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Cruel Mercy

The 6th DS McAvoy Novel

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Cruel Mercy

By: David Mark
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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Three Irishmen went to America. One's dead. One's as good as. One is missing....

The missing man is Valentine Teague. Petty criminal, bare-knuckle fighter - and DS Aector McAvoy's brother-in-law. Back home Val's being held responsible for the blood spilt in the snowy woods of upstate New York.

If McAvoy doesn't find out the truth, all hell will break loose, putting his own family in the crossfire. Investigating proves harder than he could have imagined. New York City is a different world, with different rules. Soon he finds himself up against squabbling cops, mafias old and new, and the culmination of a crime 40 years in the making. All McAvoy can do is the right thing. Even if it kills him.

©2017 Dead Pretty Ltd (P)2017 Hodder & Stoughton Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Espionage Fiction Crime New York Suspense
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Moving the location abroad lost the essential characters.. his boss and his wife.
Names confusing.Sometimes too much padding or too much going on, other times repetition.

The previous 5 McAvoy books have been excellent. I will persevere with number 7.

Disappointing

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I have loved this series of books but this one was just not hitting the spot. There are a number of different characters and I always struggle with foreign names. I found myself having to rewind and listen to passages again as I just wasn't getting the gist of things. Also, a very different storyline from the previous books which are quite full with regard to day-to-day family life. I have loved all the other books in this series and have just bought the next and can't wait. Maybe it was just me and my inability to follow a complex storyline.

Bit too complex for audio

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The story was OK. But I didn't like the subject, and it dragged on a bit. I liked his other books.

Cruel Mercy

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Disappointed with this book it was convoluted and often confusing. It was difficult to separate characters. My husband and I had to have a lengthy discussion as to who was who and did what in the story each time before returning to the book. hope his next book is not the same.

Confusing

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Didn't enjoy this one as much as previous Aector McAvoy stories. Based in America & was quite convaluted. But nevertheless will continue with the series.

Not the best.

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