole chunks where Laura talks to Sam about her life and decisions。 Obviously it’s grief， but doesn’t chime with her budding romance。 To me it’s padding and takes away from the genuine tension in the main plot。The main plot is the hostage rescue。 This is tense due to the instability and violence of the hostage takers coupled with Laura’s stress about her son。 It is also dramatic and cinematic with helicopters， boats and car chases in the mix。 It also gives the reader a strong idea of location and makes Anglesey seem like a beautiful spot for a holiday。I have rated The Dark Tide at 4* for the excitement of the main plot line， despite feeling that it could do with a declutter。 。。。more
Sandra Vdplaats
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Hiraeth Wales， land of Druids， Arthur legends， and Viking settlements。 It’s here that Laura Hart， - with a background in hostage & crises negotiation- ， moves back to after the death of her husband Sam， who died in a hostage situation three years prior。 It’s in beautiful Beaumaris that Laura and her children Jake and Rosie try to build a new life; each trying to cope with this loss: son Jake has become quiet and withdrawn， and Laura finds comfort in talking to her husband like before。 Their quie Hiraeth Wales， land of Druids， Arthur legends， and Viking settlements。 It’s here that Laura Hart， - with a background in hostage & crises negotiation- ， moves back to after the death of her husband Sam， who died in a hostage situation three years prior。 It’s in beautiful Beaumaris that Laura and her children Jake and Rosie try to build a new life; each trying to cope with this loss: son Jake has become quiet and withdrawn， and Laura finds comfort in talking to her husband like before。 Their quiet life comes to an end， when a drug drop in a country line drug supply from Liverpool to Anglesey goes terribly wrong。 Panicked， the three scousers capture a boot with a school class on their way to Puffin island for a school outing and take its passengers hostage。 Simon McCleave， best known for his DI Hunter crime thrillers， has written a gripping and sublieme crime thriller， with lots and lots of exciting historical background information about Anglesey and Beaumaris， topped with plenty of room for action and exciting storylines。 The story switches back and forth from a hostage situation in 2018 in Manchester and 2021 at Anglesey， where each time， a little more information is given， but never too much though， so it remains a guess at what and how things could have gone so wrong in 2018。 Nail biting excitement to the very last page。 Already being a fan of the Hunter series， and familiar with his writing， I was looking forward to this one， and it didn’t disappoint， on the contrary， it more than lived up to all my high expectations。 ***** 5 stars。* Publication date: May 12， 2022* I would like to thank Netgalley and the author for this ARC。 This opinion is my own。 。。。more
Lauren Rea
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As a big fan of Simon's books， I was delighted to be chosen for a pre=read of his new series The Anglesey Crime Thriller。 When DCI Laura Hart's husband PC Sam Hart is murdered in action during a hostage negotiation whilst she was working for Greater Manchester police her world crumbled， Feeling as though she failed her husband because she was unable to reason with the criminals。 Laura gave up the job she loved as the most sought after hostage negotiator in the force， and moved back to Anglesey w As a big fan of Simon's books， I was delighted to be chosen for a pre=read of his new series The Anglesey Crime Thriller。 When DCI Laura Hart's husband PC Sam Hart is murdered in action during a hostage negotiation whilst she was working for Greater Manchester police her world crumbled， Feeling as though she failed her husband because she was unable to reason with the criminals。 Laura gave up the job she loved as the most sought after hostage negotiator in the force， and moved back to Anglesey with her two children。 Laura has set up her own business delivering training courses on hostage negotiation， and one day during a training session she receives a call - there is a hostage situation on a tour boat and her 10 year old son is aboard along with his teacher and class mates。 The police need Laura's help to negotiate with the gang - but can Laura put her demons to one side and once again become a negotiator to save her son？ I really enjoyed this book， the characters are realistic and relatable， and the plot is easy to follow。 With Simon's books there is always two stories， the one of the main characters along with the crime in which the plot of the main story is about which gives more depths to the characters。 I like the fact that this book leads on to let us know there will be another one coming！ Thank you for letting me pre-read this， it was fantastic！ 。。。more
Joanne Hurley
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review "The Dark Tide" by Simon McCleave。 Mr。 McCleave is the author of the DI Ruth Hunter mysteries， of which I have read 8， so I am familiar with his style and the settings of his books - Wales - while not being at all familiar with the actual country。Laura Hart was a top Hostage Negotiator in 2018 when called to a raid on a suspected Organized Crime Gang warehouse， only to find that her husband， a cop， and his partner we Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review "The Dark Tide" by Simon McCleave。 Mr。 McCleave is the author of the DI Ruth Hunter mysteries， of which I have read 8， so I am familiar with his style and the settings of his books - Wales - while not being at all familiar with the actual country。Laura Hart was a top Hostage Negotiator in 2018 when called to a raid on a suspected Organized Crime Gang warehouse， only to find that her husband， a cop， and his partner were being held by the criminals。 The result of the botched raid was that Sam Hart lost his life， and Laura her husband and the father of her children; and she quit her job to go into the private sector。But Laura was never happy with the events that transpired that day， and has been investigating quietly with the help of a former colleague。Fast forward to the present time， and Laura is training negotiators， possibly finally entering in to a new situation with a cop she's met， and today her son and his class are on a class outing when Laura gets the call that could change everything - there's a hostage situation on the boat and one of those hostages is her son！Everything that could have gone wrong with a drug bust has - and the result is three desperate criminals on a boat full of children， their teacher and other sightseers。 Can Laura successfully negotiate this situation？An excellent story， set in multiple time lines （the reason for that becomes more obvious as the book progresses） and located in the idyllic Anglesey Island area called Beaumaris。Recommended。 。。。more
Christine
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The story is good， however the plot has not fully kept my attention: too much background about the main characters' past has broken the tension that had been building up。 It gave me the feeling that half the book is about the past， and half about the crime of this thriller。 This did not do for me。 The main characters' development was too predictable for me。 Shame， as the story line was indeed intriguing！Thank you for the opportunity to read this thriller for free on NetGalley in exchange for an The story is good， however the plot has not fully kept my attention: too much background about the main characters' past has broken the tension that had been building up。 It gave me the feeling that half the book is about the past， and half about the crime of this thriller。 This did not do for me。 The main characters' development was too predictable for me。 Shame， as the story line was indeed intriguing！Thank you for the opportunity to read this thriller for free on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Louise
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Possible spoilers。Rounding up to three stars。At times this read like an advert from the tourist board of Anglesey， and I'm all for that。 I felt I've learnt something about that island。I wasn't that keen on the style of this story though， the popping up of the husband at odd moments， which just left me baffled to begin with。I did enjoy the ending， and that left me wondering what comes next？？？？A mixed bag for me。 Possible spoilers。Rounding up to three stars。At times this read like an advert from the tourist board of Anglesey， and I'm all for that。 I felt I've learnt something about that island。I wasn't that keen on the style of this story though， the popping up of the husband at odd moments， which just left me baffled to begin with。I did enjoy the ending， and that left me wondering what comes next？？？？A mixed bag for me。 。。。more
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