The Waiting Room

The Craig Crime Series #4

by Catriona King

** The Craig Crime Novels can be read out of sequence or as standalone novels.Location briefs and character biographies are included at the back of each book. **Please note this is the LATEST EDITION of The Waiting Room.About the bookA gathering of internationally powerful people hides something much darker in its midst, and a student’s rebellious desire for independence leads Belfast’s Murder Squad to its heart.A desperate father, an innocent victim and the worlds of law and politics collide to lead the squad to a cabal trading money for lives.THE WAITING Everything has its price.The Craig Crime A Limited JusticeThe Grass TattooThe VisitorThe Waiting RoomThe Broken ShoreThe Slowest CutThe Coercion KeyThe Careless WordThe History SuiteThe Sixth EstateThe SectThe KeeperThe Talion CodeThe TribesThe PactThe CabalThe Killing YearThe Running of the DeerThe PropertyCrossing The LineThe DepthsThe Good WomanLegacyThe DarkThe Farm

Genres: Mystery, Crime

305 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 8, 2013

About the author

Catriona King is a doctor and NHS Manager. She was raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to central London to live and work as a Doctor, where she trained as a police Forensic Medical examiner. She worked closely with the Metropolitan Police on many occasions, and encountered many fascinating people and situations, in both Belfast and London. In recent years, she has lived and worked in Belfast, basing her D.C.I. Craig crime novels in the streets of modern Belfast and Northern Ireland, and locating the fictitious crime headquarters of 'Docklands Coordinated Crime Unit' in one of Belfast's most colourful and oldest districts, Sailortown. Catriona has written since childhood, fiction, fact and reporting. 'A Limited Justice' is her first novel, released on Kindle on 24th August 2012 and in paperback on the 26th October to Five Star Reviews. It follows Detective Chief Inspector Marc Craig and his team, in the hunt for the killer of three people.
There are four further novels in the D.C.I. Craig series: 'The Grass Tattoo', 'The Visitor', 'The Waiting Room' and the fifth book in the Craig Series 'The Broken Shore' released in December 2013. All are available in paperback and e-book. Catriona's sixth novel, 'The Carbon Trail' a standalone espionage thriller set in New York City, will be released in April 2014. Books six and seven in the Craig series called 'The Slowest Cut' and 'The Coercion Key' respectively are currently in edits for release in 2014.
Catriona is active on both Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CatrionaKing... and Twitter https://twitter.com/CatrionaKing1 where she engages about her books. Her website is www.catrionakingbooks.com
Books can be purchased on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and many other sites http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_nos...

Reviews

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. I've been lucky to have read some awesome books lately. This is a very much underrated series that packs a powerful punch. This book is the 4th in the Craig crime series set in Belfast.

The story is very dark and gritty involving people trafficking and murder. Some of the content is disturbing. A girl's body is found hanging upside down at the altar in a church. She has been grotesquely mutilated. The injuries are reminiscent of the crucifixion. But she also has a pentagram carved into her back and a Jewish ceremonial knife thrust into her side. The first reaction is the usual - cries of devil worship - but DCI Craig things instead it is a classic case of misdirection.

We soon learn of a mysterious and shadowy group of 'VIPs' who will stop at nothing to protect their corruption and depravity. There is a deadline looming. Can the Belfast police team solve this in time? Look its a shit review because I've got a heap of things competing for my attention right now but trust me, its a great series and this is a dark instalment which would appeal to many.

[Tom Elder · Rating 5 out of 5]

CATRIONA KING
The waiting Room.
This is book 4 in the Craig series and in my opinion it's the best yet. Human trafficking and murder is on the menu in this thrilling book. This will keep your attention until the very end. I feel like I know Belfast as well as my own town. Catriona explains the area so well.
5+* 26 April 2017.

[Antigone Walsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smart girls make foolish choices in this book about murder and human trafficking. When Craig's team is called to investigate the murder of a brutally mutilated and murdered young woman, the race is on. a cabal of rich and powerful men are conducting modern day slave trading, auctioning off girls who were stupid enough to be tempted by money. The action is fast and the read is engaging. There are some issues though mainly quibbles. First, the endless meeting where the team reviews the evidence gets tiring. Additionally, the fact that the human merchandise was kept so poorly really doesn't make sense/ Not all issues are resolved. Granted they are not central to the main investigation but it would have been nice to know. Still a good procedural.

[Deane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very sad and haunting book involving luring young virgin girls into a web of abuse, selling, and eventually death. Once in this web concocted by old millionaires world wide who bid on these young girls, their lives were doomed....there was no escape except death which usually happened during a 'snuff video'.

At times I thought I would not keep on reading but then I just had to see how it played out and how Inspector Craig would solve such a horrendous crime.

[Isaac Kirzner]

I did not finish this book. The subject matter became too unrealistic, involving exotic conspiracy schemes. I am disappointed because the author has the ability to write normal police procedurals and is very good at that. I will not give up on her.

[Anne Hill · Rating 3 out of 5]

A better read

Finally, 5, maybe 6 characters to follow. What a relief. Good plotline, and the story moved forward at a good pace.

[Mary Lou · Rating 3 out of 5]

I do enjoy this series, especially all the local interest. I am still whinging about the lack of twists or red herrings, but the books roll on nicely, the storytelling is good.

Without risking spoilers- I struggled to understand why anyone would pay big bucks for commodities which had been kept in poor conditions for a while- and this was really at the core of this one

[Nancy Main · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tension throughout

As Monty Python would say and now for something completely different.
The storyline was innovative, fast paced, with tension throughout. A visionary story on the theme of slavery and money.
Great story.

[Mickey Hoffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Be sure you read this series in order. Just had to say that. This is another good entry and I'm going to keep reading the series.

[Thea]

I really like this author. She has a really great talent for creating characters you care about and for the most part their decisions are sound. The setting adds color to the stories. I'm hooked!

[Gary Van Cott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plot tends toward the unlikely.