Dark Shadow

The Murder Mile #3

by Christine Pattle

A traumatised ex-soldier. A missing daughter. A deadly secret.Alfie Cooper is finally putting his life back together after dealing with the debilitating consequences of a career in combat. At last, he’s reuniting with his estranged daughter and he’s nervous as hell.His daughter, Billie, is back in Brackford, fronting a high-profile environmental campaign to clean up a toxic waste site. But she disappears after a site visit, along with the council employee who accompanied her.Alfie is determined to find his daughter. But when the council employee is found dead, it becomes clear that something much bigger than the illegal dumping of poisonous chemicals is at work.He fears the worst. Now, he’ll need to dig deep into his horrific past and revert to the killer he once was or he could lose Billie for good.

244 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2023

About the author

Christine Pattle writes thrillers. Countless hours spent watching every high-octane film available in her youth instilled a permanent love of edge-of-your-seat suspense. She soon moved from film to books, devouring all things thriller, crime and mystery.

When she’s not writing, she’s busy scaring herself silly riding big, feisty horses, or walking around the countryside dreaming up exciting new plots. As if that wasn't enough, she still manages to squeeze in the day job, trying to make small budgets do great things in the fight against homelessness.

Reviews

[Jean Roehrs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This time it's Alfie who gets himself into trouble and Rose comes to his rescue. Alfie's daughter, who he hasn't seen since she was eight and her mother remarried and moved to New Zealand, comes to town. As part of her job as an environmental engineer, she is abducted while investigating the local dump. Alfie goes looking for her and he disappears, also. Another four human trafficking victims are added to the mix, and their lives are all in danger. The man abducted along with Billie, Alfie's daughter, dies. The traffickers are frightened by all the search activity going on and decide to move their captives to a new location. The writing is top notch-riveting! The characters are believable.
I highly recommend Dark Shadow! Jean, ARC Team

[R. Hollis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another thriller

I enjoyed learning more about Alfie, who has been a minor character from the other stories. Thankfully the others are all back as well, although the story is easily a standalone. Just like the others, this ends with another mystery. Can't wait for the next Murder Mile story!

[Robert Valdez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hold On Tight, It’s A Wild Ride!!!

A great story filled with love, intrigue, twists & turns. Well written with complex characters & and plot that will keep you reading well into the night.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

This thriller keeps you turning the pages to find out what the next twist/turn will be! I highly recommend this book along with the rest of the series. You will not be disappointed!

[johnnie brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real nail biter

I didn't expect it to a as good as it was. So then it just kept getting better with each page. I couldn't believe how it turned out.