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DI Robyn Bailley #3
He's Back
A lucky escape. A lost identity. A lonely death.
Life has been difficult for Detective Inspector Robyn Bailley since she came out as a trans woman. Just when her daughter and colleagues are beginning to accept the change, a murderous attack by a suspect puts her in hospital. As just a body to be treated, the identity Robyn has tried so hard to build is stripped away, leading her to a stark choice.
On top of the desperate hunt for the attacker, there is pressure on the team from Operation Emerald, a cross-force investigation into drug smuggling. Then an anonymous body is found in a muddy trench in a picture-postcard village.
Under intense scrutiny, how will Robyn juggle her recovery and multiple investigations? And how far is she prepared to go to attain her identity?
'Another intriguing page turner from Alex Clare with a detective who is a breath of fresh air.' – Heidi Perks, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Now You See Her
Life has been difficult for Detective Inspector Robyn Bailley since she came out as a trans woman. Just when her daughter and colleagues are beginning to accept the change, a murderous attack by a suspect puts her in hospital. As just a body to be treated, the identity Robyn has tried so hard to build is stripped away, leading her to a stark choice.
On top of the desperate hunt for the attacker, there is pressure on the team from Operation Emerald, a cross-force investigation into drug smuggling. Then an anonymous body is found in a muddy trench in a picture-postcard village.
Under intense scrutiny, how will Robyn juggle her recovery and multiple investigations? And how far is she prepared to go to attain her identity?
'Another intriguing page turner from Alex Clare with a detective who is a breath of fresh air.' – Heidi Perks, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Now You See Her
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Published June 23, 2022
About the author
Alex Clare
6 books21 followersAfter nearly twenty years of being a committed corporate person, Alex Clare was made redundant. She had always enjoyed writing, studying fiction part-time through the Open University and managing to complete a novel in her commuting time, though no one had ever read it. Now, with lots more time on her hands, there was the opportunity to take writing more seriously. After a period focusing on short stories, she wanted to try another novel. Inspiration came from watching Parliament debate the Equal Marriage Act in 2013. Astounded by the intensity of feeling generated, she created a fictional world to explore diversity and belief.
When she's not writing, she's reading and is a sucker for a Golden Age crime novel.
When she's not writing, she's reading and is a sucker for a Golden Age crime novel.
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June 20, 2022
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June 22, 2022
Unfortunately, this one took me quite a while to get into. But I think overall, I enjoyed it.
The characters are well thought out and the plot (in the end) was intriguing and not always predictable.
However, I found that the way the characters interacted came across very stilted and often the 'fluffing' was just too random and lots of the time, I was reading thinking that these sections didn't add anything to the plot or the character development. Sometimes being totally disconnected to what was going on around them.
This slow start did pick up around halfway through (or maybe I just got used to the writing?) and I found myself wanting to read on to get to the bottom of the comings and goings within the investigation.
The characters are well thought out and the plot (in the end) was intriguing and not always predictable.
However, I found that the way the characters interacted came across very stilted and often the 'fluffing' was just too random and lots of the time, I was reading thinking that these sections didn't add anything to the plot or the character development. Sometimes being totally disconnected to what was going on around them.
This slow start did pick up around halfway through (or maybe I just got used to the writing?) and I found myself wanting to read on to get to the bottom of the comings and goings within the investigation.
November 12, 2022
I’ve loved the original angle of the previous two Bailley books and He’s Gone is equally engaging in highlighting some of the issues that might be faced during transition. Compared to the first two books, I found this one a bit of a ‘slower burn’ and it took me a bit longer to get into it. I enjoyed the plot nevertheless but I did find the denouement a bit abrupt. Also, although I wouldn’t want it to completely overshadow the criminal storyline, I would like to see some further development of the other characters and their back-stories. Definitely looking forward to No. 4.
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