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1989 (Allie Burns, #2)
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1989 - Val McDermid
When last the reader saw Allie Burns, in the first book of this series, it was 1979 and she was a fledgling reporter chasing her first big scoop. Ten years later, she is a decent journalist stuck working for the tabloid Sunday Globe. She has settled in to a loving relationship with Rona and is now living in Manchester. Her boss is the disreputable Ace Lockhart, in a race with Rupert Murdock to see how low journalism can sink. There are a few storylines here that center around these main characters along with Lockhart’s daughter, the very spoiled Genevieve.
The book is quite atmospheric in giving a good sense of the time, highlighting some of the historical events. It was a fun trip down memory lane for those of us who do remember the first “mobile� phones being the size of a car battery with a handset on top! I recall using one of those!
1989 was a time of tragedies as well including the Lockerbie explosion and the poor treatment of HIV/AIDs patients due to ignorance, fear, and discrimination. But it was also a time of hope as Glasnost seemed to be the harbinger of the break down of the Iron Curtain. The book was at its most compelling near the end as a murder occurs and Allie tries to track down the truth about both the victim and the killer.
Thanks to @netgalley and #groveatlantic for the arc.
When last the reader saw Allie Burns, in the first book of this series, it was 1979 and she was a fledgling reporter chasing her first big scoop. Ten years later, she is a decent journalist stuck working for the tabloid Sunday Globe. She has settled in to a loving relationship with Rona and is now living in Manchester. Her boss is the disreputable Ace Lockhart, in a race with Rupert Murdock to see how low journalism can sink. There are a few storylines here that center around these main characters along with Lockhart’s daughter, the very spoiled Genevieve.
The book is quite atmospheric in giving a good sense of the time, highlighting some of the historical events. It was a fun trip down memory lane for those of us who do remember the first “mobile� phones being the size of a car battery with a handset on top! I recall using one of those!
1989 was a time of tragedies as well including the Lockerbie explosion and the poor treatment of HIV/AIDs patients due to ignorance, fear, and discrimination. But it was also a time of hope as Glasnost seemed to be the harbinger of the break down of the Iron Curtain. The book was at its most compelling near the end as a murder occurs and Allie tries to track down the truth about both the victim and the killer.
Thanks to @netgalley and #groveatlantic for the arc.
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