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The Divinities: A Crane and Drake Novel by Parker Bilal
4.0
“When we lose someone in an accident, or to an illness, there is a kind of logic that applies. We can understand that this was out of our hands. There was nothing we could do.’ … ‘Suicide leaves us with questions about whether we could have done more. To be more understanding, more supportive, more sensitive to the other person’s pain.”
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Parker Bilal is a connoisseur at writing an incredible crime mystery. The book perfectly balances the case the detectives and forensic psychologist are researching, with character background building, an private life. I find a lot of books in this genre don’t build an accurate depiction of the character they have as their main detective, because they don’t build the background enough, but this book was brilliant. The plot was brilliant too, and I think I just got sucked into it. There were a couple of moments that I was a bit like, woah hang on “what has this got to do with anything?” Kinda thing… but overall it was thoroughly researched and written.
I loved Cal Drake and his little trio of a team with Milo and Kelly, I definitely would have stood with Drake against PC whatshisname asswipe too! You’ll have to read the book to find out more because you won’t find out any spoilers from me! Crane also grew on me as a person throughout too. Both Drake and Crane as characters, seemed to prefer doing things alone so the last few chapters really were crucial to the duo!
This book also truly captures a lot of issues surround race, poverty, mental health and prejudice. And the murder is pretty gruelling too, so yeah this was pretty awesome!
✮ ✮ ✮ ✮
Parker Bilal is a connoisseur at writing an incredible crime mystery. The book perfectly balances the case the detectives and forensic psychologist are researching, with character background building, an private life. I find a lot of books in this genre don’t build an accurate depiction of the character they have as their main detective, because they don’t build the background enough, but this book was brilliant. The plot was brilliant too, and I think I just got sucked into it. There were a couple of moments that I was a bit like, woah hang on “what has this got to do with anything?” Kinda thing… but overall it was thoroughly researched and written.
I loved Cal Drake and his little trio of a team with Milo and Kelly, I definitely would have stood with Drake against PC whatshisname asswipe too! You’ll have to read the book to find out more because you won’t find out any spoilers from me! Crane also grew on me as a person throughout too. Both Drake and Crane as characters, seemed to prefer doing things alone so the last few chapters really were crucial to the duo!
This book also truly captures a lot of issues surround race, poverty, mental health and prejudice. And the murder is pretty gruelling too, so yeah this was pretty awesome!