#BlogTour ‘The Art Of Death’ by David Fennell

About the book…

AN INTENSELY CREEPY SERIAL KILLER THRILLER DEBUT, FOR FANS OF CHRIS CARTER, M. W. CRAVEN AND THE WHISPER MAN.

London’s latest art installation is a real killer . . . An underground artist leaves three glass cabinets in Trafalgar Square that contain a gruesome installation: the corpses of three homeless men.

With the artist promising more to follow, newly-promoted Detective Inspector Grace Archer and her caustic DS, Harry Quinn, must race against time to follow what few clues have been left by a savvy killer. As more bodies are exhibited at London landmarks and live streamed on social media, Archer and Quinn’s pursuit of the elusive killer becomes a desperate search.

But when Archer discovers that the killer might be closer than she originally thought – she realises that he has his sights set firmly on her . . . He is creating a masterpiece. And she will be the star of his show…..

Good LORD this is a belter of a series opener and a book!
HUGEST thanks to Tracy from Compulsive Readers and publishers Bonnier Books for the blog tour invite and my gifted review copy-‘The Art Of Death’ is out from today in ebook and audiobook as well as hardcover editions, go grab yourself a copy, it’s almost Valentine’s day after all!

Grace Archer not only is stepping into the shoes of a superior officer, these shoes were ones she blasted him out of by exposing him as a corrupt officer. So, hostile team from day 1, added to which an ambitious serial killer is busy decorating the streets of London with glass cases in which human corpses are suspended.

The ultimate statement on the way humans turn on, and abandon each other, this is a major ball ache for Grace who is having to prove herself not just as a woman D.I, but in bringing down a man who is quickly established to have ordered 13 of the same size cabinets.

With 3 people turned into living works of art, another 10 anticipated, and a villain who will kill to cover his tracks, this could make or break Grace and second in command Harry Quinn. Add in her personal life and her connection to another killer, and all you senses begin tingling as you are drip fed details of Grace’s childhood. You are fully engaged in the story-whilst being mildly concerned about how easily this @nnonymous artist tracks down people’s personal information-and anticipating a slow build of key relationships.

David has captured the multiple aspects and pulls on the time of the modern professional woman without resorting to tropes or type-Grace is articulate, strong and determined to bring those who prey on her patch down, she has zero interest in being anybody’s lap dog or pariah. She is out to bring justice and play by the rules, and is a rounded protagonist with room to grow.

I am genuinely excited to see where Grace and Harry go next, as I hastily up all the privacy filters on my everything-and hope I haven’t locked myself OUT of everything-and highly recommend this for any police procedural fans. It is dark, violent and with an underpinning social commentary and wry sense of humour that I related to.

Is this killer the most devious and twisted one that you have come across, or,as the newspapers report ‘..an attention seeking crackpot with a failed GCSE in art’?

Get yourself a copy of ‘The Art Of Death‘ and find out for yourself!

About the author…

David Fennell was born in Belfast during the Troubles. Writing was his escape from Northern Ireland’s smothering political unrest.

As a boy, he read Sherlock Holmes, Ian Fleming and Tolkien; books he still loves today. He left school at 16 and trained as a chef at Rupert Stanley College. With youthful dreams of a new life, he left Belfast for London in 1985 with £50 in one pocket and a dog-eared copy of Stephen King’s The Stand in the other. He worked in bars and restaurants and later worked as a writer in the software industry.

​David has played rugby for Brighton and was awarded the 2009 Player of the Year for the veteran’s team. He loves to cook and is learning to box. He lives in Brighton with his partner and their two dogs.

Link-https://www.davidfennell.co.uk/about

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