The Dark
Winter by David Mark
First time
novelist David Mark hits a bull’s eye with his first effort, the intriguing
police procedural, The Dark Winter, which introduces readers to Detective
Sergeant Aector McAvoy. The action takes place in and around Hull in the north
of England.
McAvoy is
a gentle giant who loves his family, is not always taken seriously enough by
his peers because he is more of an analyst than an action hero, but has an
empathetic ability to put pieces of a complex puzzle together and get into the
mind of a ruthless killer. What appear to be random murders of individuals with
no discernible connection – an elderly man returning to the scene of a long ago
sea disaster and a young girl at a church – become links to a greater plot of
curious retribution involving sole survivors of tragic events.
This book
is a quick read, well plotted, and kept me guessing until the very end. I loved
the character development and will certainly look forward to the next
installment in what promises to be a new series. This is the type of novel one
sits down to read and just keeps on reading to see what transpires next. I
would give it 4 ½ special dark chocolate kisses!
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