Suspended Retribution (DI Rosalind Kray – 3) by Rob Ashman
Alex Jarrod is a war veteran. When a flesh-eating parasite destroys his face, he returns from Afghanistan with a head full of nightmares. His world crumbles around him until he realizes there is work to be done. Another war to fight.
DI Rosalind Kray has her hopes pinned on becoming the new DCI after tracking down another serial killer, but those in charge have other ideas.
After a small-time crook is killed in a hit and run and a serial burglar is brutally murdered, Kray suspects a vigilante is at work. But her bosses disregard her theory – until they discover a third victim.
Once again Kray finds herself on the trail of a serial killer but this one is different. This one lives in his own private war zone.
With her bosses on her heels Kray has her work cut out and the body count is rising.
But he’s not going to stop until the mission is complete … and Kray’s not going to stop until she finds him.
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Author’s Bio
Rob is married to Karen with two grown up daughters. He is originally from South Wales and after moving around with work settled in North Lincolnshire where he’s spent the last twenty-two years.
Like all good welsh valley boys Rob worked for the National Coal Board after leaving school at sixteen and went to University at the tender age of twenty-three when the pit closures began to bite. Since then he’s worked in a variety of manufacturing and consulting roles both in the UK and abroad.
It took Rob twenty-four years to write his first book. He only became serious about writing it when his dad got cancer. It was an aggressive illness and Rob gave up work for three months to look after him and his mum. Writing Those That Remain became his coping mechanism. After he wrote the book his family encouraged him to continue, so not being one for half measures, Rob got himself made redundant, went self-employed so he could devote more time to writing and four years later the Mechanic Trilogy is the result.
When he is not writing, Rob is a frustrated chef with a liking for beer and prosecco, and is known for occasional outbreaks of dancing.
Rob published the Mechanic Trilogy with Bloodhound Books in 2017 and will be releasing three new books during 2018. These are titled: Faceless, This Little Piggy and Suspended Retribution.
My Review
5 stars
Alex Jarrod is a veteran of the Afghanistan war. He has returned home but suffers from severe PTSD. He is having a hard time adjusting and is outraged when he learns that some criminals have been given a slap on the wrist after they murdered someone. Alex decides he is going to be a vigilante and make those that did the crime pay in a fitting death.
Roz Kray is back and hoping for a promotion although it seems her superiors have other things in mind for the new position. Roz gets the murder cases and can just tell that there is a serial killer although her bosses don’t agree. But when the bodies start piling up it’s going to be up to Roz to stop Alex.
I love Rob Ashman’s books and have to say that there are some horrible things that happen in this book it is not as dark as the other two books. But thing that really got me was I could understand why Alex was killing those that escaped justice and agree with him and almost hoped that Roz didn’t catch him. But you can’t have vigilantes, at some point they lose their original mission and become what they originally set out to right.
As for Roz, I felt for her with her disappointment at work. But I was so glad to see that she was starting to move on from her husband’s death, although we find her at his grave talking to him several times. I hope that she finds that happiness that has been lost.
This is an amazing series and one I strongly recommend checking out. Suspended Retribution is a killer story that could be read as a standalone but to really get the full effect I recommend reading the series in order. You won’t be disappointed.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
I would like to thank Bloodhound Books for the opportunity to read and share this book.
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