Know No Evil

DI Matthew Henning is with a new squad and his new boss has made it clear he has a lot to prove to show he deserves his recent promotion. A high profile murder of a young mother has the press, the public and the senior police admin crying for an arrest. With the help of DS Molly Fisher, Henning makes a connection between this murder and a killing spree ten years before. The problem is, a man has already been tried and convicted of those crimes. Is there a copycat, a partner, or did the police arrest the wrong man? Hampton’s strengths lie is his ability to portray life on a police squad, the petty power squabbles, the boredom and the outright terror.

Know No Evil has a very good storyline and is well paced. The characters are well developed and the writing is decent.

Wow! What a great start to, I hope, a brand new series to feature DI Denning and DS Fisher. The characters are well developed, complex and flawed and I enjoyed reading about their personal lives. This new team are thrown together to investigate a series of murders in London and the book is fast paced with an excellent plot. I would love to read more from this author and I recommend this book to fans of police procedurals. A very good read. My thanks to Net Galley for my ARC. Reviews on Facebook and Goodreads.

London is sizzling in the summer heat when the body of a young woman is found brutally murdered in a London park.

Newly fast tracked DI Matthew Denning picks up his first murder case.

He starts the investigations alongside DS Deepak Neeraj, the man he beat to the job.

At the same time DS Molly Fisher, who dreams of joining the MIT, is unofficially investigating the case of the “Bermondsey Ripper” a series of murders of young woman in the past.

When Fisher starts to see possible links she takes them to Denning...

This is an excellent debut novel, I was drawn in from the start. I like how the book is written , one chapter from each of the main protagonists conducting their individual investigations.

It’s a strong, well plotted, first in the series, the pacing, whilst not super fast and in your face, feels right, the twists are clever and I genuinely didn’t guess the ending so it kept my interest until the end.

There is quite a bit of the characters backs stories to suggest there is more to come in this series, and I think that DS Neeraj has more to come aswell, as the devil boss, DCI Linda “Betty Taggart” McKenna

4 🔥🔥🔥🔥 from me for this absorbing, smart new police procedural series.

This a fast paced police procedural that sucks you in. The twists and turns kept me interested and I felt like the characters were well developed and intriguing. I really enjoyed reading it and am looking forward to more from the author

There were several storylines within Know No Evil, and the way the author weaved them in and pulled them all together was truly masterful. Since I'm not from England, there were a lot British sayings that I had to discern from context clues...and some of them I completely want to steal for my everyday life. But, possibly one of the best things about this author is the brilliant use of description! So many times I thought: "Wow! What an incredible way to show the reader!!" Here's one of my favorite examples of what I mean: "...murders seemed to rise up out of nowhere and embrace the capital in a bear hug of fear and paranoia." So. Good.
Finally, I loved that all the characters in KNE were flawed and imperfect in their own ways. It gave them a depth and connectivity that I think most readers can relate to!
Definitely recommend this book.

I enjoyed this debut of a new series by Graeme Hampton. It was interesting, very thought provoking and had you guessing until the end. The characters were well developed and the story had me hooked from the very beginning. The pace of the plot was smooth, and the ending was great. I am excited to see what this series has in store. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of the book.
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I would like to thank Netgalley and Hera Books for an advance copy of Know No Evil, the first novel to feature DS Matt Denning and DS Molly Fisher of the Met.

Recently promoted DI Matt Denning gets his first murder case when the battered body of Leanne Wyatt is found in a local park. While he is concentrating on her contacts DS Molly Fisher in an unofficial investigation is uncovering links to a 12 year old murder spree by the so called Bermondsey Ripper, Antony Ferguson. Further murders encourage her to take her findings to Denning.

I enjoyed Know No Evil which is a credible debut with an absorbing plot and some good twists. The novel is told from the two protagonists’ point of view, alternating between them as they pursue their initially separate investigations and then giving two perspectives on the same events. It makes for a rounded read. The novel is well plotted with plenty going on which holds the reader’s attention. There is nothing particularly innovative about it but it’s solid and reads well. If I have one criticism I feel that the author does not get the work/personal balance quite right. For a police procedural there is a bit too much external strife to make it a great read.

The characterisation is strong with both Denning and Fisher being well described. Denning is the young, smart detective on the accelerated promotion programme. He seems well adjusted and in control but underneath it he feels the pressure to get a result. I like him and look forward to reading more. I didn’t take to Molly Fisher in the same way. She is smart and able to make connections the others can’t but she’s annoyingly pushy with a sense of entitlement.

Know No Evil is a good read which I have no hesitation in recommending.

DI Matt Denning, recently promoted to the role is at his first murder case. A young woman’s beaten body has been found.

Meanwhile DS Molly Fisher is doing her own investigation and finds links to an old case….The Bermondsey Ripper…..when more bodies are found she decides to approach Denning with her suspicions…and so the partnership begins…

This is told from both Denning and Foster’s perspectives, which gives a unique view of how their minds work, how they each process the same events. Very clever.

As this is the start of the series there is quite a bit of character building, so you get to know their backgrounds and personalities.

“‘He looks like a frigging ad for Hugo Boss.’”

There are enough twists to keep you guessing in this solid, engrossing and well plotted police procedural …thoroughly entertaining.

Thank you to The Author, the publishers and NetGalley for a free copy of the ebook. This is my honest, unbiased review.

I loved this book. It was a really well written mystery thriller with a wonderfully intriguing story. The characters were really well created, giving them a history that made them feel real. To quote Graeme, "I wanted to create two detectives who come across as real and credible, the kind of cops you'd find working in the Met Police today, but who are also interesting and complex enough to engage with readers. Both characters are flawed, but both have many admirable qualities too." And he most certainly was able to do that. Both the characters felt more human than made up. Both had problems personally as well as professionally. And that made them even more relatable. Overall a wonderful book, one which I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. And a big thank you to NetGalley and Hera Books for giving me this ARC in exchange of my honest review.

Know No Evil is the opener in a brand new, highly entertaining police procedural series featuring Met colleagues DI Matt Denning and DS Molly Fisher, and I found It well crafted and full of heart-in-your-mouth moments. The story centres around DS Denning's first case for murder so of course, he wants to show how much of a capable investigator he is. However, when the debased body of young Leanne Wyatt is discovered Molly quickly comes to the shocking realisation that this modus operandi is simply too close to that of a past case to be coincidental. As Fisher digs further into the past she discovers connections to a brutal murder spree carried out over a decade earlier by Anthony Ferguson aka The Bermondsey Ripper. So is he in fact back or is this the work of a copycat who has studied Ferguson's killing spree in intimate detail?

I thoroughly enjoyed Know No Evil as it is full of intrigue and plenty of exciting action. From the first chapter I was hooked; seriously clear your diary before you begin. The writing is engaging and penned in an easy flowing manner and there are a plethora of twists and turns, peaks and troughs. The fact that the story starts out being told from both Matt and Molly's points-of-view, as they each carry out their independent investigations and then merges and we get to see both of their perspectives on the same incidents helps makes this a wonderfully rounded police procedural. It's well-plotted and our main protagonists, Matt and Molly, are introduced and given ample development. They are both intelligent, independent thinkers and I look forward to seeing them evolve over the course of the series. Many thanks to Hera Books for an ARC.

I really enjoyed this book and didn’t know it was a debut novel until I started looking for more from this author. I can’t wait to read more and highly recommend this book.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this book in exchange for my unbiased review.

I went into this book thinking it to be routine police procedural with a team and a boss and forensics. The book had all that and more. 3 murders had all the cops in a tizzy with absolutely no clues. Till a cop from CID, DS Molly Fischer, with a secret, brought out an important fact to the forefront. Such murders had happened before... Then it was a race against time to prevent further kills.

Graeme Hampton's debut had me cheering on for the lead cop DI Matthew Denning and Molly for different reasons. I loved the way Graeme has woven their personal lives into the plot. The results were quite unexpected. The author was quite a master storyteller in melding every single plot line.

The book started a bit slow but once Molly brought her suspicions to light, the book took on a different route. It became fast paced, there was a bustling energy to these sleep lacking cops. The drive with which they gave everything to the investigation had me cheering them on from the sidelines. Their investigation was pure back-breaking hardwork. And each one of them put in their hours.

The ending was unexpected, making the journey through the pages all worth it. I loved the way Graeme had his characters pick up one jigsaw piece at a time and join them carefully to form a complete picture. The characters were not very likable, they had their own fallacies. But their need to nail the murderer was fervent. It made my vengeant heart dance with joy. Another perp in the slammer.

Know No Evil is Graeme Hampton's debut book and is a promising start to the series. I can't wait to read more and highly recommend this book.

Know No Evil is well written with plenty going on which holds the reader’s attention throughout.

I recommend that you keep an eye on this new author and I wish him luck with future books.

The author wrote a thriller that started with a bang and just kept going! The twists kept coming, so I couldn't put it down. I cannot wait to read more from this author!

Enjoyed the first in a series featuring DI Matt Denning and DS Molly Fisher. Based in East London this is local to me so made the book familiar in as far as the area
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.