Harry is investigating the said murder—a snuff film—wherein the presumed suspect, the victim’s husband, Daryl vanishes before another murder report. Grimm’s Fairy Tales began life as recordings and reworking of oral folktales collected by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in early 1800s Germany.

After the fiasco at the reading, Charlie gets more drunk than usual, and clashes with most of his “friends. Not long after, another farmer – one of the first victim’s few friends – is found drowned to death in a slurry pit. On arriving at the Board Inn, Harry had found the rest of the team to be already waiting for them, that being Detective Superintendent Graham Swift, Detective Inspector Gordanian Haig, and Detective Constable Jenny Blades. Hymn for the Hurting by Amanda Gorman Everything hurts, Our hearts shadowed and strange, Minds made muddied and mute. More gravely, there were plot threads that were introduced but never tied up, such as the idea that Martha was causing her husband George to be ill because of Munchausen's by Proxy.While the plot unfolds with engaging momentum, there are instances where the pacing stumbles, momentarily disrupting the immersive experience. I only wish more people had decided to indulge their inner editor or inner honest reviewer because a very mixed bag has come out of it. Long passages about the village which were fine but repetitive after 80 pages of hearing about the bloody cake and cheese and tea.

Harry Grimm is a great character with an interesting back story and a crime series set in the Yorkshire Dales is a nice change. This story used the author's experience of moving from Gloucestershire to Wensleydale when he was 8 years old and has created a character, Harry Grimm, who clearly has potential. Blood Sport is plagued by a few misspellings and typos, but is nevertheless quite enjoyable to read.

Alternatively, we suggest that you visit your local library and request to borrow a copy from a friendly librarian. The concert is disrupted at one point by intruders dressed as Satanists, but they are soon gotten rid of. There was not much that was especially memorable about it except for the character of Harry and the Yorkshire setting, but that was enough to hold my interest and I would expect to read more of the series in the future. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Take a look on Google street view, it's an amazing place and you can find most of the places mentioned in the book.