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From the Shadows
From the Shadows
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8.3 (3 Ratings)
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A stunning, atmospheric police procedural set against the grit of Inverness and the raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands, this is the first book in the DI Monica Kennedy series.
Sixteen-year-old Robert arrives home late. Without a word to his dad, he goes up to his bedroom. Robert is never seen alive again.
A body is soon found on the coast of the Scottish Highlands. Detective Inspector Monica Kennedy stands by the victim in this starkly beautiful and remote landscape. Instinct tells her the case won’t begin and end with this one death.
Meanwhile, Inverness-based social worker Michael Bach is worried about one of his clients whose last correspondence was a single ambiguous text message; Nichol Morgan has been missing for seven days.
As Monica is faced with catching a murderer who has been meticulously watching and waiting, Michael keeps searching for Nichol, desperate to find him before the killer claims another victim.

From the Shadows is the first book in the Detective Inspector Monica Kennedy series by G R Halliday and it is a promising start to what will hopefully be one a successful and long running police procedural series.
The story is set in the Scottish Highlands and uses its' setting well to add atmosphere to the book.
I really enjoyed the story and the twists and turns of the plot.
It's quite a dark story but I liked that and wasn't sure who the killer was until close to the end.
I was thoroughly engrossed whilst reading the book and could not put it down.
Definitely recommended.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Vintage for a copy of this book.
  
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Erika (17788 KP) rated Chappaquiddick (2017) in Movies

Apr 14, 2018 (Updated Apr 14, 2018)  
Chappaquiddick (2017)
Chappaquiddick (2017)
2017 | Mystery
So, I'm not sure if I was supposed to by sympathetic towards Teddy Kennedy with everything surrounding this whole incident... But I'm not. It didn't change my thoughts on him at all. Dirtbag. Jason Clarke did well as Ted, and with the mannerisms and everything. I loved Ed Helms in this film. He was legitimately the only thing interesting.
I know they were billing this as the 'unknown story' and everything, maybe for people that know absolutely nothing about it.
The 5 is for Ed Helms alone.