Great read, love most of his stuff. ( )

Third in Jasmine Sharp PI Series

Awesome.Such good writing I can almost see the characters as people I would want to know even if they are hot headed criminals. Expertly paced from page one to the end.I think this kind of writing is beyond being just a page turner and it is an amazing page turner-it is something grander. It has grand twists and extraordinarily well defined characters. I want to read everything else this superb writer has written. ( )

Flesh Wounds (aka Bred in the Bone) is the third in the Jasmine Sharp series from Scottish author Christopher Brookmyre. One of those authors that is on the "to be purchased immediately" list, under the category "I'm starting to fret about the time it's taking to get to this one". Welded on fan needless to say.

The Jasmine Sharp series is a bit different from some of Brookmyre's more surreal / out there offerings. Although there's always plenty of cutting humour, dry observation and more than a bit of dragging readers down dark alleys at unexpected times.

This is a very good series. It bounces the reader up and down through Jasmine Sharp's life and times, just as she's riding the shockwaves herself. It will work better if you read at least one of the earlier books before embarking on this one, as there's a lot of build up in explaining Sharp, her mother, her uncle, Fallan DS McLeod and just about everybody else that makes an appearance here. To say nothing of how an aspiring actress ended up as a PI.

These does seem to have been a bit of quibbling about the decidedly different - almost mainstream approach - that Brookmyre has taken in this series, which seems a bit unfair as this is extremely entertaining and engaging crime fiction - with a great central character to boot.

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/review-flesh-wounds-christopher-brookmyr... ( )

Chris Brookmyre's latest in his Jasmine Sharp series ties up a lot of the loose ends from the previous 2 installments. Much of the mystery of our heroine's past is finally explained as she and protector Glen Fallon survive some very close scrapes . So indeed, a new direction will be needed in future should Jasmine ride again! Another ripping read from the masterful Mr Brookmyre. ( )