You Had It Coming

 You Had It Coming

Reviewed By  Nan van Dissel       August 17, 2021

 

Author  B.M. Carroll

Distributor:      Allen & Unwin
ISBN:                 9781788164207
Publisher:         Profile Books/Viper
Release Date:   June 2021  

   Website:   https://www.allenandunwin.com

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Not enough evidence doesn’t mean ‘Not Guilty’; it doesn’t mean a crime hasn’t been committed! When William Newson, skilled lawyer achieves a ‘not guilty’ verdict for his clients, teenage friends Jess and Megan experience the trauma of not only having their reported sexual abuse at the hands of Malouf and O’Brien, two entitled young men dismissed but also their credibility and reputations in shatters.

Twelve years later, when paramedic Megan, is called out to the scene of a shooting; the victim is lawyer William Newson! Having partially picked up the pieces to create a fulfilling life, memories come flooding back and Jess and Megan become persons of interest in his murder inquiry. Before long Detective Sergeant Bridget Kennedy has a host of possible suspects; not only the angry victims but also their family members and friends, his wife who divorced him, and his bullied son.  

In her tenth novel B.M.Carroll’s has created a suspenseful crime fiction, which includes authentic police procedural elements. The narrative of “You Had It Coming” unfolds from the alternating perspectives of Megan, Jess and Bridget. While Bridget and her colleagues sifting through the evidence, leads and suspects, Jess and Megan, are recalling incidents from their troubled past while at the same time trying to get on with their current lives. As this intriguing story unfolds, the author sympathetically and sensitively explores a number of themes which include justice, shame, guilt revenge and friendship.

Lovers of crime fiction will find this an absorbing read, with its twists and turns, which keep the readers rapidly turning the pages.

Crime, Fiction