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A review by muffhead
Slow Slicing by Tony J. Forder
5.0
Another outing for Bliss, Chandler and his wonderful team.
The first chapter opens with a delightfully disgusting torture from which the title is taken.
After a mild detour to pick up with Molly again, Bliss is called to a crime scene where a lump of engraved flesh has been found and has flagged to a case similar to his.
This leads to a joint task force across 3 areas and a breathtaking story, taking into account the horrific murder of a young woman over 20 years previously. There are lots of twists and turns and I wasn't sure who done it until the very end. A couple of genius little red herrings as well.
Something that really comes across for me in all of the Bliss books is the camaraderie amongst the team and the issues of promotion are addressed as well as personal issues and the individual characters. It gives it a more human edge and you feel like you know all of the characters within the team.
As always with Tony Forder the case is laid out in meticulous detail and you are always wondering if Bliss will get himself into trouble and whether he'll ever get his love life sorted.
These questions aren't answered and leave you to wonder even more about the future!
The first chapter opens with a delightfully disgusting torture from which the title is taken.
After a mild detour to pick up with Molly again, Bliss is called to a crime scene where a lump of engraved flesh has been found and has flagged to a case similar to his.
This leads to a joint task force across 3 areas and a breathtaking story, taking into account the horrific murder of a young woman over 20 years previously. There are lots of twists and turns and I wasn't sure who done it until the very end. A couple of genius little red herrings as well.
Something that really comes across for me in all of the Bliss books is the camaraderie amongst the team and the issues of promotion are addressed as well as personal issues and the individual characters. It gives it a more human edge and you feel like you know all of the characters within the team.
As always with Tony Forder the case is laid out in meticulous detail and you are always wondering if Bliss will get himself into trouble and whether he'll ever get his love life sorted.
These questions aren't answered and leave you to wonder even more about the future!