I’m over the moon to be able to post my review for Wes Markin’s new DCI Micheal Yorke Thriller, Better The Devil. Thanks to DLM Book Tours and Wes Markin for my copy of the book to join in.
Can you really put your trust in the Devil?
Matthew Brace. Six years old. Kidnapped.
Experienced and driven, Detective Chief Inspector Michael Yorke believes he has what it takes to lead a unit that will bring this child back to his family. But with crime in the South of England evolving at a rate never seen before, Yorke is caught short, and unable to stop the kidnapping becoming a devastating terrorist weapon that leaves the cathedral city of Salisbury shattered forever.
Ex-Detective Sergeant Jake Pettman. Experienced killer. Shrewd quarry.
Terrified father.
Knowing that the organised crime syndicate in the UK, Article SE, are responsible for the murder of his ex-wife, Jake returns home to protect his son. Hardened by his murderous experiences in New England, Jake resolves to stand against those that want him dead. Still, when facing up to a syndicate this powerful, you’re going to need a miracle.
Or at least the coldest and most ruthless killer you know.
Lacey Ray may be a devil, but she’s all he’s got.
The seventh book in a series of procedural crime thrillers by bestselling writer Wes Markin. Better the Devil is perfect for fans of J.D Kirk, L.J Ross, Ian Rankin, Alex Smith, David Gatward, Rachel McLean and Ann Cleeves, among others.
I was so pleased to see Wes Markin had another Michael Yorke book out. I was totally made up when I was given the chance to read it!
Better The Devil is the seventh book in the DCI Yorke Thriller series, and it’s a corker of a read. Just a word of warning, though: if you are at all squeamish, this book has plenty of Wes’s usual brutal violence in all its technicolour glory.
Right from the start, you know what to expect, with the reader being plunged into the brutally shocking world of DCI Yorke.
To make the experience even better its not just a Yorke book this time…we have Jake Pettman, from Wes Markin’s other series and one of favourite psychopaths I have come to know (admittedly all through fiction), Lacey Ray. She is so confident in herself and so aware of everything she is lacking in the way of empathy, emotions, etc. She is so blatant with it that I can’t help but become invested in her! Yeah, it sounds weird, I know, but I can’t help myself.
Jake and Lacey team up to, hopefully, get Article SE out of the picture once and for all. Jake knows that with that done, the hunt for him will be over, and he can keep his son safe and be reunited with him too. It’s no walk in the park and, Lacey being her usual self, has her own condition in regard to the job. She also has a girlfriend as well, who brings ‘joy’ for Jake, as he discovers.
The characters introduced along the way have such imaginative names and aren’t pleasant people for the most. The justice that was served was violent, I thought it was deserved and in keeping with the story.
As always, with a Wes Markin book, it races along at a pace, which keeps you absolutely addicted. It’s a book that I didn’t want to put down for one minute. I was so curious as to how everything was going to pan out for all three of the characters.
If you haven’t read any of this series, you can read as a standalone, but I say read every… single… one in order. The characters are as lifelike as if they could be stood at the side of you. The plot is crammed full of action, and the twists and shocks keep you hooked from start to finish.
Wes Markin is at the top of a very long list of favourite authors, and I hope he will still keep writing for a long time to come. He writes 5 star books every time, and if I could give it more stars, I would!
Author Bio
Wes Markin lives in Harrogate and is the bestselling author of the DCI Yorke crime novels set in Salisbury. He is also the author of the Jake Pettman series set in New England. You can find out more at:
sharonbeyondthebooks.uk 