Today I’m joining the blog tour for Fire On The Fells. My review is written with thanks to Zoe O’Farrell for inviting me on the tour and to Joffe Books for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

Summer can be murder, out on the sun-scorched Yorkshire Fells.

No one loves the Fells like Tyler Prasad. An eighteen-year-old dreamer who came here to join an eco-protest.

But Tyler’s past followed hot on his heels.

Now Tyler lies dead in a ditch. His handsome face shot to pieces in a brutal attack that baffles Detective Leo Donovan.

There’s no shortage of gunmen roving the land in search of grouse – most of them staying at luxury country-house retreat, Patefield Grange.

The shooting party guests tell Detective Leo the victim’s name means nothing to them. But Leo knows a lie when he hears one.

The Grange is a hotbed of smouldering secrets. Which was worth killing for?

Detective Leo and his partner Shan must solve the case before it all goes up in smoke . . .

Discover a brand-new British crime thriller from a bestselling author, perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Angela Marsons, J.R. Ellis, Val McDermid and Caro Ramsay.

Review:

I really enjoyed reading The Fells last year, so I was pleased to have the opportunity to read and review the second book in the series. It does begin where the predecessor left off, so I would definitely recommend reading in order. Detective Inspector Leo Donovan and Detective Constable Shan Young make a formidable partnership – they have each other’s back in almost every situation, and they’re both incredibly determined to find the suspects for whom they are searching. Cath Staincliffe also writes in depth about the personal lives of these characters and they both have a lot going on, which makes their stories really engaging alongside the investigation.

As the title suggests, Fire On The Fells is set in the Fells, in the Yorkshire countryside. Cath Staincliffe describes the setting wonderfully, in a way that really emphasises the sense of isolation in the villages, thus making it appear much more foreboding. This made it really easy for me to become swept up in the story.

At first, the investigation in which Leo and Shan are involved moves quite slowly; however, around half way through the story bursts into life in a way that meant I couldn’t stop reading. There is a sense of danger, which had me on the edge of my seat as I couldn’t wait to discover if everyone would come out of the situation unscathed.

I definitely feel that these characters have more to give, so I hope I can read the next instalment in the series soon.

Fire On The Fells is available from Amazon.

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