The Ash Doll James Hazel

THE ASH DOLL JAMES HAZEL

Paperback published 20th September 2018 by Zaffre

Some things are meant to be forgotten . . .

What starts out like any other major libel trial for prolific lawyer Charlie Priest turns into a legal train wreck when the defence’s star witness turns up murdered. While the defence stalls for time, Priest is determined to find out who is responsible, but as the bodies begin to pile up, Priest realises that he’s caught in a web of deceit and corruption that protects a deadly secret: one that threatens to tear him and those he loves apart.

MY REVIEW

When I reviewed The Mayfly, I quoted that the author James Hazel is a name to keep a look out for. And here it is James Hazel is back with his second novel The Ash Doll. Where Charlie Priest is back. If you haven’t read The Mayfly, you can read The Ash Doll as a standalone.

As for The Ash Doll, I do love reading about a good scandal. The story starts of in court Elias v. The Real Byte Limited. Tensions builds up, I was totally gripped, the scene was just like so real-life. Charity founder and CEO Alexia Elias, is suing small independent online magazine, The Real Byte, for libel following an article about her that was published. A scandal broke out at the Elias Foundation, it was discovered that a small branch office had been funnelling charity funds to an organisation known as the Free People’s Army, a terrorist cell operating in Northern Turkey.

I was excited to read on as the question hit me, was there any actual proof that the magazine is telling the truth about Alexia Elias and her husband?

James Hazel is one those authors who packs quite a few different scene settings to the mixture. I’m now looking out for book three.