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Underneath” by Anne Goodwin – Book Review #NovNov23 #novella @inspiredquill #Underneath#BookReview November 22, 2023 Author Bio – Ross Greenwood is the author of crime thrillers. Before becoming a full-time writer he was most recently a prison officer and so worked everyday with murderers, rapists and thieves for four years. He lives in Peterborough. Ross indicates this is the first of a new series, so it is a good starting point if you are interested.
There are some elements to the plot at the start of the book that are written cleverly, gradually revealing the story whilst building the atmosphere. Greenwood's writing is always imbued with a poetic quality, — most notably in the pacing and the imbedded light vs dark balance in the narrative — breathing life into the picturesque, real life landscape of Cromer Beach and its surroundings. With his eloquent descriptions, I can almost taste the salt in the air, hear the waves crash, and feel the chill of the English coastal winds. The setting itself becomes a character, casting its eerie and mesmerizing shadow over the narrative, that’s again perfectly and expertly paced, before building to a satisfyingly realistic ending.I am eagerly looking forward to reading the next book in this new series, featured in another coastal town, just up the road from Cromer. Detective Sergeant Ashley Knight is the main character here and her partner is new guy Detective Sergeant Hector Fade. We get to know the main members of the police team throughout the book, building up a picture of their professional lives and glimpses into their private lives. I enjoyed this aspect of it and also many of the other characters. I especially loved Geoffrey the fisherman and Ashley’s elderly neighbour Arthur.
This is for those of us that enjoy good mysteries (I am terrible at guessing who done it) and above all solid police procedurals and teamwork. I was invested in the plot very early and enjoyed it twisting around - parts of the ending were completely implausible but I still enjoyed reading it. The first in a new series from bestselling author, Ross Greenwood! A brutal double murder on a Norfolk beach horrifies the town of Cromer. The way the victims died is chilling and so Norfolk’s Major Investigation Team task DS Ashley Knight to manage the case. The first three books are stand alone, however, some of the characters cross over, and you can see how at times, their lives overlap. The two dead bodies are a couple of elderly hippy drifters – and those dragged into the case include a local homeless beach drifter, someone recently released from a secure mental institution, with the next dead body discovered (also drowned) a woman – all of whom seem to have been very disturbed and fearful recently. Strange graffiti left around the town refers to seven deaths needed by the sea.
DS Ashley Knight was an intelligent, lonely, and quite damaged protagonist. She has had a lot of ‘life lessons’ that have caused her to be empathetic to others. With a well-crafted plot and strong characterization, this book should appeal to many fans of the genre. All in all, “The Death on Cromer Beach” was a very enjoyable police procedural and I look forward to further books in this series with enthusiasm.
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