Deserving Death (Detective Ella Marconi, #7) in Aussie Readers

Oct 14, 2013 Brenda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Paramedics Carly Martens and Tessa Kimball were part-way through their shift together – both were slightly hungover from the previous night when they had joined others for a birthday get-together for one of their friends – a rare night when they were all off duty. As they were heading back to base, Control issued them with an emergency callout to Alicia’s address. What they found when they arrived was a scene of horror which they would never forget. Carly managed to call it in while trying to ke Paramedics Carly Martens and Tessa Kimball were part-way through their shift together – both were slightly hungover from the previous night when they had joined others for a birthday get-together for one of their friends – a rare night when they were all off duty. As they were heading back to base, Control issued them with an emergency callout to Alicia’s address. What they found when they arrived was a scene of horror which they would never forget. Carly managed to call it in while trying to keep Tessa outside…

Detective Ella Marconi and her partner Detective Murray Shakespeare were on the scene within minutes – they both had the worrying feeling that there was something bad happening as a month previously another paramedic had been murdered – were there any links between the two cases? Did they have a serial killer on their hands?

Ella was digging deeply into the lives of the victims’ colleagues, acquaintances, neighbours – but she was frustrated by the lack of evidence. The task force was working pretty much around the clock – they discovered strange happenings; were they connected? With Carly also doing her own investigation, she was shocked by the weird way Tessa was acting – suddenly she was sure Tessa knew much more than she was letting on.

With evidence of corruption within the police force, drug dealing and murder all in the mix, the danger was mounting rapidly for everyone involved. Would Ella find the murderer before someone else lost their life? Was Carly safe, or had she bitten off more than she could chew – would she find that she should have left the investigation to the police?

Another brilliant thriller by Aussie author Katherine Howell! The fast pace, the dramatic and thrilling action by all involved; it is all there, and it kept me on the edge of my seat! The worst part about having just finished this wonderful book is that I’ll have to wait another 12 months for the next episode of Detective Ella Marconi and her paramedic friends:) If you haven’t read any of these, make sure you start at the beginning with Frantic – you won’t regret it! Highly recommended.
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Jan 15, 2014 Sheree rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Testament to Katherine Howell's talent, the 7th in the Ella Marconi series is fresh and polished with the author's trademark blend of paramedic voyeurism and investigative punch.

With each review I worry about doing justice to Katherine's novels without sounding like a broken record, but you know what, when something's good, I think repeating myself is allowable, essential even, heck it's practically a public service.

I love that character development isn't sacrificed for plot advancement, no mean ...more

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