The New York Times hails David Markrsquos police thrillers as ldquoin the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBainrdquo In Taking Pity Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy returns for another darkly enthralling installment of this internationally acclaimed seriesIts been three months since Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy returned home or to what was left of it after a horrific tragedy All that remained was charred masonry broken timbers and dried blood--a crude reminder of the home invasion and explosion that tore his family apart McAvoys wife and daughter are safe hes been assured he just wishes he knew where they wereAs McAvoy wrestles with his guilt self-hatred and helplessness trouble persists in stormy Hull Organized crime emerges as the citys latest threat with two warring factions leaving plenty of bodies for Detective Superintendent Trish Pharaoh and her unit to clean up Now more than ever Pharaoh needs her sergeant to return to work and be a policeman again She gives McAvoy a case thats supposed to ease him back into the game a reinvestigation of a rural quadruple murder that was put to bed fifty years ago But what was supposed to be a cut-and-dried job quickly unravels as McAvoy digs up new evidence and witness testimonies steering closer to some of the most notorious criminals in northern EnglandFast-paced noir-ish and fresh off the heels of Sorrow Bounds violent finale Taking Pityis the latest page-turning installment in the gripping Detective McAvoy series Hailed byThe New York Timesas being in the honorable tradition of Joseph Wambaugh and Ed McBain David Marks police procedurals are smart dark and above all wholly captivating.
