I had a bit of trouble getting started. I had to re-read some of it just to get into the rhythm and flow. Once I got it I loved it. It progressed at a speed I was comfortable with and could stay interested in. The characters were tangible and real with expected emotions and reactions. The plot was engaging, well layered, and suspenseful. Frankie, the main character was a favorite and I found myself liking him enough that I hope this Author continues to use him in subsequent series.
The setting, although in South Africa, could have been set almost anywhere, but then the setting wasn't key to the storyline, or so I didn't think.
I simply enjoyed this book and really hope to see more from this Author. ( )

“Bleeding Shame” is an exciting and suspenseful detective mystery novel taking place in South Africa. At first the characters seem somewhat stereotypical of an earlier era of the crime scene genre but unfold nicely into a unique drama that keeps its momentum until the very end. The author demonstrates a unique sensitivity to forensic detail immediately noticed by anyone with medical-examiner coroner or police protocols. The interplay of the detective’s family members provides balance against the violence and startling conclusion. ( )

Has a world altering invention become temptation for murder?

A vicious killer, an improbable story, and a shattering scientific discovery, mingle to create a cocktail of deceptive intrigue.

A bright young woman's death has been framed to look like an act of rage during a call-girl rendezvous. A tired, disillusioned cop, her only hope of redemption. Layer upon layer unfold to reveal a conniving conspiracy of global proportions; a conjuring of convoluted wicked twists.

Stacey Cornish has been murdered, and her killer has done very little to hide his identity. When his body washes up on the bank of a local river, Detective Frankie Harlow is unconvinced that the man committed suicide. However, when his family come under-fire in a series of vicious attacks aimed at dissuading further interest, Frankie knows that there is more to the murder than first meets the eye. Stacey was a biochemist working on a cure for cancer, perhaps her death had something to do with her research rather than the frame-of-facts posed by the killers.

Bleeding Shame is a compelling story that will grab you at the start, pull you along at a breathtaking pace, and shock you senseless with the questions it poses, and the answers it finds. Heart-wrenching, scary and sometimes humorous, it never fails to impress. ( )