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Cast a Cold Eye by Robbie Morrison
4.0
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good crime drama/mystery as the MC's unravel and investigate current crimes that tie back to the previous decade, and inner-police group rivalries and secrets. The book has a slow pace but it was well written and still had me interested pretty consistently. Even though it wasn't super unpredictable, the journey of the book held it's own well so you could still enjoy it while having your suspicions. 

I enjoyed learning the history of the 1930's Glasgow and the 1921 Ireland as the book explored the current landscape of Jimmy and McDaid in Glasgow but revisited past turmoil and atrocities with the Black and Tans in Ireland. So violent and sad, that period of time in Ireland. I thought the book did well at showing the humanity of the characters in such a volatile landscape.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of the book. All opinions are mine.