What an interesting read this turned out to be.
I really don't know what I was expecting from this book, it feels so different from the last book I read by Mr Edwards, but just as darn good. 
This is one of those books that really does make you think, it tests your beliefs, and leaves you thinking about it long after you have finished reading it. 
Don't read this book late at night, lol. 
For 4 years Jessica has known her sisters death was a terrible accident. Jessica was very close to her beloved sister and misses her terribly. Although Jessica has believed it was an accident, her mother certainly hasn't believed it. Her mother has always believed there was a lot more to her death.
When Jessica's young daughter starts talking about her dead aunt, Jessica starts to think, how can her young daughter know things from Isabel's past? It really creeps Jessica out, there is no way her young daughter should or can know the things she knows. Jessica really does start to think that, just maybe there was more to Isabel's death than she first thought. Is Isabel trying to talk to Jessica through her daughter?
Creepy, spooky it's everything you want from a great read. This book really does make you think about the afterlife, Ghosts, do they really exist? If you are a believer or not, this book really gives you something to think about. It's the ability to get you thinking about such things that adds to this book being creepy, the fact it makes you think so much.
​I don't know any words that is going to do this book the justice it deserves. A first class thrilling read. I can highly recommend this book. It would be a great book for a book club as there are so many things you sit and discuss about the book, it would be a great conversation starter. 

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​Marianne has a life others dream of. A beautiful townhouse on the best street in the neighbourhood. Three bright children who are her pride and joy.

Sometimes her past still hurts: losing her mother early, growing up in foster care. But her husband, Simon, is always there. A successful surgeon, he’s the envy of every woman they’ve ever met. Flowers, gifts, trips to France: nothing is too good for his family.

Then Simon says another woman’s name. The way he lingers on it, Caroline, gives Marianne a shudder of suspicion, but she knows it’s nothing – she can’t entertain this flash of paranoia.

In the old days, she’d have distracted herself by excelling at work, but Marianne left her glamorous career when she married. She’d speak to a friend, but she’s too busy with her children and besides, Simon doesn’t approve of the few she has left.

It’s almost by accident that Marianne starts to learn more about Caroline. But once started, she can’t stop, because what she finds makes her wonder: is the question she should be asking not ‘should she be jealous’, but... ‘should she be scared?’

Fans of The Girl on the Train and I Let You Go, who are looking for a dark, gripping psychological thriller with a final twist to put their jaw on the floor, will love Our Little Lies.

Well, well, this is certainly a change of direction for Sue Watson. I have loved and read all Sue's other books, and was a little surprised, but also a little excited when I heard she was coming over to the dark side.  Our Little Lies is is her first psychological thriller and what a thriller it is. 
It seems Marianne has it all, the good looking, successful husband, who just wants the best for his wife and children. Beautiful children. The house everyone dreams of. So just what is wrong with Marianne's life?.
Well I think it's easy to say, when you start the book, it certainly seems she has a hell of a lot of insecurities. Partly down to her upbringing, losing her mother early in life then being brought up in foster care are some of the reasons of her insecurities, but adding to this is the state she has gotten herself in when hearing her husband mention another woman's name.

'What?' He feigns vagueness. 'Oh, Caroline Harker?' There it is again, the roll of the 'r', the sigh of the 'ine'. 
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Is this simple sentence going to tip Marianne over the edge. 


This all just makes you think you know just exactly what direction the book is going to take, but let me tell you, you don't. This is brilliantly, expertly written to throw you. To take you on a ride you just wasn't expecting. 
As the story unfolds, learning about Marianne's past, and how different it is to her life today. Or how different it looks to her life today, was fascinating. 
I think this book will clearly have you either loving or hating characters, It will have you questioning what is going on, and who you actually believe in. Sue has certainly done an amazing job of getting the reader, stirring up feelings for the characters. I certainly wasn't over keen on Simon. 
This book is tense, full of manipulation, lies, jealousy. It's full of the things you want from a totally gripping page turner. I think Sue has done a fantastic job here, and I'm looking forward to see what she writes next. Will we have more of this or back to the chic lit, either way I will certainly be reading whatever Sue writes. 


 
 

​About the author: 

Sue Watson was a journalist then TV Producer at the BBC until she wrote her first book and was hooked. 

She's now written thirteen novels - many involving cake - and her books have been translated into Italian, German and Portuguese. Originally from Manchester, Sue now lives with her husband and teenage daughter in Worcestershire where much of her day is spent procrastinating while eating cake (for research purposes), and watching 'My 600lb Life,' on the sofa.

Sue explored the darker side of life for her latest book 'Our Little Lies,' a dark, psychological thriller completely devoid of cake. She's hoping this change in direction will be reflected on the weighing scales.

For more info visit Sue's website; http://www.suewatsonbooks.com/

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​Charley Willis was thirteen years old when her parents were killed in their family home and she was found hiding in a cupboard upstairs.

Fifteen years later, Charley is marrying Seth Chambers. It should be the happiest day of their lives, a chance for Charley to put her past behind her, but just hours after the ceremony, she is missing.

No one saw her leave. No one knows where she is.

One thing is for certain…Seth is about to discover he doesn’t really know the woman he just married. And his nightmare is only just beginning.

A totally gripping psychological thriller that will keep you reading until the very last jaw-dropping twist.

OHHHHHH I just love a Kerry Wilkinson book.. Wilkinson is one of my all time favourite authors. I love his writing style. I particularly love his Jessica Daniel Series.  This one isn't part of any series, this one is a standalone and what a bloody good read it is. 
I love a good wedding, and it seems that Charlie and Seth have had there beautiful day, they have said their vows and are now husband and wife, how perfect.
Well it's not perfect, as just hours after the wedding service Charlie goes missing from the reception party. No one noticed her leaving, no one saw anything odd, so where is she? What the hell has happened to her?
This book flicks back from Then to Now, the life Charlie had before she met Seth. The up evils in her life, what she witnessed and went through as a child.
The thing is, Seth is about to discover he really doesn't know the person he has just married. Is he going to love and cherish his new bride. 
Find out what happened in Charlies life by reading this captivating book. 

This book really is one of those page turners. A book that has you gripped. It's one of those books that as much as you try to figure things out, you just have no damn clue which way it is going. Brilliantly, cleverly written. This author certainly has a superb mind and a knack for putting it all onto those pages. First class, but I really didn't expect anything else from this author.   
​I just wish I had the correct wording to say how much I enjoyed this book. 

Author Bio:
Kerry Wilkinson has had No.1 bestsellers in the UK, Canada, South Africa and Singapore, as well as top-five books in Australia. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States.

As well as his million-selling Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults - a second crime series featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, plus numerous standalone novels. He has been published around the world in more than a dozen languages.

Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry has spent far too long living in the north of England, picking up words like 'barm' and 'ginnel'.

When he's short of ideas, he rides his bike or bakes cakes. When he's not, he writes it all down.
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​And  the  Number  One  Answer  Is...


In  a  recent  survey,  100  people  were  asked  to  list  the  things  that  irritate  them  most,  and  the  winner  was...
  stupid  bloody  surveys  that  ask  people  to  list  things.
Have  scientists,  the  government  and  women's  magazines  got  nothing  better  to  do with  their  time  than  ask  inane  questions?  Isn't  there  an  ozone  layer  that  needs patching  up?  Don't  hospitals  need  some  attention?  Schools  needing  new  books? 
Well,  maybe,  but  first  well  just  run  off  a  potentially  world-changing  questionnaire asking  3,000  people  what  biscuit  they  like  to  dunk  in  their  tea. 
Now,  usually  I  avoid  surveys  as  I  would,  say,  the  bubonic  plague  or  boob  tubes, but  this  week  there  was  one  poll  that  genuinely  intrigued  and  excited  me.  No,  it  wasn't  the  results  of  the  survey  that  revealed  that  one  in  five  blokes  fake  their orgasms  (eh,  I  have  questions)  and  that  fifty-eight  per  cent  of  women  do  a  Meg  Ryan  Special  at  the  crucial  moment.  Nor  was  I  particularly  interested  in  the  result  of  another  poll  that  concluded  Britons  spend  an  average  of  £169,000  during  their  lives  on  job  costs  like  travel  and lunches.  Unless,  of  course,  you're  an  MP,  in  which  case  you  claim  double  that  back. 
I  was  even  less  impressed  with  the  research  done  by  a  team  at  the  University  of St  Andrews  that  revealed  that  women  are  just  as  grateful  for  cheap  trinkets  as  they are  for  expensive  diamonds,  just  as  long  as  the  gift  is  given  with  thought  and  love. 
Fab.  Now  as  long  as  the  love  of  your  life  dons  a  lopsided  grin  and  recites  a  poem,  he  can  palm  you  off  with  a  genuine  tin-plated,  diamante love-heart  ring  from  the Everything-For-A-Pound  shop. 
The  study  that  did  tweak  my  radar,  however,  was  the  survey  25,000  seven-  to eleven-year-olds  that  found  more  than  half  reckoned  their  mums  could  do  anything. Yes,  us  marvellous  matriarchs  beat  off  stiff  competition  in  the  superhero  stakes  from  icons  like  Superman,  Spiderman  and  whoever  invented  Play-Doh.
In  second  place  came  fathers,  their  popularity  increased no  doubt  by  the  young boys  who  took  part  in  the  survey  and  were  impressed  by  dad's  ability  to  multitask. 
My  dearly  beloved  has  an  admirable  ability  to  listen  to  me  talking  while multaneously  rolling  his  eyeballs  to  heaven.  And  in  third  place  came  Harry  Potter,  that  wee  smug  bloke  who,  unlike  us  mums,  has  to  enlist  the  help  of  a  wooden  stick  and  a  brainy  (female)  sidekick  to  conquer  the impossible. 
At  two  and  three-quarters  and  four,  my  boys  are  below  the  age  threshold  for  the survey,  but  I  decided  to  boost  my  ever-flailing  ego  by  checking  that  they concurred  with  the  results.
Boys,  do  you  think  Mummy  can  do  anything  in  the  whole  wide  world?  I  asked  with  my  sweetest,  most  grovelling  grin.  And,  okay,  I'll  admit  that  the  two  packets  of  chocolate  buttons  I  was  dangling  from  each  hand  might  have  swayed  them  just slightly.  Still,  they  looked  at  each  other  hesitantly,  in  the  manner  of  crime  suspects  who  feared  they  were  being  lured  into  a  trap  by  a  master  interrogator.  After checking  the  escape  routes  and  realising  they  were  cornered,  they  nodded  tentatively. 
I  should  have  stopped  there,  but  come  on...  I'm  a  mother  who  doesn't  get  out  much,  I'm  permanently  knackered  and  dishevelled  and  I  haven't  had  a  cigarette  now  for  nearly  three  weeks  I'm  a  real-life  desperate  housewife  who'll  clutch  at  any straw  going  for  validation  and  appreciation. So  what  special  things  can  I  do  then?  I  cajoled,  still  piling  on  the  saccharine  with  a  fork-lift. Give  magic  kisses,  interjected  Brad  (almost  three),  referring  to  the  cure  for  all  ailments  short  of  contagious  diseases  or  anything  relating  to  the  bottom.
That's  right,  sweetheart...  and  what  else? You  can  sing  when  you're  upside  down,  Cal  (four)  exclaimed,  his  eyes  never  straying  from  the  Buttons.  Yeah,  Madonna  eat  your  heart  out.  You  might  be  bendy  but  I  can  belt  out  a  catchy  tune  when  I'm  standing  on  my  head.  Although  there  is  usually  a  bottle  or  two  of  full-strength  Lambrusco  involved  in  the  preparation  of  that  particular  death-defying  feat.  And  you  can  make  the  bell  ring  when  dinner's  ready. And  that,  I  fear,  is  the  reason  us  mums  came  out  on  top.  Our  tiny  offspring  still  have  the  naiveté  of  youth  and  the  unconditional  love  for  their  mothers  that  convinces  them  that  the  eardrum-shattering  racket  produced  by  the  dangerous  combination  of  a  woman  who  cant  cook,  a  tray  of  chicken  dinosaurs,  an  oven  and  a  smoke  alarm  is  a  little  piece  of  magic.  Harry  Potter,  eat  your  heart  out. 

​The boy’s body was so white it was almost transparent. But that’s not what caused the nausea to rise up her throat. He was so young. His body was unmarked, surrounded by a halo of plucked wildflowers.

One hot summer evening, eleven-year-old Mikey Driscoll is on the way home from playing with friends. Two days later, his body is discovered on a bed of wildflowers by some local teenagers.

The case is assigned to Detective Lottie Parker and this time it’s personal. The victim was a close friend of her son, Sean, from the run-down Munbally estate on the other side of town. Sean tells his mother Mikey was behaving normally before he died, but Lottie can’t help but feel that her son is keeping something from her…

Then days later, another boy is found dead, surrounded by wild flowers next to beautiful Ladystown Lake.

On the hunt for a twisted individual with a terrifying calling card, Lottie must uncover the web of secrets within Mikey’s circle of friends. Someone is hiding something but who are they protecting and can Lottie find out before it’s too late? Lottie is desperate to catch the killer before he strikes again because this time her own child could be in terrible danger…

Book 5 in the amazing Lottie Parker series. This is another series I love reading and I look forward to each and every book. A series that is well worth reading. Great characters and fantastic story lines. You really need to be reading these books. 
These books captivate you and drag you into those pages right from the beginning and this one, book 5 is no exception. I loved it. I really am a huge Lottie Parker fan. As soon as I started this book it felt like i'd only just left Ragmullin, and I was right back there from the get go. 
Lottie and her team are faced with the deaths of two young boys. This is a difficult case, not only because it's children but because there seems to be no real clues to set them off. 
A rollercoaster of a ride for the team. Lottie is also struggling with her home life, after losing her home to fire, she is living at her mothers with her children. It's certainly not an ideal situation, Lottie seems to really be on the edge in this book, I just can't help but like her even more with each book I read. She's still a little screwed up, but this really adds to her character and makes her stand out as an individual.
Some great twists in this brilliantly written story. Although the story can be a little upsettings its put together so well. Well worth reading and totally gripping. I know I keep going on about this and I say it all the time, but I really do recommend that you read this book after reading the previous ones. I guess you could get away with reading just this one, but where is the fun in that, when you could actually read all 5 back to back. Its certainly worth knowing Lottie's back story as I feel it adds to the story. 
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About the author

Patricia lives in the midlands of Ireland. She is an avid crime reader so naturally she found herself writing in the crime genre. To date, (July 2018) Patricia has sold over ONE MILLION COPIES in the LOTTIE PARKER series.
A life changing experience in 2009, with the death of her 49 year old husband, meant she had to give up her career, and over the following few years, she rekindled her love of art and writing. 
Initially Patricia wrote and illustrated a children's book, but her real ambition was to write a novel. And she did!
In January 2016, she joined with Ger Nichol of The Book Bureau Literary Agency. In July 2016, Patricia signed with Bookouture for four DI Lottie Parker crime novels. 
The Missing Ones (Book 1) published in March 2017 and to date has reached a high of number 2 in Amazon UK Kindle charts and number 6 in the US. It also achieved number 1 in all its categories. It is a bestseller in UK, US, Canada and Australia.
Book 2 in the series, The Stolen Girls, published on July 6th, 2017.
Book 3, The Lost Child, is on pre-order and is published on October 27th, 2017.
Book 4, NO SAFE PLACE was published in March 2018
Book 5, TELL NOBODY is published on 3rd October 2018 

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​One hot summer’s afternoon, five-year-old Ava Sawyer went to a party. She never came home…

When five-year-old Ava Sawyer goes missing from a birthday party at a local garden centre, the police are bewildered by the lack of leads. That is until two years later, when Ava’s body is found and another little girl, Audrey Briggs, goes missing. Audrey also attended that party …

Leading the investigation is Detective Natalie Ward. A mother of two teenagers, this case chills her to the bone, and is a disturbing reminder of the last job she worked on. One that still keeps her awake at night…

Natalie soon discovers that Ava’s mother has some worrying gaps in her alibi and as she digs deeper, she’s sure Ava’s father is not telling the full story. And what did the owner of the garden centre Elsa see that day? Something that she’s not telling Natalie …

Just as Natalie is facing up to the grim possibility that Ava and Audrey were killed by someone close to home, another little girl from the party doesn’t come home from her ballet lesson. Can Natalie find a way to stop this killer before more innocent lives are taken?

Gripping, fast-paced and nail-bitingly tense, this book will keep you flying through the pages long into the night. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott and Karin Slaughter.

Kicking off a new series has got to be difficult, especially when you know how readers have taken so well to your other series of books. 
Carol Wyer has done this perfectly with book 1 in the Detective Natalie Ward series. If this book is anything to by then this is going to be a series to watch out for. A book filled with suspense and twists, just what you need from a  damn good read.
Very well written characters and a good introduction into getting to know a little about Natalie Ward. Another character that will be great getting to know more and more about over the coming books. 

In this book we are faced with a little girls body being found, this little girl went missing 2 years previously at a birthday party and that case has never been concluded. It baffled the police with no leads. 
Two years on and another little girl has gone missing, the link 'This little girl went to the same birthday party as the little girl whose body has just been found. 
While investigating Natalie is not convinced everyone is telling the truth, there are to many gaps in peoples recollections of what happened prior.
Can Natalie Ward and her team find out more links to this case, and those much needed clues before any more children go missing.
​A gripping edge of your seat read, nail biting, heart pounding, unputdownable read, that will keep you turning those pages.  What I mean is, I kind of really liked this book and it's well worth reading. I'm looking forward to more in this series and I can see it doing just as well and the 'Robyn Carter' series. 

About the author: 
Carol Wyer garnered a loyal following as an author of romantic comedies, and won The People’s Book Prize Award for non-fiction (2015). In 2017 she stepped from comedy to the “dark side” and embarked on a series of thrillers, featuring the popular DI Robyn Carter, which earned her recognition as a crime writer.
The Staffordshire-based writer now has more crime novels in the pipeline, although she can still sometimes be found performing her stand-up comedy routine Laugh While You Still Have Teeth.
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It's difficult to believe I only read my first Kerry Barnes book at the beginning of this year. This is now the 4th one I have read.  I have to say from first reading 'Cruel Secrets' I was blown away with the talent this author has for writing. 
I am truly thankful that a twitter friend messaged me and told me I needed to read 'Cruel Secrets' that I would really enjoy it, because if he hadn't told me, then I would not have gone on to read some of the other books and I wouldn't have read this one yet. 
​Deceit, compared to Kerry's other books, for me felt like a little bit of a slow starter, building up gradually getting you familiar with characters and surroundings. Engaging you slowly into a story that explodes and becomes gripping. I bought the Audible copy of the book so I could read when I felt like reading, and then continue to listen when I had things I needed to do.  I flew through my whole house cleaning away while listening, and didn't feel as though I'd been cleaning. I loved listening it. I have to say though the accents done in the audio book at times really felt like I was listening to characters from EastEnders. Brilliantly done. 
The tale of how life can change in a heartbeat. Not only for you, but for those around you. Who can be trusted, who should you believe. 
I have to say the twists in this book were first class, just brilliant. I really wasn't expecting what I read. 
Kerry has a great knack for engaging the reading, dragging you into the pages, becoming part of the story yourself. 
There was some great turns in this story, that I just didn't see coming. Brilliantly put together tale of 'deceit'

The top line of the Z ran from the bridge of his nose to the outer edge of his cheekbone, with the diagonal following down to the corner of his mouth and the final line reaching right back to his ear lobe.
‘Lucky they didn’t cut his neck,’ the paramedic said. ‘Mr Parsons, are you in any pain?’ he asked loudly.
Parsons groaned. His face was sweaty in spite of the chill and he seemed oblivious to his wounds.
‘What’s he taken, do you think?’ Salter asked. ‘I’d put my money on Spice,’ the paramedic said, sticking butterfly plasters every few millimetres along the slash to hold the sides together. ‘We’re seeing an epidemic of it at the moment. The accident and emergency room is stretched to capacity and it’s freaking members of the public out seeing people standing in the middle of the street like zombies. The drug causes hallucinations and psychosis. Total oblivion like this is common. It can render the user completely incapable of normal communication.
If Mr Parsons is still in there, he may well be in agony. No sure way of knowing.’
‘Who notified you?’ Lively asked.
‘A shopkeeper walked past this morning, saw the blood, called it in. We didn’t realise what had happened until we got a proper look at his face. He was trying to hide his head in a bin when we first arrived.’ 
‘Well, it’s not accidental,’ Salter said. ‘What do you think, Sarge? Row with his dealer, unpaid debt, or a fight gone wrong?’
Lively took out his phone and got a few close-up shots of the wound as the paramedic finished up, then added a few more of the general area for good measure.
‘Not a fight,’ Lively said. ‘This is more of a branding. The lines have stayed pretty neatly on one side of his face and they’re quite straight. It was planned. Any blood on the ground around here?’ he shouted across to one of the uniformed officers.
‘Over there, by the pile of bin bags,’ came the response. ‘We think that’s Mikey’s stuff.’ 
Salter and Lively walked across to the mound of stinking clothes and cardboard that constituted Mikey Parsons’ home. 
​An arrow of spattered blood decorated the external wall of a shop, a metre from the ground. Lively completed his portfolio of pictures with the images.

Another exceptional read from a very talented author.

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THE OTHER VICTIM by Helen H. Durrant
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A BRAND NEW DETECTIVE MYSTERY FROM #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR HELEN H. DURRANT
Ronald Potter is found dead on the kitchen floor of a house he was about to show a client around. Ronald led a blameless life and Detective Matt Brindle and the team cannot find any motive for his murder.
But an intensive search of the property leads to a very disturbing discovery in the cellar.
Meanwhile, a young mother is being held captive by someone who will stop at nothing to get the information they want.
DI Matt Brindle discovers disturbing connections to organised crime and a sleazy night club. Can he expose the villains before any more people die?
This is a detective mystery full of twists and turns, with a stunning edge-of-your-seat ending.


If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Mel Sherratt, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham you will enjoy this exciting new crime fiction writer.
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MATT BRINDLE
Book 1: HIS THIRD VICTIM
BOOK 2: THE OTHER VICTIM

I've recently finished book 1 in this series, and went straight onto this bad boy! Book 2 in the MATT BRINDLE Series.
I'm really getting to like the main character Matt Brindle,  ( I also quite like his mother) I'm loving learning about him, his highs and lows, his attituded towards people, the team he works with. His home life is probably just as chaotic as his working life. Trying to balance his full time police career with running events in the grounds of his home to make much needed cash for the upkeep and renovations to his rather large home. It is all very cleverly set out, written brilliantly. 
​ Matt and his team are joined this time around with  DS Kate Baxter joining the team. Kate who seems to have quite a few issues in her personal life, has the making of another great character. 
Dead bodies, Body parts, disappearances, If that hasn't got you interested then this isn't the book for you.
Once started, I read this book pretty much in 2 sittings. (while the little one's away) I think the tension, suspense and mystery in these pages are enough to keep any  fan of this genre going. The twists really made this story stand out. 
I will add as always with books that are part of a series, I really feel that it's best to read these in order. it will give you a better idea and a better understanding of who the characters are and their backgrounds. 

​What you waiting for, click the links and treat yourself to two great books. 

A BRAND NEW STANDALONE DETECTIVE MYSTERY FROM #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR HELEN H. DURRANT

A man is shot dead and his body is dumped on the moors. His arm is stamped with the Chinese symbol for sorry.

There have been five unsolved murders with the same hallmark. The police can’t find any motive or connection between the victims.

Bella Richards was close to the murdered man. She lives with her five-year-old son and has begun a new life in the local area. But although clearly grief-stricken, she is not telling the police everything she knows.

Detective Talbot Dyson wants his most trusted inspector on the case. But DI Matt Brindle is out of action. He was badly injured and his sergeant was killed in a criminal ambush. He is drawn into the investigation and must decide whether he wants to go to back to his old life.

What is the real connection between the victims and who will be next?

This is a detective mystery full of twists and turns, with a stunning edge-of-your-seat ending.

If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, Mel Sherratt, Ruth Rendell, or Mark Billingham you will enjoy this exciting new crime fiction writer.

His Third Victim.
This is a real quick, easy read. I read this over two nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. After seeing a post for the next book in this series, I had to go have a nosey and found this one, so I bought it right away. I have an ARC of the next book, but I don't like to read books out of order. So purchased and started this one. 
Interesting characters, and a decent story line. This is one of those books that you just get lost in reading, It keeps you wanting to read on. Just one more chapter each time.
I liked the character of DI Matt Brindle. I love how he's so different,  his background is interesting and it's is great learning about it.
Brindle is back at work after an absence, he is slowly trying to get back on track with things and learn to cope with issues that have previously happened. Along side this he has his mother and quite a large house to look after, doesn't sound that difficult does it? well wait till you read the book, you'll see what I mean. 
I'm looking forward to reading more in this series, I think it's going to be a good one. It's right onto book 2 for me now.  
I have read quite a few of this authors books, and enjoyed them all. Which means I wasn't really surprised when this turned out to be as good as it was.