The Hunted

Police Scotland Crime Series, Book 10

By: Ed James

Narrated by: Angus King

A heart-pounding Scottish detective mystery full of suspense

A serial sex offender. Two driven cops. One whole mess.

DC Craig Hunter of Police Scotland's Sexual Offences Unit. Ex-Army. Back doing the work that drives him, that makes a difference. Private Sean Tulloch. Squaddie. Monster. He charms women. Moves in, dominates them, abuses them. Under investigation by the Sexual Offences Unit and the Royal Military Police, his partner Paisley Sanderson receives a threat. Soon she's in hospital and Tulloch is in the wind.

Now, Hunter and DS Chantal Jain must hunt Tulloch down before he can strike again. Where is he? How did he know they were investigating him? A simple trip to Portugal soon grows out of control. Will Hunter take down Tulloch before his already horrific crimes escalate? Are the Army Police really on their side? Is DI Bruce really hunting a missing child or do his intentions lie closer to Chantal? Can Hunter and Chantal overcome their very different but very similar demons? And, in Sean Tulloch, has Hunter finally met his match?

The Hunted is a fast-paced police procedural, full of action and suspense that will grip you until its breathless conclusion.

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Repetitive, childish and frustrating

The plot was not one I enjoy. There was no mystery, no anticipation. Just frustration and irritation with only a small reveal at the end (that was a second plot). I knew it would tie in someway so I really wasn’t surprised. It was also pretty anti-climatic and not that interesting.

The dialogue itself was tiresome, repetitive and childish. Talking about who was shagging whom and other playground behavior. Also, I am not a fan of PTSD scenarios -and both of the main characters?
I like Hunter but he is a whiny baby. I would definitely not want to date someone so immature and insecure. Lastly, they are crap detectives. There were so many blunders that my eyes were hurting from rolling them. So, again not my favorite. I think the next one has Scott back as the main character, so hopefully it will be better. I did like the cats though. ;)