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Porter & Styles #2
Nothing Else Remains
When Max Brennan's estranged father and then his own girlfriend go missing in quick succession, he turns to his old friend Detective Jake Porter for help. As Max is then attacked in his own home, Porter and his partner Nick Styles waste no time in investigating. But when their main suspect turns up dead, alongside a list of other targets, it seems the case is much bigger than it first appeared. With events spiraling, can Porter and Styles catch the killer before another victim is claimed?
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320 pages, Hardcover
First published March 21, 2019
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Robert Scragg
10 books43 followersRobert Scragg had a random mix of jobs before taking the dive into crime writing; he's been a bookseller, pizza deliverer, Karate instructor and Football coach. He lives in Tyne & Wear, is a founding member of the North East Noir crime writers group and is currently writing the second Porter and Styles novel.
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April 14, 2019
NOTHING ELSE REMAINS is the second book in the Porter and Styles Series, a crime/police procedural novel from author Robert Scragg. This book is full of twists and turns and will reel you in slowly, to follow the investigation of a recent case. In this debut novel we are first introduced to Detective Jake Porter and his Partner Nick Styles, and having enjoyed his debut book I was anxious to read book 2.
The Books in The Porter and Styles Series Include:
WHAT FALLS BETWEEN THE CRACKS (Book 1)
NOTHING ELSE REMAINS (Book 2)
When Max Brennan’s estranged father and then his girlfriend go missing in quick succession, he turns to his old friend Detective Inspector Jake Porter for help. Too many people that Porter cares about have been lost or hurt in recent memory – whether he is coping is up for debate – but he gladly throws himself into the case as a distraction from his own troubles.
When Max is attacked in his own home, Porter and his partner Nick Styles waste no time in investigating. But when their main suspect turns up dead, alongside a list of other targets, it seems the case is much bigger than it first appeared. With events spiraling, and a faceless presence prowling in the background, can Porter and Styles catch the killer before another victim is claimed?
This is a well-developed book, from the clever title and front cover, to the ending. Characters come alive as you read each small detail unfolding. The imagery is vivid and enables you to sense the atmosphere of the various meeting places. The dialogue is natural and well written, you can imagine the voices. I love the subtleties between Jake and Nick. They really complement each other.
This is a cat and mouse game, with the author releasing information on a need-to-know basis, which served to increase the suspense level.
This is a new crime thriller series that shows a promising future for this new series. Highly recommended for crime fiction lovers.
Many thanks to the author and the TBC Reviewer Request Group (FB) for my digital copy.
The Books in The Porter and Styles Series Include:
WHAT FALLS BETWEEN THE CRACKS (Book 1)
NOTHING ELSE REMAINS (Book 2)
When Max Brennan’s estranged father and then his girlfriend go missing in quick succession, he turns to his old friend Detective Inspector Jake Porter for help. Too many people that Porter cares about have been lost or hurt in recent memory – whether he is coping is up for debate – but he gladly throws himself into the case as a distraction from his own troubles.
When Max is attacked in his own home, Porter and his partner Nick Styles waste no time in investigating. But when their main suspect turns up dead, alongside a list of other targets, it seems the case is much bigger than it first appeared. With events spiraling, and a faceless presence prowling in the background, can Porter and Styles catch the killer before another victim is claimed?
This is a well-developed book, from the clever title and front cover, to the ending. Characters come alive as you read each small detail unfolding. The imagery is vivid and enables you to sense the atmosphere of the various meeting places. The dialogue is natural and well written, you can imagine the voices. I love the subtleties between Jake and Nick. They really complement each other.
This is a cat and mouse game, with the author releasing information on a need-to-know basis, which served to increase the suspense level.
This is a new crime thriller series that shows a promising future for this new series. Highly recommended for crime fiction lovers.
Many thanks to the author and the TBC Reviewer Request Group (FB) for my digital copy.
September 3, 2019
After discovering this author Robert Scragg through the publishers sending me his debut thriller I was amazed that the debut was so good, it was high standard and sure was like a best selling author.
So receiving his 2nd book in the series I was overjoyed.
Max Brennan hasn’t had life easy. And he’s still not finding life straightforward.
People in his life are going missing.
He goes to DI Jake Porter for assistance, but then Max is in his home one time and gets attacked.
Jake is on it with Nick Sykes his partner but things take a turn for the worse when a body turns up, the very person they suspected was now dead. What now?
Then Max thinks they’ve caught the person, but he’s told “no, they may come after you again”
This is very much an Whodunnit and Cat & Mouse chase. But you get so caught up in this you find yourself getting breathless keeping up with it.
Fast paced
Top notch in the writing field
Excellent 3D characters
One I couldn’t stop reading until I finished.
I’m so happy the publisher Allison & Busby sent me his debut.
I’ve discovered a great author!
March 23, 2019
People in Max Brennan's life go missing. First his father with which he has had little or no time with and then his girlfriend, who had no reason to leave the relationship.
Turning to his friend Detective Jake Porter and his partner Nick Styles for help. But it might be too late .... Max is brutally attacked in his own home.
Porter and Styles eventually locate the person they think is responsible, along side others that are suspects ... but they're all dead.
So who's doing the killing .. and where are the missing family of Max?
This is second of a series. I was privileged to read the first... WHAT FALLS BETWEEN THE CRACKS.. and I enjoyed it immensely. I liked his style of writing and the characters were solid. I was hoping his debut thriller was not an anomaly. I am pleased to say I enjoyed NOTHING ELSE REMAINS as well as the first. This author is one to watch.
Many thanks to the author / The Book Club (FB) for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
September 14, 2019
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May 9, 2019
Nothing else remains by Robert Scragg.
A fantastic read. I loved the story. Max was my favourite character. What a rollercoaster of a read. I will definitely be checking out book 1. 5*.
A fantastic read. I loved the story. Max was my favourite character. What a rollercoaster of a read. I will definitely be checking out book 1. 5*.
May 19, 2019
the one star review is due to my taste in books. I don't like knowing whodunnit at the beginning of a book. For those who do, enjoy.
September 29, 2019
We first met London’s Detective Inspector Jake Porter and Sergeant Nick Styles in Robert Scragg’s debut novel What Falls Between The Cracks almost exactly a year ago. This description of the pair is from that book:
“Styles had his weakness for all things Hugo Boss, his image neat and orderly, close cropped hair, number two all over. A few had referred to him as the Met’s answer to Thierry Henry, until they saw him play five-a-side football. Porter was from Irish stock, his wardrobe more high street fashion and his appearance, while not unkempt, had a more lived-in feel to it; hair so dark it bordered on black, refusing to be fully tamed by gel, but with a sense of messy style to it.”
Porter is still haunted by the death of his wife in a hit-and-run accident and, like all good fictional DIs, he is viewed by his bosses – in particular the officious desk jockey Milburn – as mentally suspect. He is forced to go for a series of counselling sessions with the force’s tame psychologist, but after one hurried and fruitless encounter, he becomes totally immersed in a puzzling case which involves an old friend of his, Max Brennan. Brennan has arranged to meet his long-estranged father for the first time, but the older man fails to make the rendezvous. When Brennan’s girlfriend is abducted, he turns to Porter for help.
The heavy stone that Porter turns over in his search for Brennan’s missing father reveals all kinds of nasty scuttling things that recoil at the daylight. Principal among these is a list of missing people, all businessmen, whose common denominator is that they have each resigned from their jobs with minimal notice given, citing personal health issues as the reason.
Meanwhile, Styles has a secret. His wife is expecting their first child and she has grave misgivings about her husband continuing as Porter’s partner, as their business puts them all too often – and quite literally – in the line of fire. Understandably, she recoils at the possibility of raising the child alone with the painful duty, at some point, of explaining to the toddler about the father they never knew. Styles has accepted her demand to transfer to something less dangerous, but as the Brennan Affair ratchets up in intensity, he just can’t seem to find the right moment to break the news to his boss.
This is a well written and entertaining police procedural with all the necessary tropes of the genre – maverick cop, desk-bound boss, chaotic personal lives, grimy city background and labyrinthine plot. Naturally, Porter finally gets to the bottom of the mystery of the missing businessmen, but this point was reached with a fair few pages left to go, so clearly something else is about to happen. Sure enough, it does, and it is clever plot twist which I certainly didn’t see coming. Robert Scragg may be a relative novice in the crime fiction stakes but, to mangle a metaphor, he casts his red herrings with the ease and accuracy of an expert.
“Styles had his weakness for all things Hugo Boss, his image neat and orderly, close cropped hair, number two all over. A few had referred to him as the Met’s answer to Thierry Henry, until they saw him play five-a-side football. Porter was from Irish stock, his wardrobe more high street fashion and his appearance, while not unkempt, had a more lived-in feel to it; hair so dark it bordered on black, refusing to be fully tamed by gel, but with a sense of messy style to it.”
Porter is still haunted by the death of his wife in a hit-and-run accident and, like all good fictional DIs, he is viewed by his bosses – in particular the officious desk jockey Milburn – as mentally suspect. He is forced to go for a series of counselling sessions with the force’s tame psychologist, but after one hurried and fruitless encounter, he becomes totally immersed in a puzzling case which involves an old friend of his, Max Brennan. Brennan has arranged to meet his long-estranged father for the first time, but the older man fails to make the rendezvous. When Brennan’s girlfriend is abducted, he turns to Porter for help.
The heavy stone that Porter turns over in his search for Brennan’s missing father reveals all kinds of nasty scuttling things that recoil at the daylight. Principal among these is a list of missing people, all businessmen, whose common denominator is that they have each resigned from their jobs with minimal notice given, citing personal health issues as the reason.
Meanwhile, Styles has a secret. His wife is expecting their first child and she has grave misgivings about her husband continuing as Porter’s partner, as their business puts them all too often – and quite literally – in the line of fire. Understandably, she recoils at the possibility of raising the child alone with the painful duty, at some point, of explaining to the toddler about the father they never knew. Styles has accepted her demand to transfer to something less dangerous, but as the Brennan Affair ratchets up in intensity, he just can’t seem to find the right moment to break the news to his boss.
This is a well written and entertaining police procedural with all the necessary tropes of the genre – maverick cop, desk-bound boss, chaotic personal lives, grimy city background and labyrinthine plot. Naturally, Porter finally gets to the bottom of the mystery of the missing businessmen, but this point was reached with a fair few pages left to go, so clearly something else is about to happen. Sure enough, it does, and it is clever plot twist which I certainly didn’t see coming. Robert Scragg may be a relative novice in the crime fiction stakes but, to mangle a metaphor, he casts his red herrings with the ease and accuracy of an expert.
October 1, 2019
My thanks to the team at Allison and Busby for my gifted review copy of ‘Nothing Else Remains’ which is out now in hardback,audiobook and now paperback editions.
An ill fated arrest at the beginning of this book, which appears as a hangover from Book 1’s main plot, results in video footage of DI Jake Porter going viral.
So when his old boxing buddy, now photo journalist Max Brennan contacts him urgently for his help, luckily he is on administrative leave and can devote his time to finding Max’s father and girlfriend.
Max’s father has recently resurfaced in his life, and they are building a tenuous and tentative relationship so when he visits Gordon and finds his house completely empty, he doesn’t know if this is par for the course or what he should be feeling about this sudden abandonment. All he has to go on is the name of an estate agents, ‘Beacon Estates’. This doesn’t ring any alarm bells until his girlfriend, Jenny, does not come home from work and the last thing she looked at on her computer was… Beacon Agents.
Smelling a rat, he asks Jake for advice and before long both men are plunged into a nightmare . Max is attacked which brings in Porter’s sidekick Nick Styles. Nick’s wife has concerns that Jake is a magnet for trouble, a bit of a rogue when it comes to following the rules since his own wife died , and is massively worried that he will drag Nick down with him.
A police procedural with bite, this goes to unexpected places which keeps you bobbing and weaving on your feet as you follow this meticulously plotted police procedural. I could not guess what was going on and was happy to be led by Jake and Nick as they dig into the case.
I took the title to mean that ‘nothing else remains’ except the truth, as in the old Sherlock adage, when you eliminate the impossible, that is the only conclusion which can be drawn. However, what you do with that truth is entirely another question…
I can see why Robert Scragg has been lauded by his fellow crime writers, he creates a gripping and compelling narrative that is very enjoyable- whilst advancing the characters plot arcs, he does not sacrifice plot for explanations of what happened in Book 1, ‘‘What Falls Between The Cracks’
What this means is that I am super keen to go back to that one and also to keep an eye out for more by this author!
Very recommended for those who love crime drama such as Elizabeth George‘s Lynley/Havers series.
An ill fated arrest at the beginning of this book, which appears as a hangover from Book 1’s main plot, results in video footage of DI Jake Porter going viral.
So when his old boxing buddy, now photo journalist Max Brennan contacts him urgently for his help, luckily he is on administrative leave and can devote his time to finding Max’s father and girlfriend.
Max’s father has recently resurfaced in his life, and they are building a tenuous and tentative relationship so when he visits Gordon and finds his house completely empty, he doesn’t know if this is par for the course or what he should be feeling about this sudden abandonment. All he has to go on is the name of an estate agents, ‘Beacon Estates’. This doesn’t ring any alarm bells until his girlfriend, Jenny, does not come home from work and the last thing she looked at on her computer was… Beacon Agents.
Smelling a rat, he asks Jake for advice and before long both men are plunged into a nightmare . Max is attacked which brings in Porter’s sidekick Nick Styles. Nick’s wife has concerns that Jake is a magnet for trouble, a bit of a rogue when it comes to following the rules since his own wife died , and is massively worried that he will drag Nick down with him.
A police procedural with bite, this goes to unexpected places which keeps you bobbing and weaving on your feet as you follow this meticulously plotted police procedural. I could not guess what was going on and was happy to be led by Jake and Nick as they dig into the case.
I took the title to mean that ‘nothing else remains’ except the truth, as in the old Sherlock adage, when you eliminate the impossible, that is the only conclusion which can be drawn. However, what you do with that truth is entirely another question…
I can see why Robert Scragg has been lauded by his fellow crime writers, he creates a gripping and compelling narrative that is very enjoyable- whilst advancing the characters plot arcs, he does not sacrifice plot for explanations of what happened in Book 1, ‘‘What Falls Between The Cracks’
What this means is that I am super keen to go back to that one and also to keep an eye out for more by this author!
Very recommended for those who love crime drama such as Elizabeth George‘s Lynley/Havers series.
September 29, 2019
DI Jake Porter of the Homicide and Serious Crime Department makes a welcome return in another exciting story which picks up some six months after the first book in the Porter and Styles series finished. Still reeling from the attack on members of his investigative team, Jake is beginning to feel the pressure of the job and then, he gets word that the girlfriend of his mate, Max Brennan, has gone missing, and Jake is once again pulled into a complicated game of trying to track down a deadly perpetrator before it’s too late for Max and his girlfriend.
What then follows is a complex and convoluted police procedural which follows a criminal mastermind behind a series of unexplained disappearances, which on the surface don’t appear to be linked but with some sharp investigation, Porter and Styles, soon start to put the pieces of the puzzle together. The partnership between these two charismatic detectives is particularly well done as they each bring something quite unique to the relationship, and yet in this continuation they both have something that they’re hiding from each other.
I remember being impressed with this author’s previous novel in which Porter and Styles made their debut and I’m pleased to report that the duo have gone from strength to strength in this second outing where we get to know more about them as individuals. Porter in particular is quite complex, taciturn and hard working but hiding a hurt so deep it threatens to engulf him. Nick Styles, on the other hand, is the perfect partner, able to keep Porter on the straight and narrow whilst at the same time keeping his own personal life in order.
There is no doubt that this crime series has great potential to run and run and Nothing Else Remains definitely continues the series in great style with a compelling plot which grabs the attention from the beginning, and so exciting is the plot that I started to read the book on a rainy afternoon and didn’t look up for several hours until I had finished the story in one sitting.
What then follows is a complex and convoluted police procedural which follows a criminal mastermind behind a series of unexplained disappearances, which on the surface don’t appear to be linked but with some sharp investigation, Porter and Styles, soon start to put the pieces of the puzzle together. The partnership between these two charismatic detectives is particularly well done as they each bring something quite unique to the relationship, and yet in this continuation they both have something that they’re hiding from each other.
I remember being impressed with this author’s previous novel in which Porter and Styles made their debut and I’m pleased to report that the duo have gone from strength to strength in this second outing where we get to know more about them as individuals. Porter in particular is quite complex, taciturn and hard working but hiding a hurt so deep it threatens to engulf him. Nick Styles, on the other hand, is the perfect partner, able to keep Porter on the straight and narrow whilst at the same time keeping his own personal life in order.
There is no doubt that this crime series has great potential to run and run and Nothing Else Remains definitely continues the series in great style with a compelling plot which grabs the attention from the beginning, and so exciting is the plot that I started to read the book on a rainy afternoon and didn’t look up for several hours until I had finished the story in one sitting.
March 30, 2019
This is book two of the series and, as always, it's best to start from book one, What Falls between the Cracks, and read in order. That said, the main story told here is self-contained so it could work as a standalone but you'll be missing out on the usual character backstories and ongoing development if you don't.
So, Max is about to meet his father for the first time. He's a bit anxious but that anxiety soon turns to annoyance as he doesn't show. He tries to track him down but it appears that he has disappeared. Then he comes home and finds his girlfriend also gone. He then turns to his old friend Jake Porter who just happens to be a Detective, to help him. Here's where it all then starts to spiral out of control as it soon transpires that Max's missing father is just the tip of a very nasty nightmare of an iceberg and, together with partner Nick Styles, the two Detectives try to get to the bottom of things only to be scuppered at every turn.
The author has continued in the same vein as for the series opener. Plotting is tight and well executed and this time there aren't too many characters to get to grips with - I found book one a little overwhelming in this regard. It is also well paced throughout, interspersing action with slower moments, containing some great character interaction and indeed banter.
The story itself kept me intrigued all the way through. The method of storytelling employed means that the reader knows a lot more than the cast but there is enough mystery and information held back until the right time for them to catch up; making this quite a hard book to put down.
With an easy to read style of writing, coupled with a no nonsense attitude to superfluous padding (there isn't any) and some well executed twists and turns along the way, this book is a very worthy follow up book in what looks to be a very exciting series. Looking forward to book three.
So, Max is about to meet his father for the first time. He's a bit anxious but that anxiety soon turns to annoyance as he doesn't show. He tries to track him down but it appears that he has disappeared. Then he comes home and finds his girlfriend also gone. He then turns to his old friend Jake Porter who just happens to be a Detective, to help him. Here's where it all then starts to spiral out of control as it soon transpires that Max's missing father is just the tip of a very nasty nightmare of an iceberg and, together with partner Nick Styles, the two Detectives try to get to the bottom of things only to be scuppered at every turn.
The author has continued in the same vein as for the series opener. Plotting is tight and well executed and this time there aren't too many characters to get to grips with - I found book one a little overwhelming in this regard. It is also well paced throughout, interspersing action with slower moments, containing some great character interaction and indeed banter.
The story itself kept me intrigued all the way through. The method of storytelling employed means that the reader knows a lot more than the cast but there is enough mystery and information held back until the right time for them to catch up; making this quite a hard book to put down.
With an easy to read style of writing, coupled with a no nonsense attitude to superfluous padding (there isn't any) and some well executed twists and turns along the way, this book is a very worthy follow up book in what looks to be a very exciting series. Looking forward to book three.
September 24, 2019
Although this is the second book in the series it’s not necessary to have read the first before this one as ‘Nothing Else Remains’ is entirely capable of being read as a standalone.
This book does build on the relationship between the two main detectives, Porter and Styles, and having already got a sense of them as characters from the first book I did feel that I enjoyed reading about them slightly more than if they were new characters to me, although you can say this about any characters that feature across multiple books.
This book has a classic cat and mouse theme running through it in that Porter and Styles are desperately trying to track down the killer before he strikes again but they always seem to be just one step behind.
I loved the ending - very open ended and I really hope this means that the author is going to write a further book…. This would be a very good book for anyone who likes police procedurals with some likeable, slightly flawed, lead characters.
This book does build on the relationship between the two main detectives, Porter and Styles, and having already got a sense of them as characters from the first book I did feel that I enjoyed reading about them slightly more than if they were new characters to me, although you can say this about any characters that feature across multiple books.
This book has a classic cat and mouse theme running through it in that Porter and Styles are desperately trying to track down the killer before he strikes again but they always seem to be just one step behind.
I loved the ending - very open ended and I really hope this means that the author is going to write a further book…. This would be a very good book for anyone who likes police procedurals with some likeable, slightly flawed, lead characters.
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December 2, 2022This is here as a bookcrossing ring (or ray?). I read the previous book by this author and this one was equally captivating. Interestingly, the first book also featured someone who was not missed... Will this be a recurring theme?
Hopefully no spoilers:
I did find the name switches a bit confusing, and finishing the book late at night I was too tired to start flipping through to try to sort out the final identity.
A few times I had to back away a bit as I sometimes find violent or even very suspenseful scenes difficult, but it was a good read.
Porter's character verges on the too pathetic, but manages to start moving forward as he starts cracking jokes again and looking beyond his own grief. As I've often said, I don't like spending too much time with people I don't like, in life or in fiction, and we were nearing the edge of it with Porter. Now I'm ok to tackle a third, if Scragg is up to writing it.
Hopefully no spoilers:
I did find the name switches a bit confusing, and finishing the book late at night I was too tired to start flipping through to try to sort out the final identity.
A few times I had to back away a bit as I sometimes find violent or even very suspenseful scenes difficult, but it was a good read.
Porter's character verges on the too pathetic, but manages to start moving forward as he starts cracking jokes again and looking beyond his own grief. As I've often said, I don't like spending too much time with people I don't like, in life or in fiction, and we were nearing the edge of it with Porter. Now I'm ok to tackle a third, if Scragg is up to writing it.
September 16, 2020
Almost nothing has been a compulsive read for me this year. Enjoyed this second Porter and Styles book a bit more than the first. However, hoping to read an entry in the series which ends with an arrest and maybe even a trial and conviction. Hoping this series catches on with more readers. The writing is first rate and I can't even complain about the editing (or lack thereof, which is what I usually despair about). I can still say that I do not care for flashbacks as a method of bringing readers along in a character's development. It seems difficult to read any books without them. And I prefer a single person voice/viewpoint in telling a story. Hoping the next installment is available locally.
April 5, 2019
This is the second book in the series and it does not disappoint.
Max contacts Porter as his father has disappeared and soon after, so does his wife. Can Porter discover where they both are and what on earth is going on?
This is a fantastic crime series that has you trying to see if you can figure out what has happened and who is behind it all. Plenty of tense and white knuckle moments. Is it time for Porter to begin to move on from the death of his wife, Holly? Will Styles pluck up courage to tell Porter things he really needs to know? Read this second book in the series to get the answers you need.
I highly recommend this book.
Max contacts Porter as his father has disappeared and soon after, so does his wife. Can Porter discover where they both are and what on earth is going on?
This is a fantastic crime series that has you trying to see if you can figure out what has happened and who is behind it all. Plenty of tense and white knuckle moments. Is it time for Porter to begin to move on from the death of his wife, Holly? Will Styles pluck up courage to tell Porter things he really needs to know? Read this second book in the series to get the answers you need.
I highly recommend this book.
April 21, 2019
Literally just finished reading Nothing Else Remains. Mr Scragg your second book is mind blowing, I did not see that coming. I thought I had it solved and then boom- plot twist after plot twist. I enjoy the development of the relationship between Porter and Styles. I can't wait to read the next book. If this series ends up being a film or a TV programme, the creators need to do the books justice.
It is so clever and creative. I read each page and I can picture the scenes and the characters- so descriptive.
All the level of detail that has gone into the second book. 5 stars from me Robert. If you liked the 1st book then you will love the second.
It is so clever and creative. I read each page and I can picture the scenes and the characters- so descriptive.
All the level of detail that has gone into the second book. 5 stars from me Robert. If you liked the 1st book then you will love the second.
April 11, 2019
Max is about to meet his father for the first time but he is a no show, then he gets home to discover his girlfriend is missing.
Thrown headlong into several strands of Max's story in one go this is a fast paced and very well plotted mystery, with an ever increasing body count...just when you think you have a suspect the turn up dead.
A very clever writing style keeps the reader one jump ahead of the detectives at many turns but still withholds plenty of detail and evidence so that eventually you are crime solving right alongside the detectives.
A great read!
Thrown headlong into several strands of Max's story in one go this is a fast paced and very well plotted mystery, with an ever increasing body count...just when you think you have a suspect the turn up dead.
A very clever writing style keeps the reader one jump ahead of the detectives at many turns but still withholds plenty of detail and evidence so that eventually you are crime solving right alongside the detectives.
A great read!
June 27, 2019
Another engaging read
The second Porter & Styles book has lived up to the promise of the first installment. Gripping plot, well written & engaging characters. Hopefully #3 is in the works?
The second Porter & Styles book has lived up to the promise of the first installment. Gripping plot, well written & engaging characters. Hopefully #3 is in the works?
October 19, 2019
Really likeable main characters, good series to get into
February 22, 2020
Lots of twists and turns in this enjoyable crime thriller
October 4, 2020
7/10 15%. Decent plot, easy to read, good characters and surprise ending, what’s not to like. Will read again and get more by this author.
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February 20, 2024It just seemed like unrelenting darkness, with no joy in sight. I couldn't take it so this is a DNF. No rating, probably a good example of its kind. Many others will enjoy it.
June 29, 2022
Brilliant
Another terrific read,marvellous characters first-class plot believable keeps you turning the pages to the end thoroughly enjoyed reading this book
Another terrific read,marvellous characters first-class plot believable keeps you turning the pages to the end thoroughly enjoyed reading this book
August 2, 2020
The third installment in the series and each is enjoyable British crime.
July 1, 2019
Traditional police procedural - two bantering detectives investigate a case with their difficult boss breathing down their necks. But the mystery was fresh and the writing brisk with a nice touch of humour in the many similes. This was a quick, enjoyable read. I'll definitely look out for the next Porter and Styles.
May 1, 2019
I received a copy of this book from TBC REVIEWERS thank you
This is the second book in the series as always I’d recommend you start with the first. Max doesn’t disappoint as a character the punches keep coming and Robert keeps making him roll with them.
The storyline is complex and twisted but Robert has a skilled method of writing that makes it possible for the reader to keep up on what can only be described as a literary rollercoaster!
Can’t wait for book 3
This is the second book in the series as always I’d recommend you start with the first. Max doesn’t disappoint as a character the punches keep coming and Robert keeps making him roll with them.
The storyline is complex and twisted but Robert has a skilled method of writing that makes it possible for the reader to keep up on what can only be described as a literary rollercoaster!
Can’t wait for book 3
May 23, 2023
Superb thriller. Lots of twists and turns and I must find some more books by Mr Scragg. I hope DI Jake Porter soon gets a huge following. Such a great read.
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March 25, 2019Porter is called upon by a close friend Max Brennan to look for his father, a man he hasn’t even met. But the plot then takes an unexpected turn when Max’s wife then disappears. They find a list of names of men who have gone missing but not reported missing by friends or family. What will they uncover ? I’ve never even considered crime novels before but I’ve read both of Roberts and I’m now hooked.
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