Redemption
Richard
Burke
Published by: Orion
ISBN: 0-75286-824-1
2006
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Redemption
by
Richard Burke
Richard Burke's second novel, Redemption, is a highly
emotive crime drama with a difference. Set around the kidnap of the wife
of an Assistant Prison Governor, Redemption weaves greed, revenge and
jealousy into a tight mixture of intrigue that is sure to have readers
turning the pages in a flurry.
When Charlotte Daniels, the recently and precariously pregnant wife of
Prison Governor Matthew, is kidnapped, her biggest fear is that she might
lose another baby. Matthew, having seen his first wife commit suicide,
is desperate to find out who has taken her, why and where she is being
kept hidden. Growing ever more desperate, Matthew reluctantly enlists
the help of the mysterious Monk, a former inmate who has his own past
to deal with, some of which is the fault of Matthew.
In an intensely satisfying, highly descriptive plot, Burke has managed
to capture the trauma of abduction in a unique and refreshing manner.
Here, there is non of the over glamorisation of prison life that tends
to plague novels with such a backdrop and very little slushy sentimentality
when it comes to how the characters deal with their respective situations.
Overall, this is a subtle story that
underplays the seedier, more gruesome elements of modern crime fiction
without ever detracting from its power and is a further step along the
road to success for an author who is rapidly becoming ever more accomplished.
8/10
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Richard
Burke 2006
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