Pre-Owned Sorrow Bound (Hardcover) by David Mark

from gmmartz

Sorrow Bound, the third in the McAvoy series, is another fine effort by David Mark. It's not without its blemishes, though. I liked the main plot of the investigation of the gruesome murders, McAvoy's character continues to be a source of superb police work and quirky personal contradictions, the...

from tom471

This book was received free thru the Goodreads First Reads giveaway program. I gave this book 4 stars for believable characters, and a well constructed plot. I am an American and appreciate that local idioms(i.e. "spatchcocked chicken", p.19) are explained. This book is a very dark, depressing bo...

from

I have to confess that the mystery at the heart of this novel is quite well done. But Sergeant McAvoy as a character is not growing on me. I don't need my heroes to always be stalwart and brave, but McAvoy is a case study in low self esteem and self-loathing. Please get over it, Sergeant. This is...

from jan.fleming

It's a sweltering summer in Hull: grey storm clouds gather ominously over this small English city, yet refuse to break.Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy and the rest of the Serious and Organized Crime Unit are being pushed to the brink by the local drug trade as a sadistic new boss takes over and ...

from jan.fleming

It's a sweltering summer in Hull: grey storm clouds gather ominously over this small English city, yet refuse to break.Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy and the rest of the Serious and Organized Crime Unit are being pushed to the brink by the local drug trade as a sadistic new boss takes over and ...