CSI Ally Dymond’s commitment to justice has cost her a place on the major investigations team. After exposing corruption in the ranks, she’s stuck working petty crimes on the sleepy North Devon coast.
Then the body of nineteen-year-old Janie Warren turns up in the seaside town of Bidecombe, and Ally’s expert skills are suddenly back in demand.
But when the evidence she discovers contradicts the lead detective’s theory, nobody wants to listen to the CSI who landed their colleagues in prison.
Time is running out to catch a killer no one is looking for – no one except Ally. What she doesn’t know is that he’s watching, from her side of the crime scene tape, waiting for the moment to strike.
I'd like to thank HQ for my copy of Breakneck Point to review via NetGalley.
Breakneck Point is told through a dual narrative, the first being CSI Ally Dymond who has recently been sidelined for speaking out about police corruption which sees her at odds with the senior officers who are investigating a series of deaths. The second narrative is from the killer who is identified early on but is managing to stay one step ahead of the major investigation team despite Ally's suspicions that the deaths are linked and they have a serial killer on the loose.
It was refreshing that the central character featured in this crime novel was a CSI who is normally found in the background when serious crimes are being investigated as opposed to the officers leading the team. Ally was a feisty character who stood up for justice and wanted to get answers for the victims and their loved ones. She wasn't afraid to speak out and when it affects her personally she is not going to be stopped searching for the truth no matter at what cost to her own safety.
I really enjoyed getting to see things from the perpetrator's perspective as it gives us a glimpse into their mindset, seeing how their victims are chosen and how clever they are at throwing the police off your tracks. I loved this aspect as it really gets you thinking about the way their mind ticks, why they do the things they do and what is their motive rather than in a typical crime novel where you're trying to find out who is the killer. Here we know in advance and are just waiting for the police to catch up.
It's hard to believe that Breakneck Point is the debut novel from T. Orr Munro and I sincerely hope that this is not the last we hear of Ally Dymond.
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