“A brilliant début”
Blurb from Goodreads:
“Two murders. Twenty years. Now the killer is back for more…
A darkly compelling debut crime novel. The start of a brilliant series, perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, and James Oswald.
DCI Matilda Darke has returned to work after a nine month absence. A shadow of her former self, she is tasked with re-opening a cold case: the terrifyingly brutal murders of Miranda and Stefan Harkness. The only witness was their eleven-year-old son, Jonathan, who was too deeply traumatized to speak a word.
Then a dead body is discovered, and the investigation leads back to Matilda's case. Suddenly the past and present converge, and it seems a killer may have come back for more…”
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What a great book and, hopefully, the first of a series of many involving DCI Matilda Darke and the fantastic cast of excellent supporting characters. Well written at a great and unrelenting pace, the story follows the investigation of a cold case and the, possible, link to a recent murder.
As I am an avid reader of crime fiction, it takes something special to get me so enthused and Michael Wood has managed it with this one. Brilliant, interesting and complex characters from the main players to those fulfilling a bit-part role. The storyline is scarily believable and has you hooked from the first chapter and doesn’t let go until the very end. The mix between getting to know the characters, the police investigation and the action is just right.
What more can I say? One of the best books I’ve read this year and thanks go to the publisher, HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction/Blue Door via NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest review.
Now I’m off to buy the next in the series - Outside Looking In
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Author Twitter - MichaelHWood
Publisher website - HarperCollins UK
