Power on her Own

Judith Cutler

Aug 2013 · Severn House Publishers Ltd

About this ebook

A new job and a fresh start, but can Kate Power resist breaking all the rules?

Personal tragedy cut short Kate Power’s accelerated-promotion career in the Met. She’s lucky, though – Birmingham CID give her a job, and chance to make a new start in the house her great-aunt has given her. Soon Kate discovers that she’s trying to fix up the house from hell, with garden to match. Domestic equals professional pressure: though most of her new colleagues are helpful and supportive, some just think she’s fresh female meat to harass.

Some seem to think Kate’s not pulling her weight in their current case of abduction and abuse of young boys. Then personal life starts overlapping with the investigation. Should Kate follow the conventional line of enquiry, or strike out on her own?

Ratings and reviews

MURDER THE BOYS Please note this book was first published as “POWER ON HER OWN” DS Kate Power has suffered a personal tragedy in the death of her lover and subsequently has left London's Metropolitan Police and transferred to Birmingham CID. Being a new female in the field of mostly men, while most of them treat her as an equal, there are a slim few that seem to be determined to undermine her at every chance. They've put her on computers when she longs to be 'out there' where she can lose herself in her work ... and make a difference. A new case has presented itself ... young boys are being abducted, abused, and killed and so far there are no suspects, no clues. What Power finds is that some of her colleagues may not be doing their job .... are they simply unable to investigate due to ignorance or lack of training ... or are they deliberately stalling this case? While the work bullying continues, Power will risk her career ... and possibly her life .. to bring the killers to justice. This is a carefully crafted crime fiction with skillfully defined characters. Power is determined and unafraid to tackle whatever she comes across. I enjoyed the mix of her personal and professional lives. There's a lot of action ... a lot of twists and turns that lead to an unexpected ending. I'm looking forward to further cases that involve this most interesting detective. Many thanks to Jill Burkinshaw / Books 'n All Book Promotions for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

About the author

A former secretary of the Crime Writers' Association, Judith Cutler has taught Creative Writing at universities and colleges for over thirty years, and has run occasional writing courses elsewhere (from a maximum security prison to an idyllic Greek island). She has written over thirty crime novels, all renowned for their feisty and intriguing heroines, including Josie Welford, DS Kate Power, DCS Fran Harman and antiques dealer Lina Townend.