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Hamelin #3
Calling the Tune
""Don't believe what they say: money can buy everything - and I have lots of it.""
It's Eddie's trial and Michael is reliving events he'd rather forget. Giving evidence means he can't hide, and there are still people looking for him and old debts to be repaid. It was never going to be easy.
Face to face with the man who raped him, Michael runs from court, but he's not alone. Close behind him is trainee reporter Becky, and the story she wants will make or break her career after a telephone call sends Michael running for his life.
But running away never solved a problem. Michael realises he has to face his demons head-on if he's ever going to move on with his life - and now he's on a collision course with his worst nightmare.
Following on from Hamelin's Child and Paying the Piper, this novel contains adult material.
It's Eddie's trial and Michael is reliving events he'd rather forget. Giving evidence means he can't hide, and there are still people looking for him and old debts to be repaid. It was never going to be easy.
Face to face with the man who raped him, Michael runs from court, but he's not alone. Close behind him is trainee reporter Becky, and the story she wants will make or break her career after a telephone call sends Michael running for his life.
But running away never solved a problem. Michael realises he has to face his demons head-on if he's ever going to move on with his life - and now he's on a collision course with his worst nightmare.
Following on from Hamelin's Child and Paying the Piper, this novel contains adult material.
282 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 12, 2013
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D.J. Bennett
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August 28, 2014
No one aspect of this series of novels makes them compelling; it's everything. Your heart cannot fail to bleed for young Mikey, who, by his own admission is totally screwed up as a result of the kidnapping and exploitation that he has suffered. But the other characters capture your heart as well; in this case the cub reporter Becky, her relatively minor, but excellently portrayed autistic brother, Danny, and even the hard, arrogant Lenny - who has his own secrets and vulnerabilities, even if he will never, ever admit to them.
So the characters are fantastic, but then there's the writing. Sharp, witty in places, always making you want to know more. There's the crisp, authentic dialogue and just the right amount of description, perfectly gauged to create place and atmosphere, but never at the expense of slowing the action. In fact the pace of these books is, I would say, one of their strongest elements; you will certainly never be bored.
The themes of this series are unquestioningly disturbing, and it is clear that the author has done her research well. But alongside the violence and bleakness there is a feeling of hope, and the positive traits of humanity are all in there as well; loyalty, compassion and resilience to name but a few.
Another one of DJ Bennet's books that kept me reading into the early hours of the morning; no way could I go to sleep without knowing how it all worked out, and I recommend it without hesitation.
So the characters are fantastic, but then there's the writing. Sharp, witty in places, always making you want to know more. There's the crisp, authentic dialogue and just the right amount of description, perfectly gauged to create place and atmosphere, but never at the expense of slowing the action. In fact the pace of these books is, I would say, one of their strongest elements; you will certainly never be bored.
The themes of this series are unquestioningly disturbing, and it is clear that the author has done her research well. But alongside the violence and bleakness there is a feeling of hope, and the positive traits of humanity are all in there as well; loyalty, compassion and resilience to name but a few.
Another one of DJ Bennet's books that kept me reading into the early hours of the morning; no way could I go to sleep without knowing how it all worked out, and I recommend it without hesitation.
March 5, 2014
The final book in the trilogy sees Michael on the eve of Eddie's trial and preparing to face his demons. It turns out he will face them in more ways than one as, with the help of cub reporter Becky and gangster-with-a-conscience Lenny, Michael tracks down the Mr Big behind the organisation that abducted him.
If I'm honest I didn't quite buy the lengths this person was prepared to go to for a screwed up 18-year-old, but that aside Calling the Tune fizzes with tension from the start and builds to a compelling climax.
If you've been following the series from the start this is a must read.
If I'm honest I didn't quite buy the lengths this person was prepared to go to for a screwed up 18-year-old, but that aside Calling the Tune fizzes with tension from the start and builds to a compelling climax.
If you've been following the series from the start this is a must read.
December 21, 2013
I enjoyed this series of books so much that I ordered all three of the paperbacks, even after having bought the ebooks. I wrote a blog on the subject - 'Debbie Bennett and the Story of Michael Redford.'
http://mamcrae-author.blogspot.com.au/
Have a look if you're interested.
Very much a 5 star book, a 5 star series.
http://mamcrae-author.blogspot.com.au/
Have a look if you're interested.
Very much a 5 star book, a 5 star series.
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