DS Sarah Hist Series ,2

The half-naked body, wraped tightly in a groundsheet, is a bit too long to fit comfortably onthe back seat of the car. But he manages to shove it in anyway. Too risky to dump in the sea. There's a wood nearby, No one will be there right now. Won't be found till morning. Anyway, no one will care if the kid disen't show up to school. Not some little piece of scum like this.

I have not read the first book in this series. A dog walker finds the body of a boy covered by a groundsheet. DSSarah Hist is called in to iinvestigate. Set in te small villae of Happisburg, Norfolk. Callum Young was just fifteen and lived in a care home. When he diesn't show up for achool, his teacher, Sophie Bailey, goes to look for him. Callum had been a drug dealer. This was a quite good character driven police procedural. The story is mostly told from Ssrah'sperspective but we do get some input from Danni and Sophie. The plotline is believable.

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Judi Daykin is fairly new on the crime fiction scene. I think she is going to be around for a very long time. This is a gripping police procedural that is compelling and character driven. There's heart as well as suspense.
Sara Hirst is a great character. The plot is a rollercoaster of emotions, tension and surprises. The empathy is shared out between the good guys and the bad guys.
This series has great potential. I will be watching out for more installments.

“Into Deadly Storms” is the second in the DI Sara Hirst police mystery series. Judi Daykin did a great job in establishing a realistic plot along with several subplots and twists to make this story an interesting read.
What I liked most was the author’s character development fitting the personalities so well with the plot. Two strong characters that stood out to me were Lisa London and Striker—fearful people who made my pulse hammer. Matt, the house parent for homeless children was well written into the story, too. It broke my heart when he was arrested for possession of drugs.
The story begins with a dog walker finding the body of a teenager on a beach wrapped in a tarp. DI Sara Hirst and her team along with a pathologist investigate his death. Before long, they discover that the boy is Callum Young, a resident of Matt’s home for homeless boys and a local drug dealer for weed and cocaine. He even supplies weed to his English teacher, Sophie.
I liked the way Judi Daykin described the drug operation from its upper hierarchy headed by Lisa London down to the street pushers. The garage scene with the hidden car was very inventive—well done.
The book was a good read but I would have liked some of the many incidental characters edited out to focus more attention on the main characters. I also thought the story could have included more tension in some parts like at the airport to make it a nail-biting read.
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and recommend “Into Deadly Storms.”

This was my first book reading about DS Sarah Hirst and I look forward to many more. I didn’t read the first and that was not a problem. A man walking his dog in a wooded area finds a body wrapped in a ground cover tarp, who is the boy, why is dressed in only his shorts, .. bit by bit we learn about the characters in this boys life and how he and those that around him came to be where they are at, the people involved in drug distribution… And we learn about more about Sarah, racism, sexism in the workforce, her relationship with her mom, …
Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for letting me read this book for my opinion.

A Most Distressing Case....
The second in the Detective Sara Hirst series. Sara has moved to the Norfolk Police Serious Crimes Unit mostly, it seems, for family related issues. Our protagonist now faces a most distressing case. A well written detective with a likeable and credible protagonist and an atmospheric setting. A worthy addition to a new series.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for an advance copy of Into Deadly Storms, the second novel to feature DS Sara Hirst of the Norfolk Police.

The body of a teenager is found wrapped in a tarpaulin and dumped. They think he has been murdered but first they have to identify him. Once they have a name they can trace his movements and identify his contacts. What they find leads to more potential crime and criminal activity.

I enjoyed Into Deadly Storms, which is a fairly typical police procedural with a wide open field of suspects that gradually narrows as enquiries continue. The novel is mostly told from Sara’s investigative point of view but it switches from to time to Danni and Sophie, two young women inadvertently caught up on the other side. This has the advantage of showing the other side of the case and highlighting the choices that have to be made in certain circumstances, although neither come out of it well.

The plot is very realistic, showing the plodding nature of much of police work, like watching CCTV, and the slow grind of accumulating enough evidence for a charge. In a fictional sense I was disappointed by the outcome, because not everyone got their just desserts, but in realism terms it’s as good as it gets and I think the author is to be commended for it. This may make the novel sound boring, but it’s anything but. There are enough developments and small twists to keep the reader interested and turning the pages, not least the choices the characters make.

Sara Hirst is on her way to becoming a favourite with me. Her backstory is complicated enough to lift her above a mere plod, but not too complicated that it overwhelms the narrative or seriously affects her judgement. She is a level headed professional, just what the novel call for.

Into Deadly Storms is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

An engageing , enjoyable story with interesting characters. You don't expect a school teacher Sophie, to have a dubious lifestyle. One of her pupils Callum, from a care home is found murdered in the woods and his bike is missing.
Carefully crafted with strong female characters, with valuable insight into how the drug world operates. The drug gang is like a separate entertaining story in itself. It all neatly comes together with a satisfying ending. Looking forward to reading more about DS Sara and also the drug dealers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe for ARC.

The second of the DS Sarah Hirst stories, set in Norfolk. The action takes place between London, Norfolk and foreign parts and the story is at least as good as the first one in the series. It's well written with believable characters with a mainly sensible plot and background. I read it in one sitting.

Loved it.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher I read a free advance review copy of the book. This review is voluntary, honest and my own opinion.

Book two Detective Sara Hirst
Sara has had a few things on going in her life, a cottage in the small Norfolk village of Happisburgh has been left to her by her father, it's now in her hands to do what she wants with it.
At work Sara is on her way to the woods in Little Kettleford, a young mans body half naked wrapped in a groundsheet, later identified as Callum Young from the young persons care home Lyndford Lodge in Marlham, after searching his room a store of drugs are found a dealer that met his death. It's an on going murder case as things start to come to ahead for the team.
This book has it all, and well layed out story that will grip you as you read, the characters are growing on me big time and a great who dunnit. Loved it

Thank you Net galley and Joffe Books for the eARC.
This is the second in the DS Sara Hirst series and as good as the first book.
The body of a teenage boy is found, wrapped in a ground sheet, by a man and his dog in the woods. Sara and her team interview his school teacher and the man who runs the carehome where the boy lived and realize he was involved in selling drugs. At the same time we meet his school teacher who bought coke from the boy and a girl who gets involved with a drugs gang led by a very tough, cold and calculating woman. She may have bitten off more than she can chew, but she wants the glamorous life this involvement can give her, and plots her way to success. She's actually the most attractive character in the book.
This fast-paced read is well written and very enjoyable and I definitely recommend it.