Blog Tour - Where the Dead Fall by MJ Lee

One chance encounter, one street side murder, will change everything. The extraordinary new Ridpath crime thriller

DI Ridpath is in the process of getting his life back together when everything goes wrong.

Driving to meet his daughter, he is caught in a gruesome motorway accident, in which a near-naked man is rundown by a lorry, while fleeing from a lone gunman. As Ridpath closes Manchester’s road network in search of the assailant, one question remains: why did nobody else see him?

Ridpath’s investigations soon unearth a number of inconsistencies, which pulls the police force itself into question, and hint at something sinister to come.

For Manchester is on the brink of a fresh surge of violence unlike anything it has seen in decades, and Ridpath must battle this unprecedented conflict along with his own demons. One thing is for sure. There will be blood on the streets…

The nail-biting sequel to Where the Truth Lies, M J Lee’s Where the Dead Fall is an absolute must read, perfect for fans of Mark Billingham, Faith Martin and Peter James

This is the second book in MJ Lee's series of books featuring DI Ridpath. The first book in the series is Where the Truth Lies. I had not read the first book when I was invited onto the blog tour and therefore I read the first book first and thoroughly enjoyed both.

Set in Manchester, Where the Dead Lies is a great read, set within the gangland turf wars and has a great atmospheric feel where the reader is transported into the heart of the city and in the midst of turfwars and the conflict.

I really like DI Ridpath, an officer who has been sidelined from MIT, suffered from cancer although now in remission and now working in the Coroners office. He is a relateable character with lots of issues within his personal life that add depth to the backstory.

Thank you to the publishers, Canelo, and to Compulsive Readers for inviting me to take part in the blog tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest reivew.