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This was the first book I read on my Kindle, and it is the one that made me want to read more and more. I was hooked from the start. It's written superbly and it has a gripping storyline.

Rob and Wendy are having a nice evening, cooking outdoors, when a badly injured man stumbles onto their lawn. Later they find out the man has died. At first, it seemed like a very strange incident, but Rob begins receiving un-nerving notes, and a series of weird happenings has the family on edge.
Rob’s business was involved in some very questionable dealings which he is beginning to recover from, and his marriage is at a bit of a rocky point, with Wendy expressing her unhappiness, and their children, Josh, Evan, and Georgia each deeply wrapped up in their own worlds. When they all go away together for a family holiday, things go horribly wrong, they are placed in a terrifying position.


Forced to fight for everything they love, can they save themselves before time runs out – or will their act of compassion see them paying the ultimate price…?

The Detective Kim Stone set is currently a 13 book series with one prequal (First Blood), and having read all 14 I am eagerly awaiting the 15th! The novels are written fabulously with humour, empathy, twists and turns and many heart stopping moments along the way. Stone and her team pursue justice relentlessly and this adds to the need to read on.

These are best to read in order, to get a feel for the main characters as their personalities and traits develop throughout the series.

Angela describes Kim perfectly and portrays her character so well that by the end of book 3 you feel you know her personally, and she is certainly someone you would want on your side! In fact I pictured what Kim would look like in my head before the new covers with illustrations of her were released.


Silent Scream(2015)

Evil Games(2015)

Lost Girls(2015)

Play Dead(2016)

Blood Lines(2016)

Dead Souls(2017)

Broken Bones(2017)

Dying Truth(2018)

Fatal Promise(2018)

Dead Memories(2019)

Child's Play(2019)

First Blood(2019)

Killing Mind(2020)

Deadly Cry(2020)

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

Helen's books are written well, they are well paced and keep your interest throughout. Definitely page turners. A couple of the novels are a little gruesome, unquestionably not for the faint of heart.

I really found myself gripped to the lead characters and always wanting more from their relationship. DI Tom Calladine has the weight of the world on his shoulders, an ex-wife, an ailing mother, a supposed girlfriend, an incompetent boss, a DS that's rather close to him and to top it all off, he has a murder to investigate!

Have a read of them yourself and feel free to let me know your thoughts. Books in order :


Dead Wrong

Dead Silent

Dead List

Dead Lost

Dead & Buried

Dead Nasty

Dead Jealous

Dead Bad

Dead Guilty

Dead Wicked

In my opinion this is a good story. Set in a creepy old house that no one has lived in for a very long time, with a dark history, unexplained deaths, and plenty more. It has all the right ingredients of a ghost story.

The story goes back and forth from the past to the present to help tell the history of the house, which is interesting. A Vengeful ghost is born from the horrific events of the past who will not rest until her justice is satisfied. The only thing keeping her contained is the house. The book delivered, in my opinion, in all aspects of a tale of horror. However, it was let down by the editing and mistakes.

Paula is among a group of ghost hunters who are to spend three nights at Blackwych Grange, lead by Mac, a university professor who has a personal interest in what they discover at the old house. Five years earlier, his girlfriend spent time at the grange and came back from the experience totally insane.