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D.C. Donna Morris #3
No Justice
The next in a thrilling new police procedural series set in Scarborough and following DC Donna Morris - middle-aged, seemingly ordinary - but hiding many secrets. . .
Rape and organised crime sully even the pretty streets of the small Yorkshire town DC Donna Morris is beginning to think of as home. The National Crime Agency inevitably gets involved but their methods put more people in danger. Guns - though she used one once in anger and fear - are really not how Donna would prefer to nail the guilty. And there are some people who believe their actions are always justified. Then there are others who will never get justice. Can DC Donna Morris negotiate some kind of resolution while dealing with betrayal in her own life?
Praise for Kate Evans
'Kate Evans delivers a gripping crime debut with a truly original policewoman as the central character. Highly recommended' Irish Independent
'Well written and without any flashiness, this believable police procedural deals with guilt, vengeance, love, a serial killer with a God complex and redemption. . . effective and moving' Literary Review
'Read this book' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A rich and rewarding police procedural with a candidly portrayed and memorable central character' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A brilliant read' 5 Stars, Reader Review
Rape and organised crime sully even the pretty streets of the small Yorkshire town DC Donna Morris is beginning to think of as home. The National Crime Agency inevitably gets involved but their methods put more people in danger. Guns - though she used one once in anger and fear - are really not how Donna would prefer to nail the guilty. And there are some people who believe their actions are always justified. Then there are others who will never get justice. Can DC Donna Morris negotiate some kind of resolution while dealing with betrayal in her own life?
Praise for Kate Evans
'Kate Evans delivers a gripping crime debut with a truly original policewoman as the central character. Highly recommended' Irish Independent
'Well written and without any flashiness, this believable police procedural deals with guilt, vengeance, love, a serial killer with a God complex and redemption. . . effective and moving' Literary Review
'Read this book' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A rich and rewarding police procedural with a candidly portrayed and memorable central character' 5 Stars, Reader Review
'A brilliant read' 5 Stars, Reader Review
- GenresMysteryLiterature
241 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2023
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About the author
Kate Evans
7 books32 followersNow living by the sea in Scarborough, Kate Evans is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
She has an MA in Creative Writing from Sussex University. She was tutor-organiser on the Degree in Creative Writing at the University of Hull, Scarborough campus. She trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor. She is interested in the connection between creativity and wellbeing and runs workshops supporting people to explore their creative sides.
Her book, Pathways Through Writing Blocks in the Academic Environment, was published by Sense Publishers in 2013. She self-published several crime novels and then got a contract with Constable for a crime series in 2020.
The Donna Morris mysteries are based in Scarborough. DC Donna Morris is a woman in her fifties who has moved to the town to be close to her wayward daughter. But Donna has secrets of her own which mean her own life slowly unravels. 'Awake of Crows' and 'Drowning Not Waving' are published in all formats. 'No Justice' has come out as an ebook and in hardback. It will be released in paperback in 2024.
She has an MA in Creative Writing from Sussex University. She was tutor-organiser on the Degree in Creative Writing at the University of Hull, Scarborough campus. She trained as a psychotherapeutic counsellor. She is interested in the connection between creativity and wellbeing and runs workshops supporting people to explore their creative sides.
Her book, Pathways Through Writing Blocks in the Academic Environment, was published by Sense Publishers in 2013. She self-published several crime novels and then got a contract with Constable for a crime series in 2020.
The Donna Morris mysteries are based in Scarborough. DC Donna Morris is a woman in her fifties who has moved to the town to be close to her wayward daughter. But Donna has secrets of her own which mean her own life slowly unravels. 'Awake of Crows' and 'Drowning Not Waving' are published in all formats. 'No Justice' has come out as an ebook and in hardback. It will be released in paperback in 2024.
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August 14, 2024
I’ve enjoyed reading these novels as they all take place in my ‘go to’ seaside town of Scarborough where my brother and family live so I have many happy memories of it.
No Justice is an easy read especially if you have read the first two in the series. Nothing too complicated, most of the characters easily identifiable for good or bad and a good plot set around slave labour, prostitution and how advantage is taken of illegal immigrants and how they are exploited from the start of their journey right through to the end.
Not an easy subject to digest but it shows up the weaknesses in systems used all over the world as they try to eradicate a growing problem.
No Justice is an easy read especially if you have read the first two in the series. Nothing too complicated, most of the characters easily identifiable for good or bad and a good plot set around slave labour, prostitution and how advantage is taken of illegal immigrants and how they are exploited from the start of their journey right through to the end.
Not an easy subject to digest but it shows up the weaknesses in systems used all over the world as they try to eradicate a growing problem.
January 23, 2025
A decent gritty crime novel set in Scarborough. Got slightly confused with some of the characters, though it is the 3rd in the series and can be read as a standalone, I think I would have preferred to read them in order.
October 26, 2023
I tore through this book in one weekend and LOVED it! As in each volume of the DC Donna Morris trilogy, in addition to police work on a crime mystery, the author also addresses powerful social issues. The fabric of this book is the psychological aftermath of sexual violence, from rape to the sexual trafficking of asylum seekers. It was surely a very tricky book to write, but it's extremely well crafted and includes a filigree of solidarity and hope to buoy up the reader despite the harsh realities.
Given that this is the final volume in the series, I will very much miss all the characters; but plot-wise I feel the author left them in a very good place. She is SUCH a good writer!
Now one of the passages I most appreciated:
"At the base of the cliff, the Gothic cupolas of the Victorian spa building come into view. Then the wedding-cake curve of its sun court lit by foggy-white lighting, as if for an ethereal ball. The sea stretching out to the horizon is the cracked skin of a reptilian creature breathing in deeply and then exhaling. Hannah can hear its remorseful sighs. They still her."
Given that this is the final volume in the series, I will very much miss all the characters; but plot-wise I feel the author left them in a very good place. She is SUCH a good writer!
Now one of the passages I most appreciated:
"At the base of the cliff, the Gothic cupolas of the Victorian spa building come into view. Then the wedding-cake curve of its sun court lit by foggy-white lighting, as if for an ethereal ball. The sea stretching out to the horizon is the cracked skin of a reptilian creature breathing in deeply and then exhaling. Hannah can hear its remorseful sighs. They still her."
April 11, 2024
The story is set in North Yorkshire in a seaside town. Kate has written the descriptions of the place well as you can imagine the scenery and the beach. DC Donna Morris is investigation another case. Gun crime and how to get around the fact that different people have different opinions about guns. Her story also runs alongside the main story so we get to focus on her back story a little. It was a well thought of story, one that is thought provoking and I found it interesting to get DC Donna Morris view on things. The story I felt lacked a little something but it was ok.
June 12, 2024
Kate Evans is brilliant
DC Donna's third case is brilliant
Really gives you a feel for Scarborough and what it's like as a Detective
Hope there's a fourth!
DC Donna's third case is brilliant
Really gives you a feel for Scarborough and what it's like as a Detective
Hope there's a fourth!
August 14, 2024
Another great book by a great writer. Page turner. Looking forward to the next one!
August 17, 2024
I enjoyed this book. It was an easy read following DC Donna Morris in a very familiar location.
October 20, 2024
2.5 rounded up. An easy read but nothing I haven’t read before.
June 7, 2025
In my opinion the characters in this book lacked personality so I struggled to engage with the storylines
October 26, 2023
I tore through this book in one weekend and LOVED it! As in each volume of the DC Donna Morris trilogy, in addition to police work on a crime mystery, the author also addresses powerful social issues. The fabric of this book is the psychological aftermath of sexual violence, from rape to the sexual trafficking of asylum seekers. It was surely a very tricky book to write, but it's extremely well crafted and includes a filigree of solidarity and hope to buoy up the reader despite the harsh realities.
Given that this is the final volume in the series, I will very much miss all the characters; but plot-wise I feel the author left them in a very good place. She is SUCH a good writer!
Now one of the passages I most appreciated:
"At the base of the cliff, the Gothic cupolas of the Victorian spa building come into view. Then the wedding-cake curve of its sun court lit by foggy-white lighting, as if for an ethereal ball. The sea stretching out to the horizon is the cracked skin of a reptilian creature breathing in deeply and then exhaling. Hannah can hear its remorseful sighs. They still her."
Given that this is the final volume in the series, I will very much miss all the characters; but plot-wise I feel the author left them in a very good place. She is SUCH a good writer!
Now one of the passages I most appreciated:
"At the base of the cliff, the Gothic cupolas of the Victorian spa building come into view. Then the wedding-cake curve of its sun court lit by foggy-white lighting, as if for an ethereal ball. The sea stretching out to the horizon is the cracked skin of a reptilian creature breathing in deeply and then exhaling. Hannah can hear its remorseful sighs. They still her."
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