Fans of David Whish-Wilson’s crime fiction will be over the moon to discover that former detective Frank Swann is back in Whish-Wilson’s latest offering, Shore Leave.
It is 1989 and the USS Carl Vinson has docked in Fremantle and as thousands of sailors disembark to party hard in the port town, there is trouble afoot. A young woman has been brutally murdered and a sailor is missing. Frank teams up with US Navy Master-at Arms Steven Webb in a race against time to track down the sailor. But it is not that simple.
No spoilers here, but suffice to say that Shore Leave will grab you in its thrall and you’ll find yourself sitting in the front seat of Frank’s Holden, cruising the streets of Freo and dealing with all sorts of strife including bikies, Nazis, an escaped bank robber and a corrupt cop.
The storytelling is action-packed and as always, David Whish-Wilson’s characters are utterly relatable. You’d better make yourself comfortable, as you will not want to put this book down.
Note: this is the fourth book this series. The earlier books are Line of Sight, Zero at the Bone, and Old Scores.