Speechless

Speechless by Stephen Puleston

334 Pages

Publisher: Stephen Puleston, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members’ Titles

Release Date: October 31, 2014

Fiction (Adult), General Fiction (Adult), Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Wales, Poland, Trafficking, Police Procedural

The body of a man is found in the Taff River in Cardiff, Wales. When the forensic team is collecting evidence, they find his tongue has been removed. More bizarre is a tongue is in his pocket. This is just the beginning. It seems someone is attacking the Eastern European workers but more specifically, the Polish workers. During the investigation, Detective Inspector John Marco along with his partner, Detective Sergeant Boyd Pierce find themselves looking at a sex trafficking operation. The detectives think Frankie Prince, the local thug, is behind everything but they have no proof.

The book has a steady pace, the characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. John is a flawed individual. He wants/needs to please so many people that he fails in every relationship. If you like police procedurals, you will enjoy this one.