Akin to Murder

Inspector Faro #17

by Alanna Knight

The year is 1864 and Detective Inspector Faro's idyllic life has been shattered by the escape of convicted murderer John McLaw. With countless dead end sightings of the killer and further criminal activity Faro realises that this case is far more complicated than he had first assumed. When the disappearance of a maid comes to light, Faro begins to think there could be a link between her disappearance and the murder of Annie McLaw. His determination to unearth the truth becomes personal and in a race against time to solve the anonymities of the case, he takes matters into his own hands.

261 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 21, 2016

About the author

aka Margaret Hope

Alanna Knight MBE has published more than sixty novels (including sixteen in the acclaimed Inspector Faro series, and seven featuring his daughter Rose McQuinn), as well as non-fiction, true crime and several books on Robert Louis Stevenson, numerous short stories and two plays since her award-winning first book ‘Legend of the Loch’ in 1969. A founding member and Honorary President of the Scottish Association of Writers and of the Edinburgh Writer’s Club, born and educated on Tyneside, she has two sons and two granddaughters and lives in Edinburgh.

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first Faro story by Alanna Knight that I have read. I enjoyed it for the most part but felt the solution was somewhat contrived and convenient. Nevertheless I will be prepared to read more of Faro in the hope of gaining a better appreciation of him, his family and his career

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the first book that I've read and it's more to the end of the series than the start. Fast read though.

[Sherry Mackay · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit of an old fashioned cosy set in Scotland in the 19th century. Not a bad read. Light easy to digest.

[Janine · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was good.

[Sophie Houston · Rating 1 out of 5]

Clumsily written and bizarrely repetitive, with innumerable spelling, punctuation and grammar errors. Ugh.

[Robert Burgon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although I enjoyed the historical setting of mid 19th century Edinburgh and East Lothian, this book in the Inspector Faro series did not really capture my intention (and I worked out "whodunnit" long before the end).