Six by G.S. Locke

 

Six by G.S. Locke.

Published 19th August 2021 by Orion.

From the cover of the book:

Successful criminal defence lawyer, Jon Shaw, comes face to face with, Danny Hallam, the man he tried to murder twenty-five years ago...

Then: While drug running for a local crime lord, Danny decides to call in a large debt from a young female drug addict, Micki Ashton. During a chaotic night on a riverbank, in which punches are thrown, Shaw steps in to protect the defenceless woman, but things turn deadly when Danny produces a knife and Micki is stabbed. Appalled by his friend's actions, Shaw deliberately pushes Danny into the river. Danny survives and, arrested and charged for murder, spends the next quarter of a century in prison.

Now: Meanwhile, the gang disintegrates, each haunted by the death of a young woman. Throughout his sentence, Danny refuses to name those involved. But someone knows and believes they should all pay. As, one by one, the former friends are picked off only Danny and Shaw remain. With the race on to identify a determined and forensically aware killer, Shaw throws in his lot with a detective who has her own cross to bear and her own reasons for abandoning routine police procedure.

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Just a little taster of this one so far, in a sneak peek 'first impressions' post, because I have only read the first few chapters. 

So what do I think so far folks? Well, Jon Shaw is a lawyer that has clearly been trying to escape from his past misdeeds, burying himself in his work and trying to right the balance of his universe by helping out those in need with pro-bono work. But when a face from his past turns up, he is forced to confront exactly what went on in their joint past... Could someone be trying to punish them for their wrong doings?

This has all the promise of a gritty noir story that throws up a lot of threads about sins of the past, the weight of guilt and deliciously gory revenge. The words flow off the page and I can tell already that I will be polishing off the rest of the book in a single glorious sitting! Cannot wait to pick this one up again folks!

Keep your eyes peeled for my full review very soon!

Six is available to buy now in ebook, paperback and audio formats from your favourite book retailer.

Thank you to Orion for sending me an ecopy of this book in return for an honest review and for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.

About the author:

G.S. Locke is the pseudonym of E.V. Seymour. Neon was her first foray into serial killers hence the name change, and Six is her follow-up crime novel. She is a plotter rather than a 'pantser' when creating storylines, and by day, works as a freelance editor so she tries to take the advice she dishes out.

Her passions are family, film, playing classical piano, which she's done since the age of five, and she is a demon house-mover due to a nomadic and restless personality. She strongly dislikes cold tea and adores chilled white wine.