Raw Material - (Beatrice Stubbs) by Jj Marsh (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>'You never know who's watching.' Amateur detectives and professional criminals are a dangerous mix. From deserted Pembrokeshire beaches, through the shadowy underpasses of North London, to the remote Irish countryside, Beatrice Stubbs discovers the darker side of human nature.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>British crime fiction where characters become people and place is part of the story.</p><p><strong>Ever feel like you're being watched? </strong></p><p>London 2012. A Portuguese cleaner under a railway bridge. Two schoolgirls on a canal bank. A French student at a bus stop. All victims of the same serial offender.<br /> <br /> This predator must be stopped before he turns rapist. But how do you catch someone who prowls the London Underground, leaving no more trace than a shadow?<br /> <br /> From deserted Pembrokeshire beaches, through the underpasses of London, to the remote Irish countryside, Beatrice uncovers the darker side of human nature.</p><p>Each book works as a stand-alone novel.</p><p>If you enjoy Ann Cleeves, Peter Grainger and Peter James, you'll love Raw Material.</p><p> </p><p>"<em>The characters leap off the page, the prose is witty and intelligent, and the plot twists keep you hooked to the last. What more could you ask</em>?" Barbara Scott-Emmett, author of <em>Don't Look Down</em>.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I loved JJ Marsh's debut novel Behind Closed Doors, but her second, Raw Material, is even better. Beatrice Stubbs is back in the UK, reluctantly dealing with the case of a flasher who seems likely to become something more dangerous. To her embarrassment she recently became a victim of crime herself when her bag was stolen during a holiday in Wales with partner, Matthew. It isn't long before this second crime also turns out to be far more sinister than a mere mugging. While Beatrice is fully occupied with the London crime, Matthew, and Beatrice's neighbour, Adrian, decide to investigate in Wales and what starts out as a light-hearted caper turns into something horribly grim. The truth is more terrible than Matthew, Adrian, or even Beatrice, could ever have imagined and the final chapters are heart-stoppingly moving and exciting. JJ Marsh has a real talent for creating secondary characters. Beatrice's fellow cop, Virginia, a flirt and home wrecker with hidden depths, is fascinating. It's Adrian, however, who proves to be the star of this novel. And it would be wrong to call him a secondary character. Despite his references to Sherlock Holmes, he reminds me of gentlemen detectives, like Lord Peter Wimsey, from the golden age of crime. I, for one, would love to see Adrian develop into a series character." - Chris Curran, author of Her Turn to Cry Some rather realistic - if not particularly laudable - human exchanges reveal honest personal struggles concerning life's bigger questions; the abstruse clues resonate with the covert detective in me; and the suspense is enough to cause me to miss my stop." - Vince Rockston, author "JJ Marsh has the wonderful ability to effortlessly build engaging characters not from a first person perspective but from a group collective. Beatrice Stubbs is a wonderful character given greater depth by her supporting cast, all of which are wonderfully detailed. JJ Marsh puts a human face on crime allowing a reader to share both the horror and tension of the hunt for a truly despicable criminal." - Amazon Reviewer<br>
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