Human Resources

Human Resources by Robin Triggs

Release: November 10, 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Flame Tree Press; New edition
Source: Random Things Tours
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The sequel to Night Shift, praised by Crime Review and Cemetery Dance.

Antarctica. A city on the edge of nowhere.
Anders Nordvelt is chief of security in this frozen land, so when someone murders a prominent member of a dissident group, it is his job to find the killer. The obvious explanation remains unsatisfactory to  Anders. Therefore, he keeps pushing until the body of a colleague turns up in his apartment.
Could Anders really be the killer? Why does he half-remember wielding the knife? And why are the whispers of a fabled Human Resources black-ops team getting ever louder?
As for Anders, he’s about to enter a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a ruthless killer.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018, the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

About the Author:

Rob grew up in  Bradford before heading, at eighteen, to the bright libraries of Norfolk. Music was his main interest at this time. Also, he played drums and sang whilst writing copious amounts of lyrics, some of which became the vaguely-defined poetry realm. In 2003 he made the top 500 of the Dublin International Poetry Competition. He is inordinately proud of this.

Rob studied archaeology at Queen’s University, Belfast, before returning to Norfolk and writing seriously. Moreover, he received a boost when he moved to the middle of middle England and joined Abingdon Writers’, a fantastic group that quickly pointed out all his writing sins. He was Chair for a spell but abdicated as soon as decency allowed.

When not writing, he studies the past: archaeology and the historic landscape remain passions. He worked at the Bodleian Library, where he told tourists affirming  Harry Potter filming here, but no, they can’t go inside.

Now living in Cambridgeshire, he spends non-writing time looking after his two-year-old daughter, working in a community center, and a freelance editor and proofreader.
He keeps a blog – www.robintriggs.co.uk – of assorted writerly ramblings. You can also find him on Twitter @RobinTriggs. Human Resources is his second novel; his debut, Night Shift, was published by Flame Tree Press in 2018.

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Human Resources Review:

“Human Resources” is a thrilling whodunit crime novel in a science fiction landscape, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! 

Firstly, the author did a brilliant job of maintaining suspense. Nordvelt shines in the role as he probably wishes he never worked at Australis. Nordvelt tries to figure out who is behind the murders, even if it means ruining his reputation. Moreover, the author adds quite a few twists, which keep the plot gripping. It was thrilling to see how Nordvelt finds himself in deeper trouble as the murder counts go up. At times, the story progresses in a delicious way where you don’t know if Nordvelt is responsible or not.  

Similarly, all the supporting cast also adds nicely to the backdrop. Nascimento, Maggie, Ameli, and Mithu add nicely to the mix. At one point, most of these characters are potential suspects in the first murder. Bartelli was another favorite, and I loved the way he supported Nordvelt.  Moreover, the reveal, in the end, threw me off and one that I did not see coming. This twist made the story very memorable, and I was satisfied with the way things turned out. 

Also, I didn’t know that this was the second book in the series. Although I have not read the previous novel, I had no trouble following this. I am eager to pick up and read “Night Shift,” from which this novel picks up. Overall, “Human Resources” is a gripping crime thriller that takes you on an epic ‘whodunit’ chase.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

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Human Resources

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