Alex Coombs – The Missing Husband

‘The Missing Husband’ by Alex Coombs is the third book in the brilliant Hanlon series. As I finish one and start the next I feel that this series is just getting better. In this book, a frightened Russian woman seeks DCI Hanlon’s help in finding her missing husband. Hanlon’s not keen on the case. Until she hears a name she recognises only too well. Arkady Belanov, sadistic owner of an exclusive brothel in Oxford is involved.

And when DCI Enver Demirel, her former partner and friend, disappears, Hanlon is determined to solve the case. So determined that she will do anything, even if it means crossing a few lines she will.
Absolutely brilliant! Hanlon is a character that will never change, no matter how far up the Police force she climbs she lets nothing stop her. She is a force to be reckoned with when her friends are in danger.

I am certainly still invested in these characters and, for me, this is the sign of a good writer. I look forward to what the next book brings. The storylines are all highlighting different sections of the justice system so it is always fresh and intriguing still.

A fast-paced thriller that isn’t scared to pull the punches. I am loving that I can stay with Hanlon for a while, it is really great to be able to just power through these books.

Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources, Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the book so I could bring you my thoughts on the book today.