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urlphantomhive's review against another edition
3.0
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A string of seemingly random murders shocks a little English town. Fridge Letters connect the victims. They also went to the same school, but that was over 25 years ago. Sure, that can not be the solution?
Follow the Leader is the second DS Allie Shenton book, but was my introduction to the series. I felt I could easily join in on this point, and had no problem following the different police officers around. The killer is known from the start but this doesn't mean there is no interesting chase. The pace was rather quick right from the start with a high body count. It was an easy and entertaining read but I missed something that made it stand out among all small-English-town-detectives. I mean, looking at all the books, it is terribly unsafe to go anywhere near small English towns since the murder rates are astonishing.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
A string of seemingly random murders shocks a little English town. Fridge Letters connect the victims. They also went to the same school, but that was over 25 years ago. Sure, that can not be the solution?
Follow the Leader is the second DS Allie Shenton book, but was my introduction to the series. I felt I could easily join in on this point, and had no problem following the different police officers around. The killer is known from the start but this doesn't mean there is no interesting chase. The pace was rather quick right from the start with a high body count. It was an easy and entertaining read but I missed something that made it stand out among all small-English-town-detectives. I mean, looking at all the books, it is terribly unsafe to go anywhere near small English towns since the murder rates are astonishing.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
charmainelim's review against another edition
4.0
Less creepy than I had expected, but it was a really good book! I have a feeling that my Mystery & Thriller phase is going to last for at least a couple more months.
Full review: https://charmainelimen.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/review-follow-the-leader-by-mel-sherratt/
Full review: https://charmainelimen.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/review-follow-the-leader-by-mel-sherratt/
leona_omahony's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book in the DS Allie Shenton series and it certainly doesn't disappoint. From the first chapter I was hooked. It's a police procedure / crime thriller but also throughout the book we learn more of Allies family life. Look forward to reading more by this author.
kaz_loves_books's review against another edition
Brilliant read, will read more from this author, couldn't put it down!
petra_reads's review against another edition
4.0
2nd book in the DS Allie Shenton series set in Stoke-on-Trent in the UK. Enjoyed this more than the first, [b:Taunting the Dead|18476104|Taunting the Dead (DS Allie Shenton, #1)|Mel Sherratt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384189205s/18476104.jpg|18370591]. Better character development. Fast-paced, easy-to-follow plot. Although the killer was known right from the start, the plot remained suspenseful and interesting. Glad I gave this series another chance after being disappointed with the first book. I'm warming up to Allie Shenton.
leahmichelle_13's review
3.0
I read my first ever Mel Sherratt book Taunting The Dead earlier this year and it was very entertaining. I had a few issues with the book, but mostly it was enjoyable, which is probably a pretty weird description for a crime novel. The end of Taunting The Dead actually teased a lot more about DS Allie Shenton – and the attack that left her sister pretty much as a vegetable; unable to walk or talk. I was hoping we’d get more traction in the story in Follow The Leader, but it’s turning out to be a slow-burn this one. Which is fine. But considering how Follow The Leader ended, there must be more to come in Only The Brave and I’ll be pretty peeved if there isn’t!
Follow The Leader was actually super interesting and also mildly frustrating. Because DS Allie and her team are chasing a killer who strikes on a day on, day off basis, the bodies soon started to mount up and because we knew who the killer was, it was incredibly frustrating to see that he had clearly covered his tracks so well that DS Allie and co were really struggling to catch him. I spent a lot of time hoping for that one clue that usually trips up killers in Criminal Minds or CSI, and it just never came, and I began to wonder if serial killer case would ever be solved.
I was also a big fan of the familiarity of the storyline. The killer is killing people Allie, and her colleague Perry, knew. People they went to school with. So it really brought it home what they were dealing with this time around, and it was very much a thrilling – and frustrating – cat and mouse game. Crime books are usually a lot slicker than what Mel writes, but Mel writes it like it probably is, and as it turns out, catching a killer is a lot more work than it’s usually written to be.
I am definitely looking forward to reading Only The Brave, especially after that ending. Talk about a cliff-hanger – and it’s such a mean cliff-hanger! I can’t wait to read more from DS Allie and her team, they’re a lovely bunch to know and I really admire Allie as a sergeant.
Follow The Leader was actually super interesting and also mildly frustrating. Because DS Allie and her team are chasing a killer who strikes on a day on, day off basis, the bodies soon started to mount up and because we knew who the killer was, it was incredibly frustrating to see that he had clearly covered his tracks so well that DS Allie and co were really struggling to catch him. I spent a lot of time hoping for that one clue that usually trips up killers in Criminal Minds or CSI, and it just never came, and I began to wonder if serial killer case would ever be solved.
I was also a big fan of the familiarity of the storyline. The killer is killing people Allie, and her colleague Perry, knew. People they went to school with. So it really brought it home what they were dealing with this time around, and it was very much a thrilling – and frustrating – cat and mouse game. Crime books are usually a lot slicker than what Mel writes, but Mel writes it like it probably is, and as it turns out, catching a killer is a lot more work than it’s usually written to be.
I am definitely looking forward to reading Only The Brave, especially after that ending. Talk about a cliff-hanger – and it’s such a mean cliff-hanger! I can’t wait to read more from DS Allie and her team, they’re a lovely bunch to know and I really admire Allie as a sergeant.
kaz_loves_books's review
Brilliant read, will read more from this author, couldn't put it down!
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