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    When the Devil Drives
    When the Devil Drives
    When the Devil Drives
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    When the Devil Drives

    By Christopher Brookmyre

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    From “one of the funniest, savviest crime writers around” comes a midsummer night’s murder mystery that sets its scene in Scotland (The Independent).
     
    For actress-turned-private investigator Jasmine Sharp, finding long-lost relatives for clients is a standard routine. But when a woman hires Jasmine to find her missing sister, the case draws her back into the world of professional theater—and the warnings to mind her own business are coming on cue.
     
    Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod is taking an interest in drama as well. She’s just been called to the Highlands where a prominent figure in the Scottish arts community has just been issued the worst review of his life: taken out by a sniper at an outdoor performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
     
    As Sharp and McLeod’s paths cross, so do the secrets of the missing girl and the hot-shot victim. And they’re leading both detectives to a mysterious Highlands estate where a conspiracy of drugs, sex, and satanic rituals is about to reach a shocking climax.
     
    “A true pleasure for all detective fiction fans—think Ian Rankin by way of Agatha Christie.” —Michael Koryta, New York Times–bestselling author of The Prophet
     
    “Brookmyre’s work shimmers with a sense of unfettered fun . . . I’m already looking forward to the next Sharp-McLeod outing.” —The Independent
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateMay 7, 2013
    ISBN9780802193513
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    • 4/5
      Pretty good Brookmyre book. Good locations throughout Scotland with an appropriate cathartic ending.
    • 4/5
      Is the devil merely the name we give the worst in ourselves? When private investigator Jasmine Sharp is hired to find Tessa Garrion, a young woman who has vanished without trace, it becomes increasingly clear that there are those who want her to stay that way. What begins as a simple search awakens a malevolence that has lain dormant for three decades, putting Jasmine in the crosshairs of those who would stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried. Uncovering a hidden history of sex, drugs, ritualism and murder, Jasmine realises she may need a little help from dark places herself if she's going to get to the truth. But then needs must...

      The second slice of tartan noir crime from Chris Brookmyre featuring Jasmine Sharp; aspiring actress accidently turned PI. Jasmine has learnt a lot since her shaky start in ‘Where the Bodies are Buried’ and is more confident and infinitely more competent. Detective Superintendent Catherine Macleod is back as well as Glen Fallon - ex hitman, gangster, all round scary man with a heart of gold. It starts with a brilliant set piece and then we are off on a twisting, turning path through the story packed with Brookmyre’s trademark wit that makes violence, missing people and murder seem such good fun.
    • 5/5
      I had lots to do today but found this book so compelling that I couldn't put it down. Jasmine is called in to investigate the disappearance of Tessa Garrion, a budding actress who disappeared during the summer of 1981. The case turns out to be anything but straightforward and takes Jasmine from gangland Glasgow to some of the most important and influential individuals involved in Scottish culture. At the same time Catherine is called in to investigate a murder at a Scottish castle, while still trying to juggle the demands of marriage and parenthood. And the two murders may be linked.I really like how the book follows to the two main female characters without the need to have them in the same space. Catherine and Jasmine are both interesting characters without any of the clichés that writers seem to give their male detectives. Full of Brookmyre's trademark dark humour, red herrings and lots of twists and turns this is a superb read. Fortunately I've just acquired the next book in the series and will be reading that next.
    • 4/5
      When the Devil Drives by Chris Brookmyre - good

      So we're back to CB's second strand: he's Chris not Christopher, so we know we're getting less comedy more crime. Happily he's carried forward, not just, Jasmine, but also, Catherine and Glen Fallon. Some of the other cops from the first book make an appearance, in passing, but those are the three characters we're focused on.

      An outdoor performance of a Shakespeare play is being performed at a privately owned Castle for the high and mighty of a Scottish Bank. At the end of performance photo op, a sniper kills someone. This is still in Strathclyde jurisdiction, so Catherine and her team are called in.

      In parallel, Jasmine has been asked to find a missing person. A woman calls to see her, she's been diagnosed with a terminal illness and is trying to find her estranged sister.

      This being a novel - the two stories are inevitably interlinked and, of course, both are solved.

      This being Chris Brookmyre, the stories are well plotted, the humour and dialogue is sharp and the pages turn really quickly!

      Looking forward to hearing him talk about the latest in this strand next month and in the meantime have picked up the latest of his 'Christopher' offerings to tide me over.
    • 4/5
      The second Jasmine Sharp – Catherine McCleod crime/mystery book.This is very much more Jasmine's book than it is Catherine's. Jasmine is hired to look for a woman who has been missing for thirty years. A woman hires her to find her sister, because she has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and wants to have one last chance to see her sister after they had a falling out many years ago. The sister was a talented aspiring actress who Jasmine quickly discovers appears to a have disappeared thirty years ago after spending a summer with a new acting company that was rehearsing at the estate of a the rich leader of the company. But, none of the people who were involved with the acting troupe want to tell Jasmine very much about events back then, and it seems didn't talk about them with anyone since they occurred, and soon after she starts asking questions, one of them is killed.While Jasmine's investigation proceeds, Catherine starts to investigate the recent murder, unaware of the possible connection to events from long ago. But, she has a hard time getting anywhere, without any clue about a possible motive. I was glad when the character of Glen Fallon reenters the story about half-way through. He really gives it all much more life and interest.
    • 4/5
      Second in the more strait-laced crime series featuring private investigator Jasmine Sharp and Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod. Jasmine, now with more experience under her belt, is once again tasked with finding a long time missing person. A woman recently diagnosed with a terminal illness wants her to find her younger sister that she hasn’t seen or heard from for thirty years. Last thing she can remember was that her sister had just joined a repertory company after leaving drama school. Meanwhile, Catherine McLeod has been lumbered with the murder of a prominent member of the arts world. Shot from long range while posing with the cast of a play performed at Cragruthes Castle and standing just a few feet away from the local Laird. With no clear motive it’s going to take some digging and maybe a bit of luck to find out who the killer was.As with the previous book, we follow both investigations as they provide twists and turns along the way. The characters are fully fleshed out and believable, with Jasmine taking steps to remedy her lack of social life and Catherine worried about her son’s exposure to violent video games. Plot wise, this one is probably a little more convoluted than the previous but it all comes together in the end. A good solid mystery and there’s already a third volume in the series for me to look forward to.

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