Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: The Necessary Deaths

SERIES: The Delingpole Mysteries #1

AUTHOR: David C. Dawson

PUBLISHER: DSP Publications

LENGTH: 200 pages

RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2016

BLURB:

A young journalism student lies unconscious in a hospital bed in Brighton, England. His life hangs in the balance after a drug overdose. But was it attempted suicide or attempted murder? The student’s mother persuades British lawyer Dominic Delingpole to investigate, and Dominic enlists the aid of his outspoken opera singer partner, Jonathan McFadden.
The student’s boyfriend discovers compromising photographs hidden in his lover’s room. The photographs not only feature senior politicians and business chiefs, but the young journalist himself. Is he being blackmailed, or is he the blackmailer?
As Dominic and Jonathan investigate further, their lives are threatened and three people are murdered. They uncover a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of government and powerful corporations. The people behind it are ruthless, and no one can be trusted. The bond between Dominic and Jonathan deepens as they struggle not only for answers, but for their very survival.

REVIEW:

Nothing like a damn good murder mystery to get the blood going. This is another new author for me and I am hooked. Betrayals, espionage, dirty politicians, assholes thinking they can change people from being gay, and murders galore. And at the middle, an attorney who’s trying to help a bunch of college kids get to the bottom of it all and all are WAY in over their heads.

Dominic gets woke up late on night by sounds outside his apartment door. He opens the door to finds police standing over the body of his upstairs neighbor. Fortunately, she had just fainted but the same could not be said for her son. He’s in the hospital for a suicide attempt. When his neighbor, Samantha, hires him to find out what’s going on, it’s discovered that it definitely wasn’t suicide as she suspected, but a murder attempt. And things are getting hot. Simon is fighting for his life in the hospital, his boyfriend, John, is discovering evidence that makes him question Simon, and them and their friends are finding out there’s a huge conspiracy going on involving government officials and big corporations, that is leaving a trail of bodies. Including one of their friends. Dominic enlists the help of his eccentric boyfriend Jonathan, and find the line of dirtiness goes up very high. They must get to the bottom of things before Simon’s life gets attempted on for a 3rd time and the rest of them along with him.

This book has one hell of a cast of characters. And for all the good guys, I feel so bad for them. They have gotten themselves in a mess and are playing a very dangerous game. While trying to find their way out, some are killed or almost killed. Dominic is roped in when he finds his neighbor fainted on the lobby floor of his apartment building. She was told her son attempted suicide. Knowing that isn’t possible, she gets Dominic to help find out what is going on. Once they start digging, man, it’s like every man for himself almost. Everyone is trying to survive. Nobody knows who to trust. Samantha learns she doesn’t know as much about her son as she thought. Including that he has a boyfriend. John is finding pictures that include Simon in some weird scenes. He don’t know who is blackmailing who or if at all. A roommate and friend ends up dead for trying to help. Dominic and his boyfriend almost lose each other and people keep trying to kill Simon. I mean, damn. That’s some heavy stuff going on. And you can’t put the book down. Each page is filled with something happening. I was biting my lip constantly about what was going to happen to whom.

I don’t think you guys will be disappointed with this one. Especially if you love a good murder mystery. I loved it and can’t wait to jump into book 2.

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