Review of The Trafficking Murders
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Review of The Trafficking Murders
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Trafficking Murders" by Brian O'Hare.]
Yet another novel from Brian O’ Hare manages to enchant the audience with its exceptional plot, fascinating characters and eye-opening messages.
The trafficking murders narrates the harrowing tales of three unfortunate women who are lured into the trafficking industry with hopes of good education and money. Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu are two scholarship students from Shenzhen University selected to study at Queen’s University in Belfast. They both travel to Ireland with big dreams but are soon trapped in a high-end prostitution ring at the university. As they struggle to break free, one of them becomes a victim of The Shadow, a clever and notorious killer. Alina Balauru is a poor Romanian farmer’s daughter in desperate need of a miracle. And she finds one in a dreamy job offer in Ireland. But, she realizes too late she has been fooled and is now stuck at the mercy of her smugglers.
Bodies pile as Inspector Sheehan and his excellent team begin to unravel a web of lies, secrets and deceit that begins when the corpse of a young Chinese woman shows up at James Gifford’s doorstep. As the team races to prevent the remaining victims from falling prey to the Shadow, they continue to be baffled by the case’s new developments.
Will they be able to catch the killer in time?
The latest rendition in the Inspector Sheehan Mysteries series highlights the ever-present global issues of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The author uses his platform to inform and educate his readers of these issues using a captivating plot. The story allows a glimpse into the industry and its inner workings, from how young men and women are lured in with lucrative offers to how the victims are smuggled into a different country with no proper documentation forcing them to rely entirely on their connivers.
The book is exceptionally written and professionally edited. The author ensnares his audience with a powerful narrative and brings to light the horrors of the trafficking industry and the psychological and physical trauma of the victims. He makes the reader empathize with the victims by narrating crucial parts of the story with them in the spotlight.
An aspect of the book that I did not like was how the mundane affairs of daily life were often described in excruciating detail, making the story drag a bit. Nonetheless, this aspect too could be enjoyed as it allowed a more profound understanding of the characters.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the book, be it the underlying theme, the plot twists, the realistic characters or the police procedural description. Though the actual violent scenes were not described, the suggestion of their existence might be uncomfortable to some readers.
All in all, it is a good book that boldly talks about the problems of today’s world that many people shy away from.
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The Trafficking Murders
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Yet another novel from Brian O’ Hare manages to enchant the audience with its exceptional plot, fascinating characters and eye-opening messages.
The trafficking murders narrates the harrowing tales of three unfortunate women who are lured into the trafficking industry with hopes of good education and money. Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu are two scholarship students from Shenzhen University selected to study at Queen’s University in Belfast. They both travel to Ireland with big dreams but are soon trapped in a high-end prostitution ring at the university. As they struggle to break free, one of them becomes a victim of The Shadow, a clever and notorious killer. Alina Balauru is a poor Romanian farmer’s daughter in desperate need of a miracle. And she finds one in a dreamy job offer in Ireland. But, she realizes too late she has been fooled and is now stuck at the mercy of her smugglers.
Bodies pile as Inspector Sheehan and his excellent team begin to unravel a web of lies, secrets and deceit that begins when the corpse of a young Chinese woman shows up at James Gifford’s doorstep. As the team races to prevent the remaining victims from falling prey to the Shadow, they continue to be baffled by the case’s new developments.
Will they be able to catch the killer in time?
The latest rendition in the Inspector Sheehan Mysteries series highlights the ever-present global issues of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The author uses his platform to inform and educate his readers of these issues using a captivating plot. The story allows a glimpse into the industry and its inner workings, from how young men and women are lured in with lucrative offers to how the victims are smuggled into a different country with no proper documentation forcing them to rely entirely on their connivers.
The book is exceptionally written and professionally edited. The author ensnares his audience with a powerful narrative and brings to light the horrors of the trafficking industry and the psychological and physical trauma of the victims. He makes the reader empathize with the victims by narrating crucial parts of the story with them in the spotlight.
An aspect of the book that I did not like was how the mundane affairs of daily life were often described in excruciating detail, making the story drag a bit. Nonetheless, this aspect too could be enjoyed as it allowed a more profound understanding of the characters.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed every part of the book, be it the underlying theme, the plot twists, the realistic characters or the police procedural description. Though the actual violent scenes were not described, the suggestion of their existence might be uncomfortable to some readers.
All in all, it is a good book that boldly talks about the problems of today’s world that many people shy away from.
******
The Trafficking Murders
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Fantastic review
However, I didn’t get the part where you mentioned how daily life events were expressed in great detail.I have read the book and I didn’t pick any of this up. Can I get an instance from the book?
However, I didn’t get the part where you mentioned how daily life events were expressed in great detail.I have read the book and I didn’t pick any of this up. Can I get an instance from the book?
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