Into the Night
by
Sarah Bailey
A BRAZEN MURDER WITH HUNDREDS OF WITNESSES - A CASE WHERE NO ONE CAN BE TRUSTED
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication date: 23rd May 2018
Series: Gemma Woodstock #2
Genre: Crime / Mystery
Pages: 420
RRP: $22.99AU (B format paperback)
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
Review: Into the Night
Into the Night by Sarah Bailey is her second novel featuring Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock.
Gemma is a hot mess all the way through this novel. She is very hard to like.
"..... there's a blandness about my appearance - I'm easily forgettable."
" I am too hard. Too empty. Too remote. Too selfish."
She's always so down on herself, spending her free time with random hook-ups and too much booze.
Gemma is leading the case of the murder of a homeless man but is soon moved when a high profile actor is murdered on set and this case takes precedence.
There are themes of the vulnerability of homeless people and sexual harassment in the workplace but neither is fully explored.
For me Into the Night was not a thrilling page-turner however it is a shrewdly crafted police procedural. Some well placed red herrings kept me second guessing throughout the story.
The city of Melbourne is superbly portrayed showcasing its buildings, sounds, colours and the eclectic busyness of the city streets.
I couldn't get my head around Gemma's work partner DS Nick Fleet. He is rude and obnoxious and Gemma really needed to dress him down. There is a scene with Gemma and Nick that comes out of the blue, there is no lead up to this incident and it seemed so unrealistic.
The story does end with some action packed drama but it was a slow slog getting there.
My rating 3/ 5 ⭐⭐⭐
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