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    City of Good Death

    By Chris Lloyd

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    A page-turning crime thriller set in Catalonia.

    A killer is targeting figures of corruption in the Catalan city of Girona, with each corpse posed in a way whose meaning no one can fathom.

    Elisenda Domènech, the head of Girona’s newly-formed Serious Crime Unit, believes the attacker is drawing on the city’s legends to choose his targets, but soon finds her investigation is blocked at every turn.

    Battling against the press, the public and even her colleagues, she is forced to question her own values. When the attacks start to include less deserving victims, however, the pressure is suddenly on Elisenda to stop him.

    A gripping series sure to appeal to readers of Val McDermid and the Inspector Montalbano novels.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCanelo
    Release dateJul 13, 2015
    ISBN9781910859933
    Author

    Chris Lloyd

    Chris Lloyd is the author of The Unwanted Dead (Orion), winner of the Historical Writer’s Association Gold Crown Award. Paris Requiem is his first novel to be published in America. He lived in Catalonia for over twenty years, falling in love with the people, the country, the language and Barcelona Football Club. Chris now lives in Wales, where he is at work on his next novel.

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    • 5/5
      Elisenda is the head of Girona's Serious Crime Unit. Her new department still has to prove itself and Elisenda and her team have a big case that requires a clever approach to catch the criminal. People who are hated by many are being murdered or attacked. Elisenda needs to discover if there's a pattern and soon her department finds out that the attacks are based on city legends. However, her involvement isn't always appreciated and she doesn't get much cooperation from anyone.

      Elisenda and her team are under a lot of pressure. The killings get plenty of public attention and there's a heated discussion going on. Who should be killed next and what kind of people do they think deserve to die? Crimes are still crimes, no matter who the victim is and Elisenda's opinions and skills are being tested. Will she and her unit be able the end the disaster that the murderer has made of Girona?

      City of Good Death is an interesting and gripping story. Elisenda is the leader of a new police team and she still has to earn credits. That doesn't make it easier for her to solve the case. There are many obstacles on her way. She's strong and determined and perseveres. She's clever and she knows when and how to use pressure. I loved her attitude, she's brave and fierce, but she never crosses any lines. She stays decent, no matter what happens. At the same time she's an intriguing person and I enjoyed finding out more about her. I liked her versatile personality and think she's a fantastic main character for a thriller series.

      Chris Lloyd has chosen a Catalan city as the setting of his story. I immediately loved the history of the town and his vivid descriptions make the story come to life incredibly well. I read City of Good Death in one sitting. I couldn't put it down and wanted to know more about the attacker and the moral background of this person's deeds. Are the victims really deserving their ending or is something else going on? I liked that question a lot and think Chris Lloyd managed to write a fantastic intelligent story with many surprising twists and turns and a fabulous ending.