Dan tries hard to forget but the love he had for this woman was all encompassing and he is left adrift in a sea of emotions. A short explanation by the publisher at the beginning of the ebook explains why the format on ebook is unchanged, and explains that it is then written in an ebook user friendly way after the original format. Perhaps he does seem a bit obsessive over the loss of his ex but I think that will be toned down a bit as the books move on. On the surface, Rachel Marin is an ordinary single mother; on the inside, she’s a fierce, brilliant vigilante. Darragh McManus from Irish Independent gave the book a positive review, praising it for "dozens of characters, multiple plotlines and, most crucially, lots and lots of things going on".

You know, if we caught your girlfriend committing a crime, I bet Yulikova would give us a bonus or something for being prize pupils.She is treated poorly by both parents and is instrumental in helping Strike and Robin solve the case. They share this with Josh Blay, the other co-creator of The Ink Black Heart and Edie's ex-boyfriend. Taking slow steps, I hold up the plank, which is split now, a big chunk of the top hanging off by a splinter, the remainder jagged and pointed like a spear. Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she's landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are getting stranger by the day. At first I wanted to roll my eyes at how things developed between her and Dan Riley, but as the book then progressed I really enjoyed that part of the story and actually, it helped me to understand the characters more and it helped Dan's character become in my mind someone that I actually cared about and left me wanting to read more about him personally, which is always the sign of a good series as the main character is just as important as the storyline.

After reading misogynistic abuse in the letter, they deduce someone with access to Katya, Josh's agent, replaced the original letter.Strike interviews Yasmin himself and discovers that she was being blackmailed by Anomie to log in as them on several occasions, rendering much of their work to eliminate suspects moot. In the acknowledgements, the author credits books and articles that were helpful to her in creating the Curse Workers trilogy. Charlotte Campbell Ross – Strike's neurotic and narcissistic ex-fiancee, a beautiful socialite and supermodel.