Ray Britain – Forgotten Lives

‘Forgotten Lives’ by Ray Britain is a crime fiction book that is the second in the #ADCSTIRLINGINVESTIGATION series. I personally haven’t read the first one but I think that’s something I need to change, and soon! It is perfectly fine to read as a standalone. DCI Stirling is assigned as being the officer in charge of a case of a local man who is killed when he answers his front door.

It soon becomes apparent that this is going to be a complicated case as the National Crime Agency becomes involved as they believed that the victim was involved in people trafficking and drug smuggling. But there has also been a strange badge found at the scene and when more people are killed and badges are also found it is clear that something links all the deaths.

What I enjoyed about ‘Forgotten Lives’ is that it is as clear as day that Ray Britain definitely knows what he is writing about. He has so skilfully created a story that has a brilliant plot and he has even managed to integrate the pressures the U.K police are still under to this day. In my eyes, this is always important to remember with our police force. Nobody gives them much thought, only that nothing is ever done quick enough, nobody considers the pressures or the cuts in funding, or the lack of manpower.

I loved the authenticity of the story along with the characters it really made me feel that this story could have actually happened, at some point in time. A gripping book by an author I am so happy to have discovered!

Thanks to #damppebblesblogtours for my invitation on the @Ray_Britain #Forgotten_Lives blog tour and the copy of the book.