Summoning the Dead

With thanks to TBC and the author Tony Black for giving me the chance to read this in return for an honest review. I have never read anything by this author before but liked the blurb and couldn't wait to get started. I have to say I loved this book, it was light enough to call it easy reading but the......more

DI Valentine and DS McCormack begin working on a case involving the discovery of a a mummified child in an oil drum. Little do they realise where this case will eventually lead them. This is one of the best books I've read this year. An intriguing plot, well developed characters and something to real......more

In November 1984 something good was about to come out of a most atrocious moment that had taken away two innocent young lives, when torrential rain caused two greedy petty criminals to take a short cut on a deal they had made. A moment that years later wouldn't only unearth the despicable event but......more

Summoning The Dead By Tony Black is a crime fiction read. "We have a dead child, and a crime scene that has been remarkably well kept for us." A young child lies mummified in a barrel. His hands, cable-tied, appear to be locked in prayer. As forensic officers remove the boy they are in for an even bi......more

A novel involving the abuse and murder of two young boys is never going to be easy reading and this book is heartbreaking at times. I hadn't realised that it is the third in a series until I read some of the other reviews but I think that this does stand alone and you don't need to have read the oth......more