What Falls Between the Cracks
Registered by 
greenbadger
of St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on 5/6/2022
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
greenbadger of St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on 5/6/2022 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
8 journalers for this copy...
When a maintenance man finds a severed hand in a long-abandonned flat, DI Jake Porter and partner DS Nick Styles are on the case. Why has Natasha Barclay been missing for so long with no one reporting her gone? The case quickly gets tied in to a drugs investigation being run by some colleagues, and internal politics start to hinder the case - of course there's a picture of the deputy commissioner cosying up to the head of the crime gang, ostensibly a pillar of the local community. This took me a few pages to get into but ended up being one I couldn't put down.
This will travel as a ray:
earthcaroleanne
Poodlesister
rahar109
yorkshire-lass
Please bring to the Uncon to be sent on to:
penelopewanders
Icila
earthcaroleanne
Poodlesister
rahar109
yorkshire-lass
Please bring to the Uncon to be sent on to:
penelopewanders
Icila
Released 1 yr ago (5/17/2022 UTC) at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom
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Posted to earthcaroleanne.
Sorry, this arrived a couple of days ago. It must have fallen between the cracks. :-)
The policing of Porter and his partner Styles felt real and the police corruption believable. However, the plot of this crime novel is complex and when it jumped from present to past I had to think a little about whose life I was reading about. The use of surnames in the present and first names in the past helps with the ‘whodunit?’ mystery. The pace really increased with the chase through the warehouse and I was hooked reading to the end as soon as I could. Got really annoyed when the train arrived and I had to stop. I’d happily pick up book two.
Journal Entry 6 by 
earthcaroleanne
at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, June 10, 2022
earthcaroleanne at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, June 10, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (6/11/2022 UTC) at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom
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Sending on to the next person in the bookray.
Journal Entry 7 by Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Has arrived with me.
Journal Entry 8 by Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
A gripping read.
Journal Entry 9 by Poodlesister at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Poodlesister at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (6/22/2022 UTC) at -- By Post or by Hand--, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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I will be posting next time I visit the post office.
Join UK Bookcrossers at the Newcastle Unconvention from 29th-31st July 2022
Join UK Bookcrossers at the Newcastle Unconvention from 29th-31st July 2022
Arrived safely this morning.
Parts of this book were gripping, other parts dragged. Overall a fairly decent read, but nothing special.
On its way to the next reader.
Arrived safely with me, hope to be able to start reading tomorrow.🙂
Very gripping read, have up the next book in the series on my wishlist.
Thanks for the intro to a new author :-)
Will be taking to the Uncon as asked.
Thanks for the intro to a new author :-)
Will be taking to the Uncon as asked.
Journal Entry 15 by 
yorkshire-lass
at BCUK Newcastle Uncon 2022, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Thursday, July 14, 2022
yorkshire-lass at BCUK Newcastle Uncon 2022, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Thursday, July 14, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (7/30/2022 UTC) at BCUK Newcastle Uncon 2022, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Taking to the 2022 Uncon in Newcastle to pas on for the net in the ray.
Journal Entry 16 by greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Sunday, August 7, 2022
greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Sunday, August 7, 2022
Back with me to be posted on to the next in the ray.
Journal Entry 17 by greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 15, 2022
greenbadger at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom on Monday, August 15, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (8/15/2022 UTC) at St Albans, Hertfordshire United Kingdom
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On its way to penelopewanders.
Journal Entry 18 by 
penelopewanders
at Saint-Loup-des Vignes, Centre France on Saturday, August 20, 2022
penelopewanders at Saint-Loup-des Vignes, Centre France on Saturday, August 20, 2022
This has arrived with another ray and a VBB book - thanks so much for sending. I'll try not to sit on it too long, but things are relatively busy and there are other books which are already in line.
Journal Entry 19 by penelopewanders at Saint-Loup-des Vignes, Centre France on Wednesday, August 31, 2022
penelopewanders at Saint-Loup-des Vignes, Centre France on Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Here thanks to bookcrossing, this was a new author for me, in a genre I usually end up enjoying but don't necessarily reach for first. Hence the value of bookcrossing.
I greatly appreciated the wit and banter of Porter and Styles, and might well be tempted to continue with the series. The plot was good, with quite a few switchbacks - some predictable, others surprising. An entertaining read.
The first few pages are detached from the binding... I'm not sure what sort of patch job it would require, maybe rubber cement? (which I don't have).. Once I'd read them I put them to the side in an envelope and have now put them back in the book. The rest of the book held together fine, although I did read it a bit gingerly.
I have another book which came in today for icila, so will wait and send this with that. I actually have a parcel to post to her, but it already has two books in it and is sealed - I meant to send it yesterday (before finishing this one) but missed the post office by ten minutes.
Thanks again for making this available, and if there's a sequel, please count me in.
I greatly appreciated the wit and banter of Porter and Styles, and might well be tempted to continue with the series. The plot was good, with quite a few switchbacks - some predictable, others surprising. An entertaining read.
The first few pages are detached from the binding... I'm not sure what sort of patch job it would require, maybe rubber cement? (which I don't have).. Once I'd read them I put them to the side in an envelope and have now put them back in the book. The rest of the book held together fine, although I did read it a bit gingerly.
I have another book which came in today for icila, so will wait and send this with that. I actually have a parcel to post to her, but it already has two books in it and is sealed - I meant to send it yesterday (before finishing this one) but missed the post office by ten minutes.
Thanks again for making this available, and if there's a sequel, please count me in.
Journal Entry 20 by penelopewanders at Beaune-la-Rolande, Centre France on Wednesday, September 7, 2022
penelopewanders at Beaune-la-Rolande, Centre France on Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Ironically, it's more expensive to send books within France than outside of France. The last parcel I sent domestically had two books, and I was told I had to send it Colissimo (a special quick delivery). I thought if I sent this alone it would be less expensive than the two together. Anyway, it was not a conclusive experiment, but as I haven't finished the next book to send Icila, it's just as well.
All this to say that this left central France this afternoon and will head almost straight west, closer to the coast.
Thanks again for making this available.
All this to say that this left central France this afternoon and will head almost straight west, closer to the coast.
Thanks again for making this available.
Back from a road trip in the very West of Brittany I found this book and the other parcel waiting safely for me at home. Thank you Penelopewanders for mailing it and greenbadger for sharing.
And yes it's more expensive to send domestically in France.
And yes it's more expensive to send domestically in France.
An ok read but too slow in some parts.
What I liked the most in this books were the witty ping-pong retorts between Porter and Styles.
AVL but pages falling apart some more at the beginning…
Tagging Tanamo.
In the hands of La Poste. Happy reading Tanamo !
The book has arrived safely. Thank you for tagging me. However the book is a bit worse for wear with loose pages and spine damage.
A police procedural and not bad for a debut novel.
Journal Entry 26 by Tanamo at Argents Mead Park 🌳 in Hinckley, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Friday, April 12, 2024
Released 1 wk ago (4/13/2024 UTC) at Argents Mead Park 🌳 in Hinckley, Leicestershire United Kingdom
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On bench by duck pond.
If you've found this book and you're new to this, welcome to bookcrossing! I hope you enjoy looking around the bookcrossing site. If you decide to join bookcrossing (it's free, so no reason not to if you're interested!) please feel free to list me (Tanamo) as the member who referred you. Even if you don't join I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a quick journal note so I can see where the book ended up - you can do it anonymously if you wish.
If you've found this book and you're new to this, welcome to bookcrossing! I hope you enjoy looking around the bookcrossing site. If you decide to join bookcrossing (it's free, so no reason not to if you're interested!) please feel free to list me (Tanamo) as the member who referred you. Even if you don't join I'd appreciate it if you'd leave a quick journal note so I can see where the book ended up - you can do it anonymously if you wish.
