He Will Find You

De: Charlie Gallagher

Narrado por: Antonia Beamish

Early Sunday morning, a rainy city centre. A ten-year-old-boy steps out in front of traffic. He is dazed, confused and barefoot. He is covered in blood. It’s not his. Detective Maddie Ives is called out and finds the boy backed up against a shop front. He can’t or won’t speak. His face is a mask of shock and his whole body is tense. He’s ready to run again. He can’t tell her why. Who scared this boy out of his wits? Then a man is found brutally murdered, dragged to death. And Maddie and Detective Harry Blaker are determined to find out who is pulling the strings. If they don't stop him, he will find more victims. And the evil will come close to home.©2019 Charlie Gallagher (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing

He Will Find You

It’s been a while since I’ve caught up with Maddie and the gang (July2023) and I’m really excited about this third installment that sounds really good. One of my reading goals this year was to spend more time catching up with my fave characters and series. I like how Gallagher has created really great characters in Maddie Ives and Harry Bleeker. I also love when an author includes their notes (in the beginning or at the end, it doesn’t matter to me) and with Gallagher, who’s former law enforcement, he declares his respect for the job and his fellow officers while bringing credibility to his work that is reflected in his characters and storylines.

The book summary is kind of vague but does introduce the primary storyline and that’s about it. What the book summary doesn’t say is that the boy was covered in blood and it wasn’t his. It’s not long before we realize that the boy’s case is probably related in some way to the man that was dragged to death. There is another storyline of Jack, who is looking for a better life and he thinks he finds it being a part of the Left Hand Path, who are a bunch of psychos whose goal and mission is to take whatever they want.

There is another storyline of the man who killed Harry’s wife, five years ago in a hit and run, being released for good behavior from an overpopulated prison. The convict falls right back into criminal life and Harry is determined to get him sent back to prison for parole violation. It gets messy and Harry is warned to stay away from him. He ignores the warning because the convict’s release also has negative effects on one of his daughters, Melissa, who has been suffering from depression since her mother’s death.

Most of the story revolves around the investigations of the mute boy and the dragged man. The chapters flip back and forth between Maddie, Harry, Jack and Rhiannan, a young DC that Maddie is mentoring. It’s not long before Maddie and Harry start getting close to the truth of what the Left Hand Path is and their connection to Maddie and Harry’s case. There are those that will kill to prevent that so they set their sights on Maddie with an intense and scary for Maddie and the gang, with some of the final scenes leaving a lump in my throat trying not to shed a tear. I get so attached to my fave characters. This is the best installment of the series - so far.

The continuing character development of Maddie, Rhiannan and especially Harry was well done. Digging deep into their lives and backgrounds enables the reader to become more connected and invested in them and the world that Gallagher has created. I like Gallagher; he’s a good writer and storyteller. The pacing is steady to fast and the storylines interesting and suspenseful. The writing was well done as well and created intense and thrilling momentum throughout the story. I’m looking at an overall rating of 4.4 that I will be rounding down to a 4star review.

I loved the first two books.

I am at a loss as to why the narrator (usually a great listen) made Harry sound like a cartoon character. That coupled with the storyline totally lost on me make this one a miss. I will skip to the next one and cross my fingers.