"Hidden in plain sight" by Jeffrey Archer - English atmosphere!
This book was published by Pan in 2020 and has 304 pages. This is Book 2 of William Warwick series.
William Warwick is promoted as Detective Sargent and shifted to drug squad. His first case is to apprehend a drug lynchpin without identity, known only as Viper. Miles Faulkner, his nemesis from Book 1 is still roaming free due to suspended sentence.
It's an interesting cast. Sir Julian Warwick, QC and William's father. Old style. William's sister, a fiery Lesbian lawyer. The Hawk, William's boss. MM, the undercover police officer in drug network. Miles Faulkner, the law breaker and art embezzler. Christina, wife of Miles Faulkner. Beth, William's fiancée and later wife. William, an upright police officer who will do what is right, earning him the nickname 'choir boy'.
It's an English setting. British English. Feels good not to read American English for a change. The story is also steeped in British bureaucracy and traditions. The story has a leisurely pace.
Court scenes are good. Action is almost missing. Prisoner escape idea and execution is very good.
When the book ends, the story doesn't end. It's only a pause, to be continued in Book 3. Reader is perplexed for a while, at the end, till he realizes that he will have to wait for another book.
Why did I read this book? New series by author.
What did I like? English atmosphere and language.
What I didn't like? Slow pace.
Read if you plan to read the series.
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