Former Detective Senior Sergeant Hana Westerman is sharp, eagle-eyed and efficient but with flaws that gives her the humanity her character demands…this is the third novel in the Investigator Westerman series.
Hana is recalled to the force, driven to bring a conviction to a case that’s close to her – it’s her family in danger now. We catch a glimpse of the stalking offender throughout the interchanging chapters. It’s sinister and dark with tentacles that reach deep into Hana’s circle.
Third in the Investigator Hana Westerman series, this modern, tight and tense crime novel had me hooked into the array of characters.
New Zealand urban and rural life, its divides and racial tensions are a significant back-landscape in Carved In Blood and gives voice to necessary conversations that our nation faces. This adds depth and great value to the essential story.
Carved In Blood follows Better The Blood and Return To Blood – the series adds strength to the New Zealand crime genre and is ideal for fans of Hannah Richell or Jane Harper.
They can be read as stand-alone novels, but you miss interlocking clues when they’re read in order.
Hana is an evolving character and like many in the force, personal life has taken hits. The blend of raw, human struggles with police investigative procedure is the strength of Michael Bennett’s writing.
Highly Recommended.
Sue Reid
Read By Reid NZ
Simon and Schuster Publishers
ISBN 9781398536791