Terror 404

The Amy Lane Mysteries #4

by Rosie Claverton (Contributor)

In the fourth in the Amy Lane mysteries series, Amy Lane, agoraphobic grey-hat hacker, has been isolated in a private psychiatric hospital, away from friends, associates and every form of connection to the web. Jason, her trusted companion and co-conspirator, is in hiding and on the run. When a fellow hospital patient is mysteriously murdered, Amy and Jason must find a way to join forces to solve the murder and save themselves.

Genres: Mystery

286 pages, Paperback

First published June 8, 2017

About the author

Rosie Claverton grew up in Devon, daughter to a Sri Lankan father and a Norfolk mother, surrounded by folk mythology and surly sheep. She moved to Cardiff to study Medicine and adopted Wales as her home.

Her crime series The Amy Lane Mysteries debuted in 2014, about an agoraphobic hacker and streetwise ex-con who fight crime in Cardiff.

Between writing and medicine, she advocates for accurate and sensitive portrayals of people with mental health problems in fiction. She is a co-founder of the Welsh crime writing collective Crime Cymru.

Rosie lives with her journalist husband and her young daughters

Reviews

[Candida · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best in the Amy Lane series so far and really shows that Rosie Claverton knows what she is talking about when she describes mental illness and how it affects you and those around you. Amy and Jason really develop as characters in this book and there were twists and turns in the plot that I never saw coming.
A really good read!

[Candy Denman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a really good read and very informative about the fear of mental illness. It is the fourth and best in the Amy Lane series as the relationship between Amy and Jason matures and she is beginning to show signs of overcoming her agoraphobia.
I like the development of all the characters, even the more minor ones, into rounded and interesting people and the storyline is terrific.
A good read!

[Claire Fraser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was at a slight disadvantage when I started this as I had not read the previous three in the series however putting that aside I really enjoyed the book. The story is strong and you become involved in the characters lives. The author sets out to write mental health issues and does so with skill, I found myself empathising with the people in the clinic. I recommend this book but I also recommend reading the three earlier books first.

[Mickey Hoffman · Rating 2 out of 5]

The more I read the less I liked this book. There are a lot of references to earlier books in the series and perhaps if I'd read them this book would have made more sense. The plot has some interesting aspects and a few of the characters are interesting but most are superficially cut from templates you'd expect.

[Kim Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are really good fun

This one was a page turner. I am invested in all the main characters. I believe there is one novel left in the series and I will be so sorry when I turn that last page. It is so refreshing to have the main character be a woman with mental health struggles instead of the usual boring tough guy.

[Sonja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rosie Claverton knows what she’s about. Nail-biting suspense, lovable, real characters and a chillingly realistic insight into life on a mental health ward make this book an amazing read you will not be able to put down.

[Hanneke Van Arnhem · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this writer and Amy Lane. And Jason! Thanks Rosie for writing another gripping story. Also good insight in mental problems, small and big!

[Ellen White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author gives you in-depth look at mental health, as Amy is in an isolated hospital. Yet, murder happened, can Amy and Jason figure it out.