A Whisper of Sorrows: A Scottish Crime Thriller (DCI Logan Crime… (edició 2020)

Wow! This book is a wide ride! In my opinion, the best book in the series so far. It was nonstop action and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.

This is not an easy book to read because it is full of triggers. However, it was superbly written and the author really understands how to keep the reader engaged. It will be hard to top this one. ( )

This is the sixth book in the Scottish crime series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Jack Logan.

Logan, in his mid-forties, transferred from Glasgow to Inverness in the previous year. He works with a team he has grown to know and like: Detective Inspector Ben Forde, Detective Constable Hamza Khaled, Detective Constable Tyler Neish, and local Police Constable Sinead Bell. In the previous book, the team lost a colleague, and they are still tormented by it, especially Logan who, as the head of the team, feels not only responsible for the death, but for exacting revenge for it.

Logan, as we are learning, is tough, determined, profane, and curmudgeonly, but like a father figure to his team - protective and supportive even as he makes sure he says positive things only begrudgingly.

The fifth book ended with a cliffhanger: Jack’s boss, DS Bob Hoon, broke the news that Jack’s nemesis, the serial killer Owen Petrie, known as Mister Whisper, had escaped from Carstairs State Hospital. Jack knew Petrie would be coming from him, and indeed, the trail of bodies Petrie starts to leave all point to Jack in some way.

What is most shocking to the team is that Petrie has had plenty of help, not only in escaping Carstairs but in cutting a swathe of dead bodies through the Inverness area.

The team suffers more tragic losses and Jack doesn’t think he can deal with the guilt, even if he manages to survive.

Evaluation: As with the previous books in the series, there are plenty of scary moments, twists, and tension at times so high you need to put the book down! This series is addictive for those who appreciate thrillers. ( )

Loved the latest book in the series, A Whisper of Sorrows. They just keep getting better and better. ( )