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Detective Lola Harris #2
Murder in Lovers' Lane
Meet Detective Lola Harris, a tough woman with a good heart, solving crimes in gritty Glasgow.
Detective Lola Harris is turning over a new leaf. She’s determined to get into shape. Her new personal trainer is merciless when it comes to fitness. Thankfully, he’s also charming and exceptionally good-looking, which helps on a cold early morning run.
But turning a corner in peaceful Pollok park, Lola glimpses something that shouldn’t be — a high-end BMW. Doors gaping. And a man and a woman, roped together.
The man is stiff, cold. There’s a bullet wound above one open, staring eye. The woman is unconscious — but alive. Lola tells Johnny to call an ambulance.
Lola’s early morning run is now a crime scene.
The young woman is Fiona Balfour. She and the dead man were due to be married next month.
Fiona says she can’t remember what happened to her. But Lola’s not sure she believes her.
Then Lola uncovers strange similarities with a case in Liverpool from five years before. Her victim may be alive, but she’s in very real danger.
Lola’s now in a race against time to stop the killer before they return to finish what they started.
Detective Lola Harris is turning over a new leaf. She’s determined to get into shape. Her new personal trainer is merciless when it comes to fitness. Thankfully, he’s also charming and exceptionally good-looking, which helps on a cold early morning run.
But turning a corner in peaceful Pollok park, Lola glimpses something that shouldn’t be — a high-end BMW. Doors gaping. And a man and a woman, roped together.
The man is stiff, cold. There’s a bullet wound above one open, staring eye. The woman is unconscious — but alive. Lola tells Johnny to call an ambulance.
Lola’s early morning run is now a crime scene.
The young woman is Fiona Balfour. She and the dead man were due to be married next month.
Fiona says she can’t remember what happened to her. But Lola’s not sure she believes her.
Then Lola uncovers strange similarities with a case in Liverpool from five years before. Her victim may be alive, but she’s in very real danger.
Lola’s now in a race against time to stop the killer before they return to finish what they started.
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First published May 24, 2023
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May 25, 2023
4.5 stars rounded down.
Detective Lola Harris #2
DCI Lola Harris is turning over a new leaf. She is determined to get into shape. Her new personal trainer is merciless when it comes to fitness. Thankfully, he's also charming and exceptionally good-looking, which helps on a cold early morning run. But turning a corner in peaceful Pollok Park, Lola glimpses a something that shouldn't be, a high-end BMW. Doors gaping. A man and a woman roped together. The man is stiff, cold. There's a bullet wound above one open, staring eye. The woman is unconscious - but alive.
The last thing Kate suspected to find while she was out on a run was a man and a woman roped up together in a car. Lola is a likeable character who is trying to get herself fitter. Once Lola looks deeper into this case, she finds there are much more similar cases. The woman, Fiona Belfour survives, she says she doesn't know why she and her fiancé were targeted. But Lola finds out he was a known gangster who could have many enemies.
I know this is only the second book in the series, but I did prefer this story slightly better than the first book, Murder In The Gallowgate. This is a well written, twisted and gripping read. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
I would like to thank #NetGalley #JoffeBooks and the author #DanielSellers for my ARC of #MurderInLoversLane in exchange for an honest review.
Detective Lola Harris #2
DCI Lola Harris is turning over a new leaf. She is determined to get into shape. Her new personal trainer is merciless when it comes to fitness. Thankfully, he's also charming and exceptionally good-looking, which helps on a cold early morning run. But turning a corner in peaceful Pollok Park, Lola glimpses a something that shouldn't be, a high-end BMW. Doors gaping. A man and a woman roped together. The man is stiff, cold. There's a bullet wound above one open, staring eye. The woman is unconscious - but alive.
The last thing Kate suspected to find while she was out on a run was a man and a woman roped up together in a car. Lola is a likeable character who is trying to get herself fitter. Once Lola looks deeper into this case, she finds there are much more similar cases. The woman, Fiona Belfour survives, she says she doesn't know why she and her fiancé were targeted. But Lola finds out he was a known gangster who could have many enemies.
I know this is only the second book in the series, but I did prefer this story slightly better than the first book, Murder In The Gallowgate. This is a well written, twisted and gripping read. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
I would like to thank #NetGalley #JoffeBooks and the author #DanielSellers for my ARC of #MurderInLoversLane in exchange for an honest review.
April 3, 2025
Murder In Lover's Lane is a second book in a detective Lola Harris series and it doesn't disappoint.
Taut, sharp, well written with a gripping storyline, it kept my attention from start to finish. Definitely a series I'll be keeping up with. Really good.
Taut, sharp, well written with a gripping storyline, it kept my attention from start to finish. Definitely a series I'll be keeping up with. Really good.
May 31, 2023
Murder in Lovers' Lane is the second instalment in the Detective Lola Harris Mysteries series, set in and around the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Detective Chief Inspector Harris has had a trying few months but is determined to get back on track. After heading an important gangland investigation in the area, which culminated in a mother and child being killed, she has decided to finally end her twenty-year on-off relationship with married man Joe, or the romantic aspect of it, at least, and hired the services of a personal trainer named Johnny Blake, discovered via the Glasgow Police Fitness Club's noticeboard, to improve her mental well-being.
At 7 am one morning, Lola and Johnny head to nearby Pollok Park for a run, where she finds a top-of-the-range BMW half hidden under some foliage with both doors wide open and no sign of anyone else around. Circling the back of the car, Lola, to her shock, discovers two bodies in the boot - fully clothed, face to face in an embrace and tied together with ropes around their shoulders, waists, thighs and ankles. The dark, stocky man was dead courtesy of what looked to be a bullet to the temple. The thin blonde woman lying beside him showed no sign of injury but also lay stock still as though deceased. But she is, miraculously, still alive. Can Lola and crew establish what happened at such a public crime scene?
This is a compelling and highly readable second book with the plot moving at a faster pace than the first which helps keep you engrossed. One thing I really appreciate is that the action begins immediately; there's no hanging around waiting for something significant to occur as the crime happens rapidly and the investigation is then borne from that. Sellers throws you right in at the deep end and pulls no punches in ensuring plot and investigative progression and building suspense with every passing chapter. There is also less extraneous detail than often found in other police procedurals, which keeps the story tight and concise.
At 7 am one morning, Lola and Johnny head to nearby Pollok Park for a run, where she finds a top-of-the-range BMW half hidden under some foliage with both doors wide open and no sign of anyone else around. Circling the back of the car, Lola, to her shock, discovers two bodies in the boot - fully clothed, face to face in an embrace and tied together with ropes around their shoulders, waists, thighs and ankles. The dark, stocky man was dead courtesy of what looked to be a bullet to the temple. The thin blonde woman lying beside him showed no sign of injury but also lay stock still as though deceased. But she is, miraculously, still alive. Can Lola and crew establish what happened at such a public crime scene?
This is a compelling and highly readable second book with the plot moving at a faster pace than the first which helps keep you engrossed. One thing I really appreciate is that the action begins immediately; there's no hanging around waiting for something significant to occur as the crime happens rapidly and the investigation is then borne from that. Sellers throws you right in at the deep end and pulls no punches in ensuring plot and investigative progression and building suspense with every passing chapter. There is also less extraneous detail than often found in other police procedurals, which keeps the story tight and concise.
June 1, 2023
I loved the first in this series, and was rather excited to have the second on my list!
Having decided she needs to get fit, Lola Harris has hired a personal trainer. Their early morning run to the park turns out to be something else as they come across a car with two bodies tied together - one still alive, the other with a bullet in the forehead. With the case in the hands of a colleague, Lola is forced to step aside although she is desperate to investigate . . .
As Glasgow is my closest city, I tend to be rather fond of books set in and around the area, so that put this series in my sights anyway, but Lola Harris is a great character. Daniel Sellers concocts very puzzling mysteries with twist and turns along the way which left me totally blindsided as to who the murderer was. A thrilling and enigmatic read and one I so enjoyed! Not only a fantastic book but, trust me on this, a terrific series to follow. Easily meriting all five glowing stars, and my highest recommendation to all lovers of really great mysteries!
Having decided she needs to get fit, Lola Harris has hired a personal trainer. Their early morning run to the park turns out to be something else as they come across a car with two bodies tied together - one still alive, the other with a bullet in the forehead. With the case in the hands of a colleague, Lola is forced to step aside although she is desperate to investigate . . .
As Glasgow is my closest city, I tend to be rather fond of books set in and around the area, so that put this series in my sights anyway, but Lola Harris is a great character. Daniel Sellers concocts very puzzling mysteries with twist and turns along the way which left me totally blindsided as to who the murderer was. A thrilling and enigmatic read and one I so enjoyed! Not only a fantastic book but, trust me on this, a terrific series to follow. Easily meriting all five glowing stars, and my highest recommendation to all lovers of really great mysteries!
May 21, 2025
I have recently discovered this author. Well written plots with a good pace. I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
May 9, 2024
I found this book easy to get into from the very start. The plot was intricate but at the same time exciting and interesting. We begin with DCI Lola Harris lamenting the fact that her affair with the married man is fast coming to an end, due to his battle with cancer and the fact that his wife is desperate to hang on to him. To this end she has decided to take up a fitness course and has a new trainer who she likes very much. She determined to enjoy her morning run, even though Johnny is driving her hard. Sadly, this all comes to an end when she suddenly comes upon an horrific scene which needs her immediate attention. This new case is an extremely strange one and it takes all Lola’s hard work and energy to try and work out what the killer’s motive is, and to catch him. When it appears that there have been similar kills with the same MO in other parts of the country, things take a much bigger twist, and the plot gets deeper and more intense. Overall, I found that this book is even better than the first in this series. The characters are really taking shape and Lola seems to be working hard to get her private life sorted out, at the same time keeping her team working together amicably. I really felt that the interaction between Lola and Aiden Pierce is handled very well. Lola is a great team leader and has an air of calmness and pragmatism that is hard to fault. I am really looking forward to the next in this series. Thank you, Daniel Sellers, for such a great book.
December 19, 2024
Set in Scotland this is book two of the Lola Harris series. What I like - the plot, the crime (quite different), the characters and their interactions. There is only one thing that frustrates me slightly and that is the length of these novels. They are very much a slow burn, largely because of associated story lines which one might argue are about character development, but they do drag the book on considerably and I am not one hundred percent that they are necessary. But I will be reading book three as overall I really enjoyed this cleverly plotted police procedural.
December 4, 2025
3.5 stars
June 1, 2023
Detective Lola Harris spots a car on the side of the road that looks suspicious while she's out for a run with her personal trainer. Upon further investigation, she finds a man and woman roped together, both unconscious. The man is dead with a bullet in his head, but the woman is alive. Harris calls an ambulance and then asks to be put on the investigation.
The woman victim's name is Fiona, and she says that she can't remember anything past getting back to her apartment. Harris is forced to solve a crime with minimal leads, gang activities, and a strong connection to a past murder. Will she figure out the crime in time to stop the murderer from attacking again?
I liked this book. It was an easy read and the dialogue kept it interesting. I loved the character building in this book too.
I do, however, wish that there was more suspense around who the killer was. I feel like that could've been drawn out a little more. I was able to guess who the killer was from the start of the book, but I wish there were more interactions with him. He seemed to just fade into the mist as the book progressed, which I assume was supposed to throw the reader off. However, he was always still in my head.
The book was good overall. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes crime or mysteries.
The woman victim's name is Fiona, and she says that she can't remember anything past getting back to her apartment. Harris is forced to solve a crime with minimal leads, gang activities, and a strong connection to a past murder. Will she figure out the crime in time to stop the murderer from attacking again?
I liked this book. It was an easy read and the dialogue kept it interesting. I loved the character building in this book too.
I do, however, wish that there was more suspense around who the killer was. I feel like that could've been drawn out a little more. I was able to guess who the killer was from the start of the book, but I wish there were more interactions with him. He seemed to just fade into the mist as the book progressed, which I assume was supposed to throw the reader off. However, he was always still in my head.
The book was good overall. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes crime or mysteries.
May 18, 2024
Definite pass
This is a very good plot that is completely overshadowed by the "brilliant" detective who is stalking her married lover, drives by his house, gets into an accident and gets caught. Why would you want to read another book with a main character who is portrayed as such an idiot? Completely ruins the whole book.
This is a very good plot that is completely overshadowed by the "brilliant" detective who is stalking her married lover, drives by his house, gets into an accident and gets caught. Why would you want to read another book with a main character who is portrayed as such an idiot? Completely ruins the whole book.
June 22, 2023
Daniel Sellers’ detective, Lola Harris, is unique amongst fictional Scottish detectives, and all the better for it. No tired tropes here. Lola is a detective who isn’t haunted by personal demons: just depressed about her spineless ex-boyfriend, Joe. She isn’t an alcoholic: a mouthful of red wine, and she’s onto Coke. Lola isn’t a name that’s going to strike fear into the hearts of criminals. Nor is the fact that she used to be a hairdresser and is bigger and much less fit than she wants to be.
But Lola’s relatability is what readers like about her, and it’s what makes her such a good detective: she gets people to talk not by turning on the thumbscrews but by using an ex-hairdresser’s listening skills. Not that she’s a pushover: far from it. If male colleagues undermine her and macho criminals underestimate her, they’ll soon regret it.
In the opening pages of the novel, Lola has reluctantly hired a personal trainer and is being forced to endure a painful jog through Apollo’s Park in Glasgow when she sees an abandoned BMW with its doors wide open: behind it, she makes a shocking discovery. A man and a woman are roped together, face to face. The man has been shot; the woman is still alive.
When it turns out that the dead man, Sean, is a local gangster, and the woman, Fiona, is his fiancée, Lola’s colleagues are ready to wrap up the case in a few days: a gangland execution, another scumbag in the ground. But Lola, to her colleagues’ annoyance, isn’t going to go along with the accepted theory, because Fiona is adamant that she, not Sean, is the intended victim. Fiona appears to be flaky and paranoid, but Lola starts to investigate, and finds herself involved in a complex case involving victims of coercive control. The tension ramps up as Lola tries to stay one step ahead of the killer whilst nearly derailing her career due to her feelings for vacillating Joe.
I raced through this novel in a day, but wasn’t left with the empty feeling you get when you finish a novel that’s all plot. It takes real skill to create a fast-paced story without sacrificing all the ‘literary’ attractions of a novel like good writing, interesting characters and local colour. So for me, this novel ticks all the boxes for a perfect read: an unputdownable thriller set in a recognisable Glasgow, with psychologically plausible characters, a background of contemporary issues, and a strong female protagonist you can relate to.
But Lola’s relatability is what readers like about her, and it’s what makes her such a good detective: she gets people to talk not by turning on the thumbscrews but by using an ex-hairdresser’s listening skills. Not that she’s a pushover: far from it. If male colleagues undermine her and macho criminals underestimate her, they’ll soon regret it.
In the opening pages of the novel, Lola has reluctantly hired a personal trainer and is being forced to endure a painful jog through Apollo’s Park in Glasgow when she sees an abandoned BMW with its doors wide open: behind it, she makes a shocking discovery. A man and a woman are roped together, face to face. The man has been shot; the woman is still alive.
When it turns out that the dead man, Sean, is a local gangster, and the woman, Fiona, is his fiancée, Lola’s colleagues are ready to wrap up the case in a few days: a gangland execution, another scumbag in the ground. But Lola, to her colleagues’ annoyance, isn’t going to go along with the accepted theory, because Fiona is adamant that she, not Sean, is the intended victim. Fiona appears to be flaky and paranoid, but Lola starts to investigate, and finds herself involved in a complex case involving victims of coercive control. The tension ramps up as Lola tries to stay one step ahead of the killer whilst nearly derailing her career due to her feelings for vacillating Joe.
I raced through this novel in a day, but wasn’t left with the empty feeling you get when you finish a novel that’s all plot. It takes real skill to create a fast-paced story without sacrificing all the ‘literary’ attractions of a novel like good writing, interesting characters and local colour. So for me, this novel ticks all the boxes for a perfect read: an unputdownable thriller set in a recognisable Glasgow, with psychologically plausible characters, a background of contemporary issues, and a strong female protagonist you can relate to.
January 4, 2026
Detective Lola Harris (a former hairdresser turned police officer, good for her!) has found a fitness trainer and whilst out running round a park stumbles across an abandoned car with its doors open, no-one inside until she opens the boot and finds two people coupled together tightly with ropes and the man has been shot through the head and is dead but the woman seems to be just about alive. She gets her personal trainer to ring for the police and an ambulance. Turns out the man is a local gangland dealer with an abusive foul-mouthed mother. The young woman tells her that she was his girlfriend and was trying to leave him.
The plot thickens quite a bit from here in and although I found it a bit overwhelming at times with the gangland part of it going over my head, the book was still a tense ride. The young woman whose name has escaped me, ah was if Fiona? No matter, she is placed in a house with a family (?) to keep her away from her late boyfriend's family as they think she arranged her partner's murder. Stange place to put a hideway right in the middle of a family home on a farm but with no real security?? Anyway moving on Lola also has a problem in her personal life, she has been seeing a married man regularly for about 20yrs!! And now she appears to be stalking him as she drives down his what looks like a cul-de-sac of a street to see if he's in, she's looking for the lights in the house, and then decides this is stalking (yes it is and you're a police officer and you would know that) and as she is manoeuvreing to get her car out of his street she catches someone else's car and leaves a note on the windscreen with her telephone number but giving a different name. This comes back on her when reported to the police and they find out it was her and not the name on the bit of paper. She's in trouble for lying about the incident. Now there are times when I despaired of this police woman and this was one of them.
Moving through the awful family of the dead man, things do move faster from here on. Athough I quite like Lola there are times when I find her quite exasperating. None the less the book has a good plot and moves along at a fair pace and would happily read another book with Lola in it and hopefully not being so hopeless in parts!
The plot thickens quite a bit from here in and although I found it a bit overwhelming at times with the gangland part of it going over my head, the book was still a tense ride. The young woman whose name has escaped me, ah was if Fiona? No matter, she is placed in a house with a family (?) to keep her away from her late boyfriend's family as they think she arranged her partner's murder. Stange place to put a hideway right in the middle of a family home on a farm but with no real security?? Anyway moving on Lola also has a problem in her personal life, she has been seeing a married man regularly for about 20yrs!! And now she appears to be stalking him as she drives down his what looks like a cul-de-sac of a street to see if he's in, she's looking for the lights in the house, and then decides this is stalking (yes it is and you're a police officer and you would know that) and as she is manoeuvreing to get her car out of his street she catches someone else's car and leaves a note on the windscreen with her telephone number but giving a different name. This comes back on her when reported to the police and they find out it was her and not the name on the bit of paper. She's in trouble for lying about the incident. Now there are times when I despaired of this police woman and this was one of them.
Moving through the awful family of the dead man, things do move faster from here on. Athough I quite like Lola there are times when I find her quite exasperating. None the less the book has a good plot and moves along at a fair pace and would happily read another book with Lola in it and hopefully not being so hopeless in parts!
November 21, 2023
Daniel Sellers’ Murder in Lovers’ Lane is a gripping, exciting and unpredictable crime thriller full of twists and turns that will leave readers with their jaws on the floor.
Detective Lola Harris needs to make some changers to her lifestyle, so she decides to turn over a new leaf and to get serious about her physical and mental health – which is why rather than having a lie-in, early mornings now find her going on a run with her personal trainer. Lola knew that her fitness journey was going to be fraught with difficulty – but she never imagined that a run in Pollok Park would lead her straight onto a shocking crime scene.
A high-end BMW is parked with the doors gaping and as she peers inside, Lola sees a man and a woman roped together. The man has been shot dead while the woman is barely conscious – but still alive. Her name is Fiona Balfour and she was due to marry her partner in a month. Fiona swears that she cannot remember anything – but Lola is not convinced. Her investigation leads her to uncovering eerily similarities with a case in Liverpool from five years ago. Could they be in any way linked? Or is Lola clutching at straws?
It’s clear that Fiona is in danger and it’s up to Lola to keep her safe and find out who is after her before whoever is responsible finishes what they started in Pollok Park once and for all.
Daniel Sellers is a fantastic new voice in crime fiction. His writing is sharp and crisp, his pacing never flags and his characters leap off the page and take his readers by the hand and lead them down a dark, twisted and unexpected path where nothing is what it initially seems.
In Murder in Lovers’ Lane, Lola Harris has another challenging case to solve that will test her like never before and she will have to rely on her humanity, intuition and intelligence if she is to get to the bottom of this investigation.
An enjoyable page-turner from a writer to watch out for, Murder in Lovers’ Lane is a brilliant thriller by Daniel Sellers.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Detective Lola Harris needs to make some changers to her lifestyle, so she decides to turn over a new leaf and to get serious about her physical and mental health – which is why rather than having a lie-in, early mornings now find her going on a run with her personal trainer. Lola knew that her fitness journey was going to be fraught with difficulty – but she never imagined that a run in Pollok Park would lead her straight onto a shocking crime scene.
A high-end BMW is parked with the doors gaping and as she peers inside, Lola sees a man and a woman roped together. The man has been shot dead while the woman is barely conscious – but still alive. Her name is Fiona Balfour and she was due to marry her partner in a month. Fiona swears that she cannot remember anything – but Lola is not convinced. Her investigation leads her to uncovering eerily similarities with a case in Liverpool from five years ago. Could they be in any way linked? Or is Lola clutching at straws?
It’s clear that Fiona is in danger and it’s up to Lola to keep her safe and find out who is after her before whoever is responsible finishes what they started in Pollok Park once and for all.
Daniel Sellers is a fantastic new voice in crime fiction. His writing is sharp and crisp, his pacing never flags and his characters leap off the page and take his readers by the hand and lead them down a dark, twisted and unexpected path where nothing is what it initially seems.
In Murder in Lovers’ Lane, Lola Harris has another challenging case to solve that will test her like never before and she will have to rely on her humanity, intuition and intelligence if she is to get to the bottom of this investigation.
An enjoyable page-turner from a writer to watch out for, Murder in Lovers’ Lane is a brilliant thriller by Daniel Sellers.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
May 24, 2023
I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for an advance copy of Murder in Lovers’ Lane, the second novel set in Glasgow to feature DCI Lola Harris.
On a run with her recently hired personal trainer Lola sees an empty car with the doors open in the local park. Looking closer she sees a couple tied together. He is obviously dead, she is unconscious but still has a pulse. When she comes round Fiona Balfour is adamant that she remembers nothing and Lola isn’t sure she believes her. After further investigation Lola discovers links to a similar case in Liverpool and a growing conviction that Fiona is in grave danger.
I thoroughly enjoyed Murder in Lovers’ Lane, which is an entertaining read with some good twists. It does help that it is set in the south side of Glasgow where I was brought up and I can identify and see many of the areas mentioned. There is a comfort in the familiar.
The novel is told mostly from Lola’s point of view, with other characters chipping in as and when. Fortunately there is nothing from the perpetrator so it gives the reader plenty of room to speculate on the who and why, which I did freely with no positive result. The plot, however, is not straightforward as it takes some surprising and unexpected turns that add to the excitement and keep the reader turning the pages. I would observe that there are several people with guns in the novel, so realism isn’t the author’s main priority, but who cares when it’s entertaining?
The plot rattles along at a fast clip, mixing the investigation with Lola’s more personal problems, trying to get an old married lover out of her mind and dealing with a subordinate out to get her. There are surprises in that as well, keeping the reader on side and rooting for her. Lola is a great protagonist, smart, tough and feisty, but also kind and vulnerable. I’m looking forward to her next outing, hopefully with a more attractive victim than Fiona Balfour, whom nobody likes.
Murder in Lovers’ Lane is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.
On a run with her recently hired personal trainer Lola sees an empty car with the doors open in the local park. Looking closer she sees a couple tied together. He is obviously dead, she is unconscious but still has a pulse. When she comes round Fiona Balfour is adamant that she remembers nothing and Lola isn’t sure she believes her. After further investigation Lola discovers links to a similar case in Liverpool and a growing conviction that Fiona is in grave danger.
I thoroughly enjoyed Murder in Lovers’ Lane, which is an entertaining read with some good twists. It does help that it is set in the south side of Glasgow where I was brought up and I can identify and see many of the areas mentioned. There is a comfort in the familiar.
The novel is told mostly from Lola’s point of view, with other characters chipping in as and when. Fortunately there is nothing from the perpetrator so it gives the reader plenty of room to speculate on the who and why, which I did freely with no positive result. The plot, however, is not straightforward as it takes some surprising and unexpected turns that add to the excitement and keep the reader turning the pages. I would observe that there are several people with guns in the novel, so realism isn’t the author’s main priority, but who cares when it’s entertaining?
The plot rattles along at a fast clip, mixing the investigation with Lola’s more personal problems, trying to get an old married lover out of her mind and dealing with a subordinate out to get her. There are surprises in that as well, keeping the reader on side and rooting for her. Lola is a great protagonist, smart, tough and feisty, but also kind and vulnerable. I’m looking forward to her next outing, hopefully with a more attractive victim than Fiona Balfour, whom nobody likes.
Murder in Lovers’ Lane is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.
May 26, 2023
MURDER IN LOVER'S LANE by Daniel Sellers is the second book to feature DCI Lola Harris. It works as a standalone story although more of Lola's backstory would have been beneficial to understand some of her actions related to her personal life.
Deciding it's time to move on after finally breaking up with her married lover, DCI Lola Harris has hired a personal trainer who is tasked with helping her get in shape whether she wants to or not. Johnny has created a fitness plan that includes early morning runs. But the last thing she expects to find on her morning run through the park, is a high-end BMW parked off to the side of the path with a dead man and a live woman tied together. Although Lola discovered the crime, she's going to have to fight to take the lead on investigating it. The bride-to-be, Fiona Belfour doesn't remember anything from the attack but she's an unreliable witness. While the groom-to-be's mother, Rita Rennie thinks she knows who killed him and isn't afraid to say so.
But Lola and her team think there's more to the crime than what's seen on the surface. When they find two similar crimes, the questions of who and why make solving the crime much more complicated.
DCI Lola Harris is a wonderful lead. In her professional life, she's smart, empathic, and knows how to navigate the politics of the police force. But in her personal life, she's stuck in a relationship rut that lead to questionable decisions that test the limits of believability. Still MURDER IN LOVERS Lane is engaging, well-written and offers just enough mystery to satisfy the reader's appetite to see how it all ends.
Thanks to #NetGalley and #JoffeBooks for access to the ARC of #MurderInLoversLane in exchange for an honest review.
Pub Date: 01 June 2023
Deciding it's time to move on after finally breaking up with her married lover, DCI Lola Harris has hired a personal trainer who is tasked with helping her get in shape whether she wants to or not. Johnny has created a fitness plan that includes early morning runs. But the last thing she expects to find on her morning run through the park, is a high-end BMW parked off to the side of the path with a dead man and a live woman tied together. Although Lola discovered the crime, she's going to have to fight to take the lead on investigating it. The bride-to-be, Fiona Belfour doesn't remember anything from the attack but she's an unreliable witness. While the groom-to-be's mother, Rita Rennie thinks she knows who killed him and isn't afraid to say so.
But Lola and her team think there's more to the crime than what's seen on the surface. When they find two similar crimes, the questions of who and why make solving the crime much more complicated.
DCI Lola Harris is a wonderful lead. In her professional life, she's smart, empathic, and knows how to navigate the politics of the police force. But in her personal life, she's stuck in a relationship rut that lead to questionable decisions that test the limits of believability. Still MURDER IN LOVERS Lane is engaging, well-written and offers just enough mystery to satisfy the reader's appetite to see how it all ends.
Thanks to #NetGalley and #JoffeBooks for access to the ARC of #MurderInLoversLane in exchange for an honest review.
Pub Date: 01 June 2023
June 1, 2023
This story hits the ground running and does not let up!
Detective Lola Harris is trying to turn over a new leaf and get into shape, so she hires a trainer. Whilst having a less than fun run in the park early one morning, she happens upon a car with its doors open and two people tied together lying on the ground. One of them is alive, one is dead. From there we follow Lola as she becomes immersed in a case that entwines the lives of interesting characters and a race against a very disturbed killer.
I have to admit that I am smitten with Detective Lola Harris. She is bold, smart, and strong in her professional life. But when it comes to her personal life, she is a bit of a dichotomy. I really enjoyed seeing the progress she made in this book with her personal struggles, and I was rooting her on!
This is the second book I have read by Sellers and I find the formatting of his mysteries to be intriguing; we follow two points of view: Detective Lola Harris and a person who is somehow connected to the motives of the criminal. This plotting technique works really well for the reader. We can follow the investigation, but also gain more insight into the case with interactions that are not affected by a police presence.
The two plot threads from the first book play a role here, although a tad more subdued in regards to her interactions with Detective Sergeant Aidan Pierce. The side plots add so much to these stories in bringing out the characterization of several characters and adding some additional tension and drama to the story. Both subplots have me disappointed that the next book is not out yet! I can't wait to see how things play out and I am SO looking forward to watching Lola work her magic again.
4.5✨'s
I read and reviewed an advanced eARC of this book thanks to Joffe Books via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Detective Lola Harris is trying to turn over a new leaf and get into shape, so she hires a trainer. Whilst having a less than fun run in the park early one morning, she happens upon a car with its doors open and two people tied together lying on the ground. One of them is alive, one is dead. From there we follow Lola as she becomes immersed in a case that entwines the lives of interesting characters and a race against a very disturbed killer.
I have to admit that I am smitten with Detective Lola Harris. She is bold, smart, and strong in her professional life. But when it comes to her personal life, she is a bit of a dichotomy. I really enjoyed seeing the progress she made in this book with her personal struggles, and I was rooting her on!
This is the second book I have read by Sellers and I find the formatting of his mysteries to be intriguing; we follow two points of view: Detective Lola Harris and a person who is somehow connected to the motives of the criminal. This plotting technique works really well for the reader. We can follow the investigation, but also gain more insight into the case with interactions that are not affected by a police presence.
The two plot threads from the first book play a role here, although a tad more subdued in regards to her interactions with Detective Sergeant Aidan Pierce. The side plots add so much to these stories in bringing out the characterization of several characters and adding some additional tension and drama to the story. Both subplots have me disappointed that the next book is not out yet! I can't wait to see how things play out and I am SO looking forward to watching Lola work her magic again.
4.5✨'s
I read and reviewed an advanced eARC of this book thanks to Joffe Books via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
June 3, 2023
Newly and temporarily promoted to DCI, Lola Harris stumbles across a murder scene whilst attempting to get into shape with a personal trainer in Pollok Park in Glasgow. Gangster son Sean of gangster father Mickey Rennie has been drugged and shot, and left tied to his fiancée Fiona who is also drugged but curiously unharmed. When Fiona, as the only witness, takes a dislike to the unsympathetic and rather inept DCI Izatt, Lola petitions Det Supt Elaine Walsh to take over the case and gets her wish. But it’s not clearcut by any means. She has three possible scenarios and motives, and yet none of them really work. With literally no one involved telling the truth and a similarity to a cold case a few years back coming to light, will she and her team unearth the secrets that will reveal the truth behind this bizarre and baffling murder?
I really liked Lola. She is kind, incitive, a sharp detective and has a great way with witnesses and staff alike. Her only flaw is the fact she has wasted twenty years on a married man, a man apparently with a bullying and manipulative wife yet he stays in the marriage and who has since cut Lola out of his life now he is gravely ill. Lola is clearly driven and doesn’t stand for any nonsense, for example in her dealing with the odious DS Pierce, yet she has let her personal life become such a mess and it was good to see her finally taking charge of her situation. The story itself jumps straight into the plot and keeps up the intrigue and suspense right to an ending I didn’t see coming through a host of twists and surprises along the way. I will definitely be reading more in this series. 4.5*
I really liked Lola. She is kind, incitive, a sharp detective and has a great way with witnesses and staff alike. Her only flaw is the fact she has wasted twenty years on a married man, a man apparently with a bullying and manipulative wife yet he stays in the marriage and who has since cut Lola out of his life now he is gravely ill. Lola is clearly driven and doesn’t stand for any nonsense, for example in her dealing with the odious DS Pierce, yet she has let her personal life become such a mess and it was good to see her finally taking charge of her situation. The story itself jumps straight into the plot and keeps up the intrigue and suspense right to an ending I didn’t see coming through a host of twists and surprises along the way. I will definitely be reading more in this series. 4.5*
December 26, 2023
Book Review: Murder In Lovers’ Lane. Book Two Detective Lola Harris
Stars: 3.5 x 5
Author: Daniel Sellers @danielsellersauthor
Publisher: Joffe Books @joffebooks
Thank you @netgalley for this ARC.
Lola Williams is a detective and use like many of us she has decided to get back in shape. She hires personal trainer and boy is he ruthless but he is easy on the eye and this helps when one is trying to work their butt off. Lola also just ended her 20 year old relationship with Joe who also happened to be married. Lola and Johnny her trainer, are on an early morning run and find a BNW with the doors wide open. After checking the scene out, Lola finds two bodies in the trunk fully clothed, facing each other and tied together. There also appear to be a gunshot to the head of the man but nothing for he woman. After checking the bodies, there realized the woman is still alive, barely.
Lola assigns herself the crime. With little leads, possible gang affiliation and what may be a connection to a past murder, Lola wonders ”is this a serial killer”?
Will Lola be able to solve the case before the killer strikes again?
The book is filled with surprising twist an unexpected turns. The book is a very fast read and one can not help but root for Lola along the way. Lola is smart, tough and quirky but yet has kind heart and cares about others.
This book was a good read. I do wish I had read book one first so I knew more about Lola’s character. The book overall was enjoyable to read.
Stars: 3.5 x 5
Author: Daniel Sellers @danielsellersauthor
Publisher: Joffe Books @joffebooks
Thank you @netgalley for this ARC.
Lola Williams is a detective and use like many of us she has decided to get back in shape. She hires personal trainer and boy is he ruthless but he is easy on the eye and this helps when one is trying to work their butt off. Lola also just ended her 20 year old relationship with Joe who also happened to be married. Lola and Johnny her trainer, are on an early morning run and find a BNW with the doors wide open. After checking the scene out, Lola finds two bodies in the trunk fully clothed, facing each other and tied together. There also appear to be a gunshot to the head of the man but nothing for he woman. After checking the bodies, there realized the woman is still alive, barely.
Lola assigns herself the crime. With little leads, possible gang affiliation and what may be a connection to a past murder, Lola wonders ”is this a serial killer”?
Will Lola be able to solve the case before the killer strikes again?
The book is filled with surprising twist an unexpected turns. The book is a very fast read and one can not help but root for Lola along the way. Lola is smart, tough and quirky but yet has kind heart and cares about others.
This book was a good read. I do wish I had read book one first so I knew more about Lola’s character. The book overall was enjoyable to read.
May 15, 2023
Lola has got herself a personal trainer deciding to get fit after her personal life took a bit of a turn. Whilst running they see a misplaced car in a park with its doors wide open but no-one around. On further inspection they find a couple bound together and the man has been shot, the woman unconscious. Lola is a DCI and would like to take the case but there are politics going on and she has to fight for it. Who would want the couple dead and why leave them like this in full view?
This is the second in the Lola Harris series and happily stands alone (I hadn’t read the first one). This is also a new author to me and one I shall certainly look out for in the future. It's a wonderful easy read where the pages turned effortlessly and I quickly took to Lola and her determination and tenacity in getting to the truth. It’s a story where things are not as straightforward as they first might seem which sets the scene for some background which works well. Lola’s character is given depth by some personal goings on- something I like to give a character a little profundity without taking too much page space or detracting from the main plot- a careful balance well executed. A highly enjoyable read and I look forward to the next in the series.
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May 19, 2023
Love lost!
Detective Chief Inspector Lola Harris is out running with her new personal trainer, Johnny, when they come across an abandoned car with a couple beside it bound together, the female unconscious, the male dead—shot though the head. Fiona Balfour has no idea how she came to be there, last she knew she and her fiancé Sean Rennie, who just happened to be the scion of a major crime family in Glasgow, were going to dinner. Rita Rennie the matriarch of the family is not putting up with anything! She wants blood, Fiona’s in particular.
Lola, after some manoeuvring is handed the case. What and who to believe? Fiona seems more like a thoughtless, self centred woman who hasn’t grown up. The possibility of this not being the killer’s first time is mooted. The investigation turns to other precincts. Looking for cases similar, with the additional props identified like black confetti, cards from funeral houses. Grim work.
Meanwhile, on the personal front Lola is trying to not contact her married lover who has cancer. Trying not to do anything foolish!
A provocative read that deals with misogyny in the police force. A read that kept me turning the pages.
A Joffe Books ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
Detective Chief Inspector Lola Harris is out running with her new personal trainer, Johnny, when they come across an abandoned car with a couple beside it bound together, the female unconscious, the male dead—shot though the head. Fiona Balfour has no idea how she came to be there, last she knew she and her fiancé Sean Rennie, who just happened to be the scion of a major crime family in Glasgow, were going to dinner. Rita Rennie the matriarch of the family is not putting up with anything! She wants blood, Fiona’s in particular.
Lola, after some manoeuvring is handed the case. What and who to believe? Fiona seems more like a thoughtless, self centred woman who hasn’t grown up. The possibility of this not being the killer’s first time is mooted. The investigation turns to other precincts. Looking for cases similar, with the additional props identified like black confetti, cards from funeral houses. Grim work.
Meanwhile, on the personal front Lola is trying to not contact her married lover who has cancer. Trying not to do anything foolish!
A provocative read that deals with misogyny in the police force. A read that kept me turning the pages.
A Joffe Books ARC via NetGalley.
Many thanks to the author and publisher.
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)
June 1, 2023
Whoa, I am so in love with Daniel Sellers writing. Psychological thrillers, police investigations, threats, lots and lots of secrets, and most of all MURDER. This is the first book I have read by this author and I only hope he either has written others or will be writing new ones. DCI Lola Harris hires a personal trainer to get into shape and feel better about herself. One day, on a run with her trainer, she notices a car door open with two people tied together inside. One is obviously dead but the other is still barely alive. Fiona Balfour makes a full recovery but says she does not remember what happened. Lola begins to do some investigating to find any clues that might help her figure out what happened. Surprisingly, she finds a similar case in Liverpool that if connected, Fiona is in danger and needs to hide immediately. From here you find that that Lola is the POV and that the questions and investigating leave plenty of room for the reader to speculate about what is happening but you never really figure it out. This book is full of twists, turns, procedurals, and re-examining your thoughts. The secrets are very well kept.
Definitely 5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley as well as the author/publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.
Definitely 5 out of 5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley as well as the author/publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.
June 2, 2023
Although this DI Lola Harris can be read as a standalone it is the second book in a series and it is well worth reading the first.
Lola has decided its time to get herself fit and has signed up with a personal trainer.Johnny Blake.
He has created a fitness plan for her and that includes early morning runs with him through Pollock Park.
On one run they come across a BMW partially hidden under some trees, both its doors are wide open and no-one appears to be about.
Going round to the rear of the vehicle Lola discovers two bodies tied together with ropes around their shoulders, waists, thighs and ankles. They are pressed face to face in what looks like an embrace.
The man has a bullet wound in his temple and is obviously dead.
The woman tied to him is totally still. At first glance Lola thinks she is also dead,closer inspection reveals, surprisingly, she is still alive.
Lola and her team are tasked with establishing exactly what has happened, why and who is responsible?
This is an exciting read,fast paced, lots of possible suspects the trick is picking the right one.
Definitely recommend this book and look forward to more of DI Lola Harris in the future
Lola has decided its time to get herself fit and has signed up with a personal trainer.Johnny Blake.
He has created a fitness plan for her and that includes early morning runs with him through Pollock Park.
On one run they come across a BMW partially hidden under some trees, both its doors are wide open and no-one appears to be about.
Going round to the rear of the vehicle Lola discovers two bodies tied together with ropes around their shoulders, waists, thighs and ankles. They are pressed face to face in what looks like an embrace.
The man has a bullet wound in his temple and is obviously dead.
The woman tied to him is totally still. At first glance Lola thinks she is also dead,closer inspection reveals, surprisingly, she is still alive.
Lola and her team are tasked with establishing exactly what has happened, why and who is responsible?
This is an exciting read,fast paced, lots of possible suspects the trick is picking the right one.
Definitely recommend this book and look forward to more of DI Lola Harris in the future
May 22, 2023
This is book #2 in the Detective Lola Harris series. I really enjoyed it and look forward to the next installment. It’s a great series and I recommend the read👏🏻.
Detective Lola Harris has decided to get into shape so she hired a personal trainer to push her into attaining her fitness goal. While on a morning run, the pair discover a crime scene. A car is parked with a couple tied together; the man is dead and the woman is barely hanging on.
The woman, Fiona Balfour, lives. She was to be married in a month but her fiancé was the victim. She can’t remember what happened or why they were targeted. Who would have wanted her fiancé dead?
Lola soon discovers that her victim was a known gangster and could have many enemies. Fiona fears that the killer was targeting her though. As she investigates, Lola will have to piece together the puzzle and find the killer before Fiona becomes another casualty.
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
Detective Lola Harris has decided to get into shape so she hired a personal trainer to push her into attaining her fitness goal. While on a morning run, the pair discover a crime scene. A car is parked with a couple tied together; the man is dead and the woman is barely hanging on.
The woman, Fiona Balfour, lives. She was to be married in a month but her fiancé was the victim. She can’t remember what happened or why they were targeted. Who would have wanted her fiancé dead?
Lola soon discovers that her victim was a known gangster and could have many enemies. Fiona fears that the killer was targeting her though. As she investigates, Lola will have to piece together the puzzle and find the killer before Fiona becomes another casualty.
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.
May 28, 2023
I really enjoyed the first book and this is just as good. It works fine as a standalone but I do prefer to read books in a series in order if possible.
Lola has joined up with a personal trainer to get fit and lose weight and on a morning's jog, they discover 2 people bound together. The man is dead but the woman , Fiona Balfour, is still alive. The victim is a gangster so there's no shortage of possible motives but Lola thinks the motive is more connected to Fiona. Later it appears that similar incidents in other locations have occurred.
This is a complicated and engrossing story. I never knew where things were going and thought I had it figured out when a further twist and the reveal had me reeling. I enjoyed the continued antagonistic situation with Lola's colleague Pierce and look forward to seeing him get his comeuppance in a future book. Although it's only the second book, this series already has got me hooked and I can't wait to read more.
My thanks to Joffe Books for a copy of this and this is my honest review.
Lola has joined up with a personal trainer to get fit and lose weight and on a morning's jog, they discover 2 people bound together. The man is dead but the woman , Fiona Balfour, is still alive. The victim is a gangster so there's no shortage of possible motives but Lola thinks the motive is more connected to Fiona. Later it appears that similar incidents in other locations have occurred.
This is a complicated and engrossing story. I never knew where things were going and thought I had it figured out when a further twist and the reveal had me reeling. I enjoyed the continued antagonistic situation with Lola's colleague Pierce and look forward to seeing him get his comeuppance in a future book. Although it's only the second book, this series already has got me hooked and I can't wait to read more.
My thanks to Joffe Books for a copy of this and this is my honest review.
July 10, 2023
DCI Lola Harris is determined to get herself in shape. Getting a personal trainer who makes her attempt to beat her personal best run time is only bearable because he is easy on the eye! However she was not expecting what she found on their early morning run. An abandoned BMW is found & close by are a couple tied together. One is very dead with a bullet hole in his forehead, but the woman is hanging on to life. The fact that the victim is the son of one of the notorious Glasgow gangland families is going to make things tricky. The woman, Fiona says she doesn't remember anything but Lola is not sure she believes her. When a similar case is found in Liverpool from five years earlier Lola wonders if the killer is finishing what they started.
Sadly I missed the first in this series but it was easy to pick up the characters & their relationships. Lola is a great character & I look forward to getting to know her better. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.
Sadly I missed the first in this series but it was easy to pick up the characters & their relationships. Lola is a great character & I look forward to getting to know her better. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.
June 4, 2023
Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the ARC copy of this book
This is the second installment of the Glasgow detective, DCI Lola Harris series. Lola has decided it's time to change her life. She's broken it off with her long-time, married lover and has started a new exercise routine. Part of the new routine is an early morning run in the park with her newly hired fitness trainer. Coming around a corner, they spot a car, doors open. Upon closer inspection they a man and woman tied together. The man is dead but the woman is still alive. Once she regains consiousness, the woman, Fiona, remembers nothing. Then DCI Harris and her team find links to a similar case in Liverpool. DCI Harris can't shake the feeling that Fiona was the target and still in danger.
I'm a fan of Daniel Sellers work and I really enjoy DCI Harris. It's a fast paced, enjoyable read that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
This is the second installment of the Glasgow detective, DCI Lola Harris series. Lola has decided it's time to change her life. She's broken it off with her long-time, married lover and has started a new exercise routine. Part of the new routine is an early morning run in the park with her newly hired fitness trainer. Coming around a corner, they spot a car, doors open. Upon closer inspection they a man and woman tied together. The man is dead but the woman is still alive. Once she regains consiousness, the woman, Fiona, remembers nothing. Then DCI Harris and her team find links to a similar case in Liverpool. DCI Harris can't shake the feeling that Fiona was the target and still in danger.
I'm a fan of Daniel Sellers work and I really enjoy DCI Harris. It's a fast paced, enjoyable read that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
August 29, 2025
A decent police procedural. A complex one. Lots of short chapters with dates and times: 85 of them.
The first victim stayed an unlikeable brat to the end, and certain messes weren’t wrapped up, but many were. That’s real life, isn’t it? Nevertheless, the ending was realistically satisfying.
I’d say the weakest part of the story was how a smart police detective could be so stupid about a married man. I waited to see how it added to the plot line, but it didn’t have to be in the story at all as far as I’m concerned. So I compartmentalized that part because it seemed out of character, no matter how convincingly the author tried to make it a part of her.
I passed on the first of this series as I am weary of the toxic male police team member trope. It appeared here but not so much that I found it majorly irritating.
Anyway, this author can weave quite the story. I’ve already read Murder at Adair Castle, and will continue to skip around. I do like the main character, DCI Lola.
The first victim stayed an unlikeable brat to the end, and certain messes weren’t wrapped up, but many were. That’s real life, isn’t it? Nevertheless, the ending was realistically satisfying.
I’d say the weakest part of the story was how a smart police detective could be so stupid about a married man. I waited to see how it added to the plot line, but it didn’t have to be in the story at all as far as I’m concerned. So I compartmentalized that part because it seemed out of character, no matter how convincingly the author tried to make it a part of her.
I passed on the first of this series as I am weary of the toxic male police team member trope. It appeared here but not so much that I found it majorly irritating.
Anyway, this author can weave quite the story. I’ve already read Murder at Adair Castle, and will continue to skip around. I do like the main character, DCI Lola.
May 15, 2023
DI Lola Harris has decided to get into shape with a new personal trainer, Johnny Blake. On her run in Pollok Park, Glasgow, she discovers a couple tied together - only the female has survived. Lola asks the trainer to call for an ambulance and the police.
The area has now become a crime scene with DCI Izatt as the SIO. All through the story, there are plenty of twists and turns with a strong story line. Lola tracks down a case in Liverpool, reads the case files and discovers that there are details that coincide with her case.
When you find out who the murderer is, you will be surprised as much as I was!! This is a story with strong character and location descriptions with an ending that stunned me. I will be recommending this series to fellow readers. I look forward to a book 3.
The area has now become a crime scene with DCI Izatt as the SIO. All through the story, there are plenty of twists and turns with a strong story line. Lola tracks down a case in Liverpool, reads the case files and discovers that there are details that coincide with her case.
When you find out who the murderer is, you will be surprised as much as I was!! This is a story with strong character and location descriptions with an ending that stunned me. I will be recommending this series to fellow readers. I look forward to a book 3.
May 24, 2023
The second in the DI Lola Harris series has a faster pace and is more engaging than the first. The Glasgow detective is involved in a new case from the very start, actually finding the body herself, when she discovers a woman tied to a dead man. The situation becomes complex when she discovers that he is a member of a well known crime family.
With press attention high, and also dealing with a number of both professional and personal problems, Lola finds the case becoming even more complex as time passes. There are several possible suspects, but no one obvious. And some links to a similar case in Liverpool add yet another layer.
This is a narrative with multiple aspects, told at pace, and it works well. The returning characters from the first novel, and a new DS added to the mix, feel more developed and the relationships within Lola's team are an important part of the novel.
With press attention high, and also dealing with a number of both professional and personal problems, Lola finds the case becoming even more complex as time passes. There are several possible suspects, but no one obvious. And some links to a similar case in Liverpool add yet another layer.
This is a narrative with multiple aspects, told at pace, and it works well. The returning characters from the first novel, and a new DS added to the mix, feel more developed and the relationships within Lola's team are an important part of the novel.
June 7, 2023
MURDER IN LOVERS LANE by Daniel Sellers.
Detective Lola Harris Mysteries Book 2.
Detective Lola Harris is turning over a new leaf. She’s determined to get into shape. Her new personal trainer is merciless when it comes to fitness. Thankfully, he’s also charming and exceptionally good-looking, which helps on a cold early morning run. But as they puff round a corner in peaceful Pollok Park, Lola glimpses something that shouldn’t be there: a high-end BMW. Doors gaping. And a man and a woman, roped together.
I really enjoyed this book. I do like Lola. DS Aidan Pierce I really didn't like at all. I wasn't sure about Fiona. I did like her sister Catriona. I certainly didn't see that coming. What a twist. I do hope there is more to come. 5*.
Detective Lola Harris Mysteries Book 2.
Detective Lola Harris is turning over a new leaf. She’s determined to get into shape. Her new personal trainer is merciless when it comes to fitness. Thankfully, he’s also charming and exceptionally good-looking, which helps on a cold early morning run. But as they puff round a corner in peaceful Pollok Park, Lola glimpses something that shouldn’t be there: a high-end BMW. Doors gaping. And a man and a woman, roped together.
I really enjoyed this book. I do like Lola. DS Aidan Pierce I really didn't like at all. I wasn't sure about Fiona. I did like her sister Catriona. I certainly didn't see that coming. What a twist. I do hope there is more to come. 5*.
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