This is a solid police procedural, featuring a heavily pregnant Detective Sergeant Kate Miles. She’s been up against all the usual prejudices: she’s a woman in a man’s world, she’s a woman with mixed-race heritage in a man’s world, and now she’s a very pregnant woman in a man’s world!
The Torrent is Dinuka McKenzie’s first novel, but it doesn’t show. It’s an accomplished crime novel, with well developed characters and a plot that kept me turning the pages.
I’m looking forward to the second book in the series which is due for release later in 2023.