The victim is lying under the trees, arms lifted above his head, unnaturally still. His muscles are slack. His eyes are empty. There are no signs of life. But he is not quite dead… When Detective Kim Stone races to the crime scene, there is no body waiting for her: the paramedics are desperately trying to save the victim’s life. But there is something very strange about the way the man was found, his arms raised above his head, his legs spread apart. When he dies on the way to the hospital, Kim is certain she’s on the hunt for a killer… but all evidence at the scene has been destroyed. The dead man, Eric Gould, seems ordinary, until the team dig into his past. As a teenager, he was locked away for attacking his girlfriend, and Kim suspects he was hurting his fiancé now. Was someone trying to stop history repeating? Then another man is found on the verge of death, his bones broken to force him into an unnatural shape. The team realise the killer is sending a message – the victims’ bodies are spelling out their sins. As boys, they were both part of a group of six who bragged about their terrible crimes. But they were children then, and when she sees the grief on the faces of their loved ones now, Kim swears to find answers. Is someone finally getting revenge… or do they think these men are still dangerous? The killer is threatening to strike again, and the only way Kim can crack the case is by tracking down the rest of the six first. But then a revelation about what one of her team is suffering makes Kim understand why people take the law into their own hands. Do these victims deserve what’s coming to them? Or is there even more to fear from their brutal killer? Unputdownable from start to finish, Bad Blood is a brilliantly gripping crime thriller with a reveal you’ll never see coming. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Robert Dugoni and Val McDermid will love the latest compulsive read from multi-million-copy bestseller Angela Marsons. My Thoughts on this book..Just how the blooming heck have we got to book 19. Book 19 in a series I have absolutely loved following. Back with the team, Kim, Bryant, Penn and Stacey. Things are a struggle for the team at the moment. One of the gang is having problems and hasn't found the courage to tell the others as yet. This makes for an uncomfortable time for the team. We kick off with a bit of strange case as the murder victim is actually still alive, he is however in a rather strange pose when found. Absolutely no evidence at the scene where he was found as it's been destroyed while paramedics were attending to him. What can have happened to this ordinary man, is there more going on than meets the eye. What happens when another man is found in a similar way. The team kick in to action. The story ramps up another notch and we are in full Kim Stone mode. Nothing matters but solving the case. That is until Kim realises she is needed more than ever. Needed for something a littles closer to home. Murders she can solve, but can she solve what seems to be a barrier in her team. Has she got what it takes to be the boss that is needed but also a friend. This book I feel really has brought out another side to the team, What lengths would you go to, to protect one of your own. Just like every other book this author has written, this is gripping, adrenaline filled excitement. As always a stonking good read. With each and everyone of these books I always tell myself to take my time, read a little each evening and savour the book. I start reading.. Chapter one... OMG before i know it I'm almost at the end, then I tell myself off for racing through. Yet I do it each and every time, you'd think I'd learn by now. These are not books to be read over a period of time. These are books that need devouring, in one sitting if possible, because our queen of the Crime Thrillers has done it again. Boy I'm glad Angie has a twisted, warped mind that allows her to write such gripping, exciting and thrilling stories. The AuthorAuthor Bio Angela Marsons is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of the DI Kim Stone series and her books have sold more than 5 million in 7 years. She lives in Worcestershire with her partner and their 2 cheeky Golden Retrievers. She first discovered her love of writing at Junior School when actual lessons came second to watching other people and quietly making up her own stories about them. Her report card invariably read "Angela would do well if she minded her own business as well as she minds other people's". After years of writing relationship based stories (The Forgotten Woman and Dear Mother) Angela turned to Crime, fictionally speaking of course, and developed a character that refused to go away. She is signed to Bookouture.com for a total of 28 books in the Kim Stone series and her books have been translated into 30 languages. Many of her books, including Blood Lines, Dead Souls, Broken Bones, Fatal Promise and Dead Memories reached the #1 spot on Amazon on pre-orders alone and the translation of Dead Souls, La Verita Sepolte, recently won the prestigious Primo Bancarella award. To receive news of upcoming releases and also to get a free short story from Angela, please follow this link https://bookouture.com/subscribe/angela-marsons/ Fancy reading the whole series. Check it hour here..Sometimes I'm not sure authors understand just how they help so many people escape the reality of life,. The enjoyment I get from reading is something else. While reading this book it has helped me escape what can only be a very difficult time in my life. With so much shit going on around us, its amazing that we have authors like Angie who give us a story so good it takes you away from everything else. even just for a short time. For that I'm grateful .
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