Book Review: Slow Slicing by Tony J Forder

I've become a huge fan of the DI Jimmy Bliss series and all I can say is ... if you've never been slowly sliced by Jimmy Bliss, you're missing out big time. Seriously though, Forder's devious mind really takes us to dark places  in this one and certainly, Slow Slicing is one of his darkest books yet - and it's safe to say, I loved it. 

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Forder has the ability to temper the dark and gruesomeness of these horrific crimes by playing on the well rounded dynamics of the team he has created to support Jimmy Bliss. The interchanges between Bliss and his DS Penny 'Pen' Chandler flow really well. They are humerous, empathetic and revealing. 

I hope Bliss never changes, because I love that he always has his eye on justice at whatever personal cost to himself. Forder always takes us on a roller coaster of a ride through the investigation and the twists and turns of Slow Slicing kept me away from my own writing ... Damn You Tony Forder!

The fact that a contemporary crime links back to an unsolved murder from over twenty five years ago leaves us with a wealth of suspects and possibilities to explore and , as usual, Forder reveals the clues and tit bits of information at just the right moment. 
I was convinced I had it all sussed and then .... another twist had me sitting up and taking note. 
In many ways Forder's penmanship is a form of slow slicing in its own write (you see what I did there?) - as bit by bit, he slices away the readers suppositions in a deliciously slow torture all of his own making. 
All the stars from me. 

Here's the Blurb

WHEN DEATH BECOMES THE KINDEST CUT OF ALL
When slices of flesh and body parts are discovered in different areas of the country, DI Bliss and his team are tasked with running the operation. After Bliss realises the victims have been subjected to a specific form of torture, it leads him to a cold case involving the brutal and bloody murder of a woman in London twenty-six years earlier.

As the team discover links between their victims, the murdered woman, and gangland crime, they begin a dangerous investigation into both the past and the present. But Bliss is stumped, unable to decide if the current spate of mutilations are acts of revenge or the result of ageing criminals seeking to hide their despicable actions. Following a leak to the media, Bliss’s reaction may have dire consequences.

With the hunt for the victims at fever point, Bliss uncovers evidence steering him in the direction of one particular individual. The only problem being, his prime suspect is the one person it cannot possibly be. When Bliss orders a sting operation, the astonishing truth is revealed. And that’s when things really start to go wrong…