Steps to Heaven & The Sgt Crane Novels


I really enjoyed the book Steps to Heaven: A Sgt Major Crane Novel that I read recently. What drew me to this ebook was the author Wendy Cartmell contacting me on twitter @WendyCartmell saying she had a new book out (which is the third in the series but I always start a series with the first novel).  Since the first book was only $0.99 I thought I would give it a go and she wrote back & said she hoped I enjoyed Sgt Crane.  I do like interacting with the authors and spending a few hours reading books that have heart & soul.

The amazon blurb reads:

There’s a new detective in town! Maverick Royal Military Policeman, Sgt Major Tom Crane, is a Special Investigations Branch detective based at Aldershot Garrison, England. Crusty Crane leads his team under the watchful eye of fresh-faced Captain Edwards, a young officer who cannot control his recalcitrant Sgt Major. A young soldier murders his wife and six year old son and then commits suicide, after recently returning from Afghanistan. As Crane investigates he finds the soldier had links with a local church. As the body count rises, events take a darker turn and he wonders what the churches are offering – salvation, or slaughter? Crane is angered by his Captain’s decision to stop investigating the cases. He also has to cope with demands on his time and his emotions from his wife, who wants them to start a family and also wants Crane to leave the Army.

 

This book wasn’t an easy read and did take me a while to read since I only read it in little sections whenever I got the chance.  It wasn’t one of those books you had to re-read to find your place though, I definitely remembered where I was at when I next picked it up!  It had pieces that would draw me in and want to read more.  I think I enjoyed this book so much since it’s similiar to the types of books I used to read when I was younger and it is also relevant to me now.  It’s completely different than the New Adult and Adult books I’ve been reading over the last few months. Sometimes it’s nice to get away from the intense romance books and back into the mystery books.

 

   

 

There are three more books in this military crime series No Mercy (Sgt Major Crane Story)40 Days 40 Nights: A Sgt Major Crane novel (Volume 2) and Violation: A Sgt Major Crane novel (Volume 3).

The reading order guide is to read No Mercy first since it is a collection of short stories.  It can also be read after Steps to Heaven which is the first novel in the series. Then read 40 Days 40 Nights which is the second mystery novel focusing on Sgt Crane and finally read Violation.  There is also a fourth novel being written called Cordon of Lies.

I would recommend you read this book if you like mystery & thriller books.  I am giving it 4 stars since I enjoyed it and have added the next books in the series to my TBR (To Be Read) pile.

 

Genre:  Mystery / Thriller

Author:  Wendy Cartmell  /  Twitter: @WendyCartmell

Rating:  4 stars

Add on Goodreads:  Steps to Heaven

One-click Buy from Amazon:  Steps to Heaven: A Sgt Major Crane Novel

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