Deadly Burial

DI Chris Sigurdsson is one of the most unique crime fighters I've seen in awhile. He suffers panic attacks at the most opportune times and he's obsessed with his own death. Because he ratted out a fellow office for beating a suspect, he's become persona non grata and no one wants to work with him. His supervisor comes up with a plan to kill two birds with one stone. Send Sigurdsson to a remote island to spy on a female detective there. The supervisor is still pouting that the lady detective dared to take time off to have a baby. So he decides to have the whistle blower report anything and everything she does. The murder he is investigating is of a has-been wrestler. He is somehow poisoned with strychnine while he is in the ring. It's an interesting case, as well as frustrating, having to decide who's lying and who isn't. There are many suspects ... his competitors in the ring, the big boss, and there is the secret he's been keeping for years. While trying to solve this murder, he also gets involved in a drug ring. Every other chapter or so, the reader sees the victim's life in the form of a book with his memoirs. His memoirs are honest and what you see isn't always what you get. All the characters are fascinating and credible in their own way. I've never been a big fan of wrestling, but the behind- the- scenes language and action is quite entertaining. Lots of action keeps the reader invested in the story and the reader is rewarded with a surprise twist. I believe this is the author's debut novel .. Well Done! I wish to thank the author / HarperCollinsUK - HQ DIgital / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime thriller. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.