Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll start . . .
Washington Poe has a narrative to inform.
And he wants you to hear.
You’ll hear the way it began with the robber birds. Crows. Dozens of them. Sufficient for a homicide . . .
He’ll let you know a few man who was tied to a tree and stoned to loss of life, a person who had tattooed himself with a code so obscure, even the gifted analyst Tilly Bradshaw struggled to interrupt it. He’ll let you know how the person’s homicide was linked to a tragedy that occurred fifteen years earlier when a younger woman massacred her whole household.
And at last, he’ll let you know in regards to the mercy chair. And why folks would somewhat kill themselves than discuss it . . .
Poe hopes you’ve been paying consideration. As a result of on this story, nothing is because it appears . . .
E book Data: 432 pages. Writer: Constable. Publication Date: 6 June 2024
My Ideas
WOW simply WOW that is the sixth e-book within the fantastic Washington Poe collection they usually simply maintain getting higher and higher and this for my part is just THE BEST thus far.
So, somewhat backstory first. There are 6 books within the Washington Poe collection beginning with The Puppet Present (which was the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger in 2019), then Black Summer season which The Solar known as “A brutal and thrilling page-turner”, then e-book 3 is The Curator and Peter James mentioned it was “darkish, sharp and compelling”, adopted by Useless Floor which was the winner of the distinguished CWA Ian Fleming Metal Dagger Award in 2022, and e-book 5 is The Botanist.
Should you haven’t learn any of the above the same old questions could be; can I learn this as a standalone and the reply is YES. Ought to I learn the collection and the reply is YES. Would you advocate I begin at E book 1 and browse them in chronological order and the reply is YES OF COURSE WHAT KIND OF WEIRDO READS BOOKS OUT OF ORDER?
So I’m going to evaluate this with out giving any spoilers away and within the hope that precisely who Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are.
The Mercy Chair could be very totally different to the 5 earlier books within the collection. For a begin the start of the e-book has an sudden opening chapter which left me feeling oddly discombobulated, however the finish of that chapter had me reeling and completely hooked unable to place my kindle down.
The Mercy Chair follows Poe and Tilly in one other uncommon and horrific homicide investigation and it will be remiss of me to not warn you that there are themes of kid abuse, cults, homophobia and excessive views operating all through the storyline that are actually, actually, actually darkish and really disturbing.
Regardless of the darkness, there may be some gentle from the fantastic banter between Poe and Tilly and watching their friendship develop and deepen nonetheless makes me heat and tingly inside.
I don’t actually wish to say extra, besides learn the collection, pre-order this e-book and be blown away however the sheer brilliance of this crime collection.
5 HUGE STARS
All my opinions for the earlier 5 books may be discovered right here:
The Puppet Present – printed: 2018 – Learn my evaluate right here
Black Summer season – printed: 2019 – Learn my evaluate right here
The Curator – printed: 2020 – Learn my evaluate right here
Useless Floor – printed: 2021 – Learn my evaluate right here
The Botanist – printed: 2022 – Learn my evaluate right here