I received a copy of Blood Money from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Blood Money is the third book in the Langthorne Police Series by Char I received a copy of Blood Money from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Blood Money is the third book in the Langthorne Police Series by Charlie Gallagher. Like the previous books, it is dark and complex. In this entry, Tony Robson is desperate to save his young son’s life. Daniel, the son, has been diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and has been taking an experimental drug in a clinical trial. Daniel is the only participant responding to the drug and, unfortunately, the trial will not be moving forward. For 3000 pounds a month, however, the boy can still receive the drug. Tony does not have that kind of money and is desperate to find a way to get it. One thing leads to another and his path crosses with that of some unsavory individuals who have a way for him to make some quick cash. Unfortunately, the task they have in mind is illegal.
Tony accepts the job and it plunges the story into a disturbing and very violent criminal underworld. Once Tony’s part is done, he is pretty much on the periphery as the story starts to focus on a young drug addict named Sally who is in over her head with a violent man, who also has ties to Tony. Two police officers, Inspector Martin Young and an intelligence officer named Emily Ryker try to help Sally and her friend, Lizzy, without a lot of success. The young women are scared and untrusting and before long are fighting to stay alive.
It’s difficult to review Blood Money because it is a continuation of the first two books, Bodily Harm and Panic Button, and it is easy to spoil those books for anyone who has not read them yet. Each of those books have ended on cliffhangers and both impact storylines in Blood Money. The main character from the previous books, George Elms, is only briefly in this book but his former colleague, Paul Baern, who was missing from book two makes an appearance, determined to get to the bottom of the events at the end of Panic Button. Several other characters return as well and some of our bad guys start to get what they deserve as their plans fall apart.
I would not recommending reading Blood Money as a standalone. I think it would be confusing since the books are more like one long story than separate books. While the story is ongoing, the characters don’t always carry over from book to book and new police officers come to the front with each entry. There are some repeat characters like Helen Webb, Ed Kavski and George Elms but, for the most part, it’s a new cast each time. As with the previous books, the pace is fast and it rarely slows down. Also, as with the other books, there are some plot lines left hanging so don’t expect everything to be tied up when flipping to the end.
I’d recommend the Langthorne Police Series to those who enjoy a dark, gritty police procedural that explores more than just a murder of the week theme. It’s definitely an exploration of the seedy criminal underworld where it’s hard to figure who you can trust even among the “good guys.”
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I received a copy of Blood Money from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Blood Money is the third book in the Langthorne Police Series by Charlie Gallagher. Like the previous books, it is dark and complex. In this entry, Tony Robson is desperate to save his young son’s life. Daniel, the son, has been diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and has been taking an experimental drug in a clinical trial. Daniel is the only participant responding to the drug and, unfortunately, the trial will not be moving forward. For 3000 pounds a month, however, the boy can still receive the drug. Tony does not have that kind of money and is desperate to find a way to get it. One thing leads to another and his path crosses with that of some unsavory individuals who have a way for him to make some quick cash. Unfortunately, the task they have in mind is illegal.
Tony accepts the job and it plunges the story into a disturbing and very violent criminal underworld. Once Tony’s part is done, he is pretty much on the periphery as the story starts to focus on a young drug addict named Sally who is in over her head with a violent man, who also has ties to Tony. Two police officers, Inspector Martin Young and an intelligence officer named Emily Ryker try to help Sally and her friend, Lizzy, without a lot of success. The young women are scared and untrusting and before long are fighting to stay alive.
It’s difficult to review Blood Money because it is a continuation of the first two books, Bodily Harm and Panic Button, and it is easy to spoil those books for anyone who has not read them yet. Each of those books have ended on cliffhangers and both impact storylines in Blood Money. The main character from the previous books, George Elms, is only briefly in this book but his former colleague, Paul Baern, who was missing from book two makes an appearance, determined to get to the bottom of the events at the end of Panic Button. Several other characters return as well and some of our bad guys start to get what they deserve as their plans fall apart.
I would not recommending reading Blood Money as a standalone. I think it would be confusing since the books are more like one long story than separate books. While the story is ongoing, the characters don’t always carry over from book to book and new police officers come to the front with each entry. There are some repeat characters like Helen Webb, Ed Kavski and George Elms but, for the most part, it’s a new cast each time. As with the previous books, the pace is fast and it rarely slows down. Also, as with the other books, there are some plot lines left hanging so don’t expect everything to be tied up when flipping to the end.
I’d recommend the Langthorne Police Series to those who enjoy a dark, gritty police procedural that explores more than just a murder of the week theme. It’s definitely an exploration of the seedy criminal underworld where it’s hard to figure who you can trust even among the “good guys.”...more
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