This month I’ve been privileged to read a pre-release copy of Hunter’s Revenge. I can tell you straight up — this second of Val Penny’s sizzling Hunter Wilson crime thrillers more than delivers.
Here’s a snippet from the beginning to whet your appetite:
Hunter’s Revenge Blurb
“Hunter by name – Hunter by nature.
Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson is a loyal friend and a fair leader. He is called to the scene of a murder in Edinburgh where the corpse has been fatally shot. He is dismayed to find the victim is his friend and colleague, George Reinbold. Hunter must investigate Reinbold’s murky past in Germany to identify George’s killer.
At the same time, Hunter is tasked with looking into a previously undetected criminal gang supplying drugs from Peru. There seems to be no connection between the murder and the drug supply until Hunter unexpectedly secures help from inmates of the local jail.
Hunter’s investigations are hampered by distracted members of his team and unobservant witnesses.
Reinbold was not the quiet, old man Hunter believed him to be and his killer bore their grudge for a lifetime.”
The action just keeps on heating up, all the way through to the terrific twist at the end — no spoilers here! I loved the carrying over of so many great characters from the first Hunter Wilson mystery, including people from beyond the police station. If you’ve read Hunter’s Chase, you’ll know about Sir Peter Myerscough, who is still being detained at Her Majesty’s Pleasure (as it was then). Expect him back with a pivotal and delightful role to play in the new book, despite the restrictions of being in prison.
It’s touches like that that make Val’s stories such a pleasure. Plus finding out the magnificence of Hunter’s full name. And having a ringside seat at the Edinburgh wedding of the year.
In brief, Hunter’s Revenge is pacy, absorbing, with plenty of twists and clues to puzzle out. And a cast of great developing characters I sincerely hope we’re going to meet again in the next book.
Bravo, Val!
Hunter’s Revenge is published by SpellBound, and on sale from St Andrew’s Day, 30th November.
Author Biography
Val Penny has an Llb degree from the University of Edinburgh and her MSc from Napier University. She has had many jobs including hairdresser, waitress, banker, azalea farmer and lecturer but has not yet achieved either of her childhood dreams of being a ballerina or owning a candy store.
Until those dreams come true, she has turned her hand to writing poetry, short stories, nonfiction, and novels.
Val is an American author living in SW Scotland. She has two adult daughters of whom she is justly proud and lives with her husband and their cat.