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D.I. Hannah Robbins #5
Kill For Me
A deadly game. An unstoppable killer. The perfect alibi.
Lucy Anderson is late collecting her daughter from nursery. A mistake that could prove fatal.
Her daughter is gone, and there is only one way Lucy can get her back. The ransom is simple: she has to kill someone....
And this is just the beginning. A deadly game with a domino effect has started as the real killer forces others to do his bidding.
Can detective inspector Hannah Robbins find the killer’s next puppet before they’re forced to strike, or will this be the case where her opponent has found the perfect way to kill?
Pick up Kill for Me for impossible choices and moral dilemmas and see where you would fall.
Lucy Anderson is late collecting her daughter from nursery. A mistake that could prove fatal.
Her daughter is gone, and there is only one way Lucy can get her back. The ransom is simple: she has to kill someone....
And this is just the beginning. A deadly game with a domino effect has started as the real killer forces others to do his bidding.
Can detective inspector Hannah Robbins find the killer’s next puppet before they’re forced to strike, or will this be the case where her opponent has found the perfect way to kill?
Pick up Kill for Me for impossible choices and moral dilemmas and see where you would fall.
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Rebecca Bradley
19 books263 followersRebecca Bradley is a retired police detective who lives in the UK with her family and her two cockapoo's Alfie and Lola. They keep her company while she writes. Rebecca needs to drink copious amounts of tea to function throughout the day and if she could, she would survive on a diet of tea and cake while committing murder on a regular basis, in her writing of course.
To download a FREE novella of THREE WEEKS DEAD visit her website at rebeccabradleycrime.com
You can always chat with her on Twitter where she can be found spending far too much of her time at @RebeccaJBradley
To download a FREE novella of THREE WEEKS DEAD visit her website at rebeccabradleycrime.com
You can always chat with her on Twitter where she can be found spending far too much of her time at @RebeccaJBradley
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June 30, 2019
This BOOK 5? How did I not know this series existed also note to future me to read the rest of Hannah Robbins investigations.
I LOVE a good police porcedural and this one is a doozy...too often a female led novel reduces the lead to a ballsy 'woman in a man's world'where they behave worse than their counterparts or they have to compromise their essentail femininity to be one of the lads .
What a refreshing change then to encounter Hannah Robbins, this book can be read as a stand alone or part of the series without excluding those , like me, who are jumping in at this stage.
It's every mother's worst nightmare-a missing child. And that is only where Lucy's torture begins as in order to get her little girl back she has to kill someone else.
So essentially, is a murderer actually a murderer if they get someone else to 'pull the trigger' as it were?
How far are you pushed before you take action and what are you willing to risk?
Can Hannah and her team work fast enough to find who is behind this nefarious kidnap, why has Lucy been targetted OR even worse, is it entirely a random choice?
It could have been very tangled trying to keep on top of the work politics of modern policing, tracking down Lucy's missing child and the mastermind behind this entire scheme, but Rebecca manages this is a masterful fashion building the team, moving each player into place and crating suspense from a character driven plot.
It's a massively engaging read and I am excited to see where Hannah goes next!
I LOVE a good police porcedural and this one is a doozy...too often a female led novel reduces the lead to a ballsy 'woman in a man's world'where they behave worse than their counterparts or they have to compromise their essentail femininity to be one of the lads .
What a refreshing change then to encounter Hannah Robbins, this book can be read as a stand alone or part of the series without excluding those , like me, who are jumping in at this stage.
It's every mother's worst nightmare-a missing child. And that is only where Lucy's torture begins as in order to get her little girl back she has to kill someone else.
So essentially, is a murderer actually a murderer if they get someone else to 'pull the trigger' as it were?
How far are you pushed before you take action and what are you willing to risk?
Can Hannah and her team work fast enough to find who is behind this nefarious kidnap, why has Lucy been targetted OR even worse, is it entirely a random choice?
It could have been very tangled trying to keep on top of the work politics of modern policing, tracking down Lucy's missing child and the mastermind behind this entire scheme, but Rebecca manages this is a masterful fashion building the team, moving each player into place and crating suspense from a character driven plot.
It's a massively engaging read and I am excited to see where Hannah goes next!
July 1, 2019
This series is already in full swing when I finally find myself being dropped into it 🙂 and it’s a pity.
No, no! No need to panic. Let me explain. It’s not a pity that I fell into it. Not a pity at all. It’s a shame that I did not discover it sooner. Phiew! Panic attack averted (at least I hope so 😉 )
Of course there are only so many hours in a day and you just can’t read everything even I you wish from the bottom of your heart you could.
So let me be happy by having read this one and I have to admit I secretly (or not so secretly anymore because I am telling you here) that I can keep up and start from the beginning.
But let me tell you about this one.
The author has created interesting characters and I like the way her DI approaches the cases.
It seems rather clear from the beginning who the culprit is, but the author keeps you on your toes because she makes you doubt. Was it really that clear or was it a smokescreen? I already know. Now it’s up to you to find out for yourself.
Anyway, the author has proven once again that we are not as safe as we might think. Our little secrets we keep hidden on our pc are ours and ours only, right? Well, you can guess again …
I had no problem reading this book even though I had not read the previous ones. The author gives little snippets away to clarify some things for readers just like me or for people who might not remember everything anymore, which is very helpful. But never too much so if you want to start from book 1 you have plenty to look forward to. 4 stars.
Thank you, Rebecca Bradley and Damppebbles Blog Tours.
https://bforbookreview.wordpress.com
No, no! No need to panic. Let me explain. It’s not a pity that I fell into it. Not a pity at all. It’s a shame that I did not discover it sooner. Phiew! Panic attack averted (at least I hope so 😉 )
Of course there are only so many hours in a day and you just can’t read everything even I you wish from the bottom of your heart you could.
So let me be happy by having read this one and I have to admit I secretly (or not so secretly anymore because I am telling you here) that I can keep up and start from the beginning.
But let me tell you about this one.
The author has created interesting characters and I like the way her DI approaches the cases.
It seems rather clear from the beginning who the culprit is, but the author keeps you on your toes because she makes you doubt. Was it really that clear or was it a smokescreen? I already know. Now it’s up to you to find out for yourself.
Anyway, the author has proven once again that we are not as safe as we might think. Our little secrets we keep hidden on our pc are ours and ours only, right? Well, you can guess again …
I had no problem reading this book even though I had not read the previous ones. The author gives little snippets away to clarify some things for readers just like me or for people who might not remember everything anymore, which is very helpful. But never too much so if you want to start from book 1 you have plenty to look forward to. 4 stars.
Thank you, Rebecca Bradley and Damppebbles Blog Tours.
https://bforbookreview.wordpress.com
March 7, 2019
I have read all of the books to feature Hannah and the rest of the team and enjoyed them all. I have to say that this is my favourite yet, the storyline is nothing like I’ve read before and at times is quite spooky. It was one of those that made me wonder what I would do if I was faced with the same predicament.
As always the whole team have strong characters. I was pleased that Baxter was behaving himself over a more prominent team member and it was good to see Pasha have more of a role. I would like to see a lot more of her, she is becoming one of my favourites.
There is less focus on Hannah’s private life, her sister Zoe is only mentioned briefly, so for that reason this book works very well as a stand-alone. But the series is so good and you could read them all very quickly.
As always the whole team have strong characters. I was pleased that Baxter was behaving himself over a more prominent team member and it was good to see Pasha have more of a role. I would like to see a lot more of her, she is becoming one of my favourites.
There is less focus on Hannah’s private life, her sister Zoe is only mentioned briefly, so for that reason this book works very well as a stand-alone. But the series is so good and you could read them all very quickly.
May 25, 2019
Kill for me by Rebecca Bradley.
A good read with some great characters. The case was unusual as the murderer was getting killed. Who is behind it? This had me puzzled. I liked Hannah and Aaron. Catherine was great too. Didnt like Kev. How he treated Aaron. It wasnt who I thought it was. 4*.
A good read with some great characters. The case was unusual as the murderer was getting killed. Who is behind it? This had me puzzled. I liked Hannah and Aaron. Catherine was great too. Didnt like Kev. How he treated Aaron. It wasnt who I thought it was. 4*.
May 14, 2019
Lucy’s daughter is taken from school by someone desperate to get revenge. This act to cause Lucy immeasurable worry and grief starts off a twisted game, unravelling a bizarre chain of events involving many people in the worst ways by using the threat of things that would hurt each person the most. These crimes are investigated by Inspector Hannah Robbins. I can't outline any more of the plot without spoiling it for readers, but I will say that the plot was brilliantly clever and different and I found the police side of things to be wonderfully well-described.
I found references to some characters (for example, Baxter, of which I had no idea who this person was - apart from in the police) confusing, but must have been central in the previous books in the series, of which reading first might have removed the confusion.
I also found swapping from 1st to 3rd person in different chapters, particularly in the first half of the book, distracting and found myself going back a few pages to see who “I” was referring to. There was also quite a lot of repetition, both in dialogue and narrative, but this seemed to lessen further on in the book. These points are down to my personal preference with reading, rather than a negative issue. Either way, it didn’t stop me from enjoying the book.
Overall, this was a really clever plot, the world-building was good and there were some great twists. An enjoyable read.
I found references to some characters (for example, Baxter, of which I had no idea who this person was - apart from in the police) confusing, but must have been central in the previous books in the series, of which reading first might have removed the confusion.
I also found swapping from 1st to 3rd person in different chapters, particularly in the first half of the book, distracting and found myself going back a few pages to see who “I” was referring to. There was also quite a lot of repetition, both in dialogue and narrative, but this seemed to lessen further on in the book. These points are down to my personal preference with reading, rather than a negative issue. Either way, it didn’t stop me from enjoying the book.
Overall, this was a really clever plot, the world-building was good and there were some great twists. An enjoyable read.
July 3, 2019
So this is the fifth in the DI Hannah Robbins series and the first I’ve read. I can safely say that you can read this as a stand-alone, without missing too much. You could even go back and read the other books in the series too, something I intend to do.
You are dropped into a very emotional beginning, Lucy Anderson is late to pick up her daughter but when she turns up a man has collected her but Lucy is a single mum and the only other person she’d trust to pick up her daughter would be her mum.
Her worst nightmares comes true when she receives a text saying that someone has her daughter. The only way to get her back is to kill someone.
Could Lucy do it, kill to get her daughter back?
Kill For Me was a quite a fast paced read that I absolutely whizzed through.
The story revolves around the moral question, would you kill to save someone you care about getting hurt? It’s complex question that’s explored throughout the story.
I found all the characters really compelling, especially Lucy. She just seems like a sweet character, literally she wouldn’t even kill a bug, (she catches spiders and set them free rather than squashing them), her pain and terror really resonates off the page.
I did feel like some of the characters agreed to kill someone a little too quickly and some of their motives for this were a little flimsy but of course that’s just my opinion.
Kill For Me is a gripping police procedural that packs an emotional punch.
You are dropped into a very emotional beginning, Lucy Anderson is late to pick up her daughter but when she turns up a man has collected her but Lucy is a single mum and the only other person she’d trust to pick up her daughter would be her mum.
Her worst nightmares comes true when she receives a text saying that someone has her daughter. The only way to get her back is to kill someone.
Could Lucy do it, kill to get her daughter back?
Kill For Me was a quite a fast paced read that I absolutely whizzed through.
The story revolves around the moral question, would you kill to save someone you care about getting hurt? It’s complex question that’s explored throughout the story.
I found all the characters really compelling, especially Lucy. She just seems like a sweet character, literally she wouldn’t even kill a bug, (she catches spiders and set them free rather than squashing them), her pain and terror really resonates off the page.
I did feel like some of the characters agreed to kill someone a little too quickly and some of their motives for this were a little flimsy but of course that’s just my opinion.
Kill For Me is a gripping police procedural that packs an emotional punch.
February 8, 2020
This is the fifth in the DI Hannah Robbins series and the first I’ve listened to. I can safely say that you can listen to this as a stand-alone, without missing too much.
You are dropped into a very emotional beginning, Lucy Anderson is late to pick up her daughter but when she turns up a man has collected her but Lucy is a single mum and the only other person she’d trust to pick up her daughter would be her mum. This captured me from the beginning.
Kill For Me was a quite a fast paced read and I really enjoyed the narrator which for me can make or break my enjoyment.
The story revolves around the moral question, would you kill to save someone you care about getting hurt? It’s complex question that’s explored throughout the story
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At times it was a little far fetched but that didn't put me off as it was very easy listening.
Kill For Me is a gripping police procedural that packs an emotional punch. I would recommend.
You are dropped into a very emotional beginning, Lucy Anderson is late to pick up her daughter but when she turns up a man has collected her but Lucy is a single mum and the only other person she’d trust to pick up her daughter would be her mum. This captured me from the beginning.
Kill For Me was a quite a fast paced read and I really enjoyed the narrator which for me can make or break my enjoyment.
The story revolves around the moral question, would you kill to save someone you care about getting hurt? It’s complex question that’s explored throughout the story
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At times it was a little far fetched but that didn't put me off as it was very easy listening.
Kill For Me is a gripping police procedural that packs an emotional punch. I would recommend.
July 2, 2019
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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So like the last DI Hanna Robbins book I read -- The Twisted Web -- so much of the success of Kill for Me comes down to the hook. Obviously, how well she delivers on the promise of the hook is as essential, but without that hook, who's going to read on?
As you can see above, it's a great hook -- our nameless "He" puts this single mother in a no-win situation. He's manipulated her daughter's school, compromised her communication with the outside world and has her daughter. All he requires her to do is kill someone, and then her daughter will be returned. Once he's done with her, he moves on to someone else. And someone else. And someone else. Each time, the lever he uses to pry his victim into action is different -- the life of a daughter, threatening to expose wrongdoing and ruining the life of a spouse as well as his victim, threatening to use falsified pictures of a child, and so on. Rather than risk whatever he's threatening -- "saving themselves" (or someone else) -- these victims will do "anything else. . . he told them to."
Murder by proxy. Spree killing by proxy, really. What starts off as killing for some dark purpose quickly evolves into killing because of the thrill gained by manipulating others -- being a puppet master who happens to have deadly puppets
It's gripping. It feels plausible. It feels like a story in the news from next week.
Does Bradley deliver? Yes. Not in the way I expected things to go once I got to the quotation above, but in a way that was so much better. This is the third novel of Bradley's I've read in the past ten months. Each one had a fantastic premise, a hook as shiny and sharp as anyone could want -- and each time she uses that hook to reel in her readers in the manner of a seasoned pro. I'm not going to say more than that so I don't risk giving something away.
I wasn't crazy about the Epilogue -- it was an efficient way to wrap up what needed to be wrapped up, take care of remaining details, etc. If she hadn't written it up in a nice summary fashion like she did, it would've taken a chapter or two. But it felt rushed, too compressed and perfunctory. It did what needed to be done, but in a way that left me unsatisfied. It's a small thing compared to the rest of the book, but Bradley didn't do the novel any favors with that.
As effective as Bradley is with premises (and following through with them), she's great with the emotional core of the story and characters. I wonder from time to time if she doesn't give enough space to the "procedural" part of "police procedural" (in at least two of the three books by her that I've read). In this book in particular there were two lines of inquiry that I thought Hannah and her team could've -- should've -- done better with. Thanks to a recent binge-watch with my wife, I had visions of DCI Gill Murray eviscerating Hannah for leaving them untouched. But the reader will either not notice those points, or won't care, because Bradley will suck you into the innermost thoughts and feelings of the victims and the police investigating the crimes (and, in some ways, with the killer). I sympathized and empathized with each of these victims -- understanding why they felt they had no choice but to dance to the wicked tune he was playing, turning themselves into the kind of monster they couldn't imagine ever being.
The same is true for Hannah Robbins and her team -- you see the turmoil caused by this case, the way it gets under their skin -- as well as personal and professional crises/upheaval changes for Hanna, her right hand man, and others. I'm still trying to suss out all the various plotlines, character arcs and motivations when it comes to the police thanks to coming to this series so late -- but I'm very interested in the way a couple of them play out. One thing along those lines that Hannah seems to think has been resolved, has almost certainly not been resolved and will blow up in a book or two, and I'm very curious about it.
Whether we're talking about new characters or established ones, victim or police trying to help them -- Rebecca Bradley infuses these characters with enough genuine emotion, authentic desire and undeniable and relatable reactions to the madness surrounding them that she can do pretty much what else she wants and readers will follow.
In addition to writing compelling stories, Bradley seems to have many things to say about our mobile devices, social media, personal security and the way these three ideas need to be carefully reevaluated by ourselves and others needing some sort of court order (it seems) to reconsider the way we utilize this new technology.
I'm finding myself becoming a real fan of Rebecca Bradley and DI Hannah Robbins both, and this book is a large part of why. Compelling doesn't seem to be an adequate adjective for these books and this author. Fans of police procedurals should get their hands on these books right off. This would be a great jumping on point for a new reader, and a great maintenance fix for people familiar with Hannah Robbins and her brand of investigation.
My thanks to damppebbles blog tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials (including a copy of the novel) they provided.
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...it had happened the way he planned it and there was no use crying over a perfect plan. The one surprise was how well it had all gone. How easy it had been to manipulate people. Like pieces on a chess board they had done as he told them to. They’d moved where he told them to move and done as he’d told them to do. He felt powerful and it was a feeling he liked and could get used to...
He could create a vicious circle where the police could never catch up . . . and he was pulling the strings but not a single strand of his DNA was left at the scene. It was priceless.
Pure genius. He was a genius.
There were enough people in the world who were more interested in saving themselves than anything else that they would do as he told them to
There were some fun times ahead.
So like the last DI Hanna Robbins book I read -- The Twisted Web -- so much of the success of Kill for Me comes down to the hook. Obviously, how well she delivers on the promise of the hook is as essential, but without that hook, who's going to read on?
As you can see above, it's a great hook -- our nameless "He" puts this single mother in a no-win situation. He's manipulated her daughter's school, compromised her communication with the outside world and has her daughter. All he requires her to do is kill someone, and then her daughter will be returned. Once he's done with her, he moves on to someone else. And someone else. And someone else. Each time, the lever he uses to pry his victim into action is different -- the life of a daughter, threatening to expose wrongdoing and ruining the life of a spouse as well as his victim, threatening to use falsified pictures of a child, and so on. Rather than risk whatever he's threatening -- "saving themselves" (or someone else) -- these victims will do "anything else. . . he told them to."
Murder by proxy. Spree killing by proxy, really. What starts off as killing for some dark purpose quickly evolves into killing because of the thrill gained by manipulating others -- being a puppet master who happens to have deadly puppets
It's gripping. It feels plausible. It feels like a story in the news from next week.
Does Bradley deliver? Yes. Not in the way I expected things to go once I got to the quotation above, but in a way that was so much better. This is the third novel of Bradley's I've read in the past ten months. Each one had a fantastic premise, a hook as shiny and sharp as anyone could want -- and each time she uses that hook to reel in her readers in the manner of a seasoned pro. I'm not going to say more than that so I don't risk giving something away.
I wasn't crazy about the Epilogue -- it was an efficient way to wrap up what needed to be wrapped up, take care of remaining details, etc. If she hadn't written it up in a nice summary fashion like she did, it would've taken a chapter or two. But it felt rushed, too compressed and perfunctory. It did what needed to be done, but in a way that left me unsatisfied. It's a small thing compared to the rest of the book, but Bradley didn't do the novel any favors with that.
As effective as Bradley is with premises (and following through with them), she's great with the emotional core of the story and characters. I wonder from time to time if she doesn't give enough space to the "procedural" part of "police procedural" (in at least two of the three books by her that I've read). In this book in particular there were two lines of inquiry that I thought Hannah and her team could've -- should've -- done better with. Thanks to a recent binge-watch with my wife, I had visions of DCI Gill Murray eviscerating Hannah for leaving them untouched. But the reader will either not notice those points, or won't care, because Bradley will suck you into the innermost thoughts and feelings of the victims and the police investigating the crimes (and, in some ways, with the killer). I sympathized and empathized with each of these victims -- understanding why they felt they had no choice but to dance to the wicked tune he was playing, turning themselves into the kind of monster they couldn't imagine ever being.
The same is true for Hannah Robbins and her team -- you see the turmoil caused by this case, the way it gets under their skin -- as well as personal and professional crises/upheaval changes for Hanna, her right hand man, and others. I'm still trying to suss out all the various plotlines, character arcs and motivations when it comes to the police thanks to coming to this series so late -- but I'm very interested in the way a couple of them play out. One thing along those lines that Hannah seems to think has been resolved, has almost certainly not been resolved and will blow up in a book or two, and I'm very curious about it.
Whether we're talking about new characters or established ones, victim or police trying to help them -- Rebecca Bradley infuses these characters with enough genuine emotion, authentic desire and undeniable and relatable reactions to the madness surrounding them that she can do pretty much what else she wants and readers will follow.
In addition to writing compelling stories, Bradley seems to have many things to say about our mobile devices, social media, personal security and the way these three ideas need to be carefully reevaluated by ourselves and others needing some sort of court order (it seems) to reconsider the way we utilize this new technology.
I'm finding myself becoming a real fan of Rebecca Bradley and DI Hannah Robbins both, and this book is a large part of why. Compelling doesn't seem to be an adequate adjective for these books and this author. Fans of police procedurals should get their hands on these books right off. This would be a great jumping on point for a new reader, and a great maintenance fix for people familiar with Hannah Robbins and her brand of investigation.
My thanks to damppebbles blog tours for the invitation to participate in this tour and the materials (including a copy of the novel) they provided.
March 16, 2019
5 Stars from me!
Such a brilliant concept! I feel like I've waited for a book like this one, without knowing I was doing it. It packs a punch from the first few pages and keeps hitting right till the end.The storyline is genius, puts me in mind of Needful Things, it is simple yet oh so clever and really challenges you to think 'what would I do?'. Rebecca Bradley has created the perfect thriller.I raced through this book, work became an annoying impingement on my available reading time as I sped through the pages.The characters - from old favourites Hannah and Aaron, to single mum Lucy and the rest of the pawns in this game are all so well defined that they feel like people you know.Can't praise it enough. Witty, intelligent and fast paced - what more could I ask for.
Synopsis: A deadly game. An unstoppable killer. The perfect alibi.Lucy Anderson is late collecting her daughter from nursery. A mistake that could prove fatal. Her daughter is gone and there is only one way Lucy can get her back. The ransom is simple, she has to kill someone… And this is just the beginning. A deadly game with a domino effect has started as the real killer forces others to do his bidding. Can detective inspector Hannah Robbins find the killer’s next puppet before they’re forced to strike or will this be the case where her opponent has found the perfect way to kill? Pick up Kill For Me for impossible choices and moral dilemmas and see where you would fall. For fans of Peter James and Angela Marsons.
Such a brilliant concept! I feel like I've waited for a book like this one, without knowing I was doing it. It packs a punch from the first few pages and keeps hitting right till the end.The storyline is genius, puts me in mind of Needful Things, it is simple yet oh so clever and really challenges you to think 'what would I do?'. Rebecca Bradley has created the perfect thriller.I raced through this book, work became an annoying impingement on my available reading time as I sped through the pages.The characters - from old favourites Hannah and Aaron, to single mum Lucy and the rest of the pawns in this game are all so well defined that they feel like people you know.Can't praise it enough. Witty, intelligent and fast paced - what more could I ask for.
Synopsis: A deadly game. An unstoppable killer. The perfect alibi.Lucy Anderson is late collecting her daughter from nursery. A mistake that could prove fatal. Her daughter is gone and there is only one way Lucy can get her back. The ransom is simple, she has to kill someone… And this is just the beginning. A deadly game with a domino effect has started as the real killer forces others to do his bidding. Can detective inspector Hannah Robbins find the killer’s next puppet before they’re forced to strike or will this be the case where her opponent has found the perfect way to kill? Pick up Kill For Me for impossible choices and moral dilemmas and see where you would fall. For fans of Peter James and Angela Marsons.
February 11, 2019
It seems a long time since I last had the pleasure of reading a DI Hannah Robbins book, in actual fact, it's only been five months. However long it is, it's always a please to tuck into one of these well-written mysteries, that have the added bonus of being set relatively locally to where I grew up.
I have thought with previous books that I hope that Rebecca Bradley never decides to go on a murderous rampage. She seems to have an uncanny knack of thinking up some of the most devious and disturbing ways to commit murder. Not, in this case, at least, the way that the murder actually was done, but the background that leads to it. She also likes to tell stories that push seemingly ordinary people beyond the limits to act in a way that they never dream to be possible.
This time around, I did wonder a few times if people really would go to these lengths? I really don't know. It was a gripping read in any case and I really enjoyed it.
If you haven't read any of the series as yet, then I really would recommend going back to the beginning and reading all of them. It doesn't really matter though if you'd prefer to start with this one, it's a great read and works just as well as a standalone novel. I'm looking forward to finding out what Hannah will face next time.
I have thought with previous books that I hope that Rebecca Bradley never decides to go on a murderous rampage. She seems to have an uncanny knack of thinking up some of the most devious and disturbing ways to commit murder. Not, in this case, at least, the way that the murder actually was done, but the background that leads to it. She also likes to tell stories that push seemingly ordinary people beyond the limits to act in a way that they never dream to be possible.
This time around, I did wonder a few times if people really would go to these lengths? I really don't know. It was a gripping read in any case and I really enjoyed it.
If you haven't read any of the series as yet, then I really would recommend going back to the beginning and reading all of them. It doesn't really matter though if you'd prefer to start with this one, it's a great read and works just as well as a standalone novel. I'm looking forward to finding out what Hannah will face next time.
July 4, 2019
This is my first foray into an established series - and one I really enjoyed!
When Lucy Anderson arrives at school a little late to collect her daughter, she is devastated to learn that she has already been picked up. But that is only the beginning of her nightmare; soon Lucy learns that she appears to be a part of some nightmare game - and this is only the beginning . . .
A truly horrifying situation for any parent, it's very easy for the reader to imagine themselves in Lucy's shoes. Grabbing my attention from page one, the terror mounted quickly in this one and I was at a loss as to who the perpetrator was. With a good bit of police work from Hannah Robbins and her team, the support staff and a great dollop of luck, they work their way through the evidence. I enjoyed the good mix of Hannah's fellow officers - just enough information to keep it interesting, not as much as overwhelm the crimes. I also liked that the previous novels in series were only vaguely referred to, meaning I can go back and read them without prior notice of the whole story. By the end of the book, I would have liked to know who was charged - and with what - but it doesn't detract from this being an very good read, which I'm happy to give a solid four stars.
When Lucy Anderson arrives at school a little late to collect her daughter, she is devastated to learn that she has already been picked up. But that is only the beginning of her nightmare; soon Lucy learns that she appears to be a part of some nightmare game - and this is only the beginning . . .
A truly horrifying situation for any parent, it's very easy for the reader to imagine themselves in Lucy's shoes. Grabbing my attention from page one, the terror mounted quickly in this one and I was at a loss as to who the perpetrator was. With a good bit of police work from Hannah Robbins and her team, the support staff and a great dollop of luck, they work their way through the evidence. I enjoyed the good mix of Hannah's fellow officers - just enough information to keep it interesting, not as much as overwhelm the crimes. I also liked that the previous novels in series were only vaguely referred to, meaning I can go back and read them without prior notice of the whole story. By the end of the book, I would have liked to know who was charged - and with what - but it doesn't detract from this being an very good read, which I'm happy to give a solid four stars.
July 5, 2019
How far would you go for your child?
"Lucy didn’t even need to think about it. As far as was needed... She moved closer to the window and stared out at her car. Yes, this was the way she could do it. She was going to kill someone with her car."
What started out as revenge on one person turns into a chess game where one victim is manipulated into killing the next and so on. The way the protagonist manipulates his victims is pure evil. Can DI Hannah and her crew save the next victim and stop the carnage before it's too late?
This is Book 5 of the series but can be read on its own. Though it is my introduction to the series, I chose to read it because of the interesting plot. I enjoyed the suspense and the ticking clock scenario; however, I felt the odds of so many people in such a short amount of time being controlled to kill a perfect stranger was uncompelling.
DI Hannah is very likable especially when she helps her partner by clearing up a misunderstanding with her boss. Also, when I think I know who the culprit is early on, the author places doubts in my mind so I'm guessing until the end. The sign of a good mystery.
Thank you to Ms. Bradley for giving me the opportunity to review this book with no expectations of a positive review given.
"Lucy didn’t even need to think about it. As far as was needed... She moved closer to the window and stared out at her car. Yes, this was the way she could do it. She was going to kill someone with her car."
What started out as revenge on one person turns into a chess game where one victim is manipulated into killing the next and so on. The way the protagonist manipulates his victims is pure evil. Can DI Hannah and her crew save the next victim and stop the carnage before it's too late?
This is Book 5 of the series but can be read on its own. Though it is my introduction to the series, I chose to read it because of the interesting plot. I enjoyed the suspense and the ticking clock scenario; however, I felt the odds of so many people in such a short amount of time being controlled to kill a perfect stranger was uncompelling.
DI Hannah is very likable especially when she helps her partner by clearing up a misunderstanding with her boss. Also, when I think I know who the culprit is early on, the author places doubts in my mind so I'm guessing until the end. The sign of a good mystery.
Thank you to Ms. Bradley for giving me the opportunity to review this book with no expectations of a positive review given.
June 30, 2019
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When Lucy arrives at her daughter’s primary school at the end of the school day she is shocked when her teacher tells her somebody else collected Faith earlier. They received a text message from Lucy’s phone giving a mysterious man permission to collect Faith, but who is he? And where is Faith? Lucy’s worst nightmare becomes even more unbearable when her phone pings with a message from the unknown man. Faith will be returned to her if she kills somebody.
This is a cat and mouse game where the stakes are huge. Lucy’s dilemma and fear are palpable with her desire to have her daughter safely returned to her being her main objective. Whoever has Faith knows Lucy’s Achilles heal and uses this to his advantage. In fact, Lucy isn’t the only person he is using to do his bidding, turning the book into tale of menace and threat.
This is the 5th book in the DI Hannah Robbins series and is the first I have read. It can definitely be read as a standalone but I was intrigued by some of the officers investigating the murders. There are some great characters with some interesting backstories and I was struck by the relationship between those in the Police Station. I really liked Hannah and in particular her relationship with her second in command, Aaron. She is fair, loyal and tenacious, all qualities that I like in a female lead.
The camaraderie and relationships between the investigative officers and pathologists was a stark contrast to the darkness pervading those who were being used as puppets to kill others. I found the psychology behind this interesting – who would go to these lengths and why? There are some dark moments where all sense and reason seemed to go out the window when those under our mystery man’s power were pushed to the edge.
I think I would have enjoyed more development of those who were being compelled to do things. They felt a little flat at times and there was one character in particular whose story was interesting yet they became a side note wrapped up in a couple of sentences. It did feel a little rushed towards the end.
It is an enjoyable read with much to enjoy especially when it comes to seeing how far people will go to save themselves or others. I particularly enjoyed the sections featuring the police and the office politics, investigation and friendships. Kill For Me is an enjoyable read about an interesting concept and a great female Detective is the cherry on top.
When Lucy arrives at her daughter’s primary school at the end of the school day she is shocked when her teacher tells her somebody else collected Faith earlier. They received a text message from Lucy’s phone giving a mysterious man permission to collect Faith, but who is he? And where is Faith? Lucy’s worst nightmare becomes even more unbearable when her phone pings with a message from the unknown man. Faith will be returned to her if she kills somebody.
This is a cat and mouse game where the stakes are huge. Lucy’s dilemma and fear are palpable with her desire to have her daughter safely returned to her being her main objective. Whoever has Faith knows Lucy’s Achilles heal and uses this to his advantage. In fact, Lucy isn’t the only person he is using to do his bidding, turning the book into tale of menace and threat.
This is the 5th book in the DI Hannah Robbins series and is the first I have read. It can definitely be read as a standalone but I was intrigued by some of the officers investigating the murders. There are some great characters with some interesting backstories and I was struck by the relationship between those in the Police Station. I really liked Hannah and in particular her relationship with her second in command, Aaron. She is fair, loyal and tenacious, all qualities that I like in a female lead.
The camaraderie and relationships between the investigative officers and pathologists was a stark contrast to the darkness pervading those who were being used as puppets to kill others. I found the psychology behind this interesting – who would go to these lengths and why? There are some dark moments where all sense and reason seemed to go out the window when those under our mystery man’s power were pushed to the edge.
I think I would have enjoyed more development of those who were being compelled to do things. They felt a little flat at times and there was one character in particular whose story was interesting yet they became a side note wrapped up in a couple of sentences. It did feel a little rushed towards the end.
It is an enjoyable read with much to enjoy especially when it comes to seeing how far people will go to save themselves or others. I particularly enjoyed the sections featuring the police and the office politics, investigation and friendships. Kill For Me is an enjoyable read about an interesting concept and a great female Detective is the cherry on top.
June 30, 2019
This is the fifth in the series but my first read..
The story starts with Lucy Anderson, running late to get her daughter from preschool, when she arrives, her daughter is gone, a text from her very own phone informing the preschool to release her daughter to her “friend”
Initiating a chain of events, Lucy does all in her power to save her daughter when presented with a life changing choice..
DI Hannah Robbins and her team pick up the investigation and as the murders begin to pile up, soon realise they are all in some way linked, but how?
DI Hannah Robbins tells her story in the first person, she’s a very likeable character and relationship with her colleague DS Aaron Stone is almost motherly , she clearly cares and I want to find out more about Hannah and look forward to reaching back into the series and starting with book 1.
The idea and premise are both different and something I’ve not seen before, it’s very clever and utterly convincing and totally possible, it’s a little bit scary to be honest!
A brilliantly crafted, extremely clever thriller, with a premise that could scare you down to your boots with how feasible it is in current day-to-day life. Rebecca Bradley has come up with an up to date and current chiller that kept me on edge to the end.
Highly Recommended
4🔥🔥🔥🔥
The story starts with Lucy Anderson, running late to get her daughter from preschool, when she arrives, her daughter is gone, a text from her very own phone informing the preschool to release her daughter to her “friend”
Initiating a chain of events, Lucy does all in her power to save her daughter when presented with a life changing choice..
DI Hannah Robbins and her team pick up the investigation and as the murders begin to pile up, soon realise they are all in some way linked, but how?
DI Hannah Robbins tells her story in the first person, she’s a very likeable character and relationship with her colleague DS Aaron Stone is almost motherly , she clearly cares and I want to find out more about Hannah and look forward to reaching back into the series and starting with book 1.
The idea and premise are both different and something I’ve not seen before, it’s very clever and utterly convincing and totally possible, it’s a little bit scary to be honest!
A brilliantly crafted, extremely clever thriller, with a premise that could scare you down to your boots with how feasible it is in current day-to-day life. Rebecca Bradley has come up with an up to date and current chiller that kept me on edge to the end.
Highly Recommended
4🔥🔥🔥🔥
July 3, 2019
Rebecca Bradley’s latest novel, Kill For Me, will really pull you into a dark and terrifying world. Just how far would you be prepared to go to protect your family? For many, there is a simple answer to this question, but what the characters go through in this book is utterly horrific. This was really pacy and addictive, and I was rooting for DI Hannah Robins and her team to get to the bottom of what was going on.
I’ve read a couple of Rebecca’s books now, and I am really beginning to like Hannah and her team. There are some elements of previous books which feed into this one, particularly details about former cases they’ve worked on but it can easily be read as a stand-alone.
They have their work cut out in the latest instalment in this series. The first case the police are investigating is the murder of a woman, Lucy Andrews, who is found dead by her young daughter. But this case soon turns very complicated as evidence emerges linking her to a hit and run which happened the previous day. And as the net closes in on Lucy’s killer, someone else gets to them first.
This is really cleverly plotted, and there were some scenes in this book that left me reeling. I was desperate for the person behind the crimes to be caught. This is a killer who is very, very clever, and it seems as though they have thought of everything when it comes down to planning their crimes. And this was what made them so terrifying.
There’s a very strong race against time element right throughout this book, and it had me hooked right from the very start. I was guessing throughout. I was never able to pinpoint who the real criminal was until the very last moments. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I’ve read a couple of Rebecca’s books now, and I am really beginning to like Hannah and her team. There are some elements of previous books which feed into this one, particularly details about former cases they’ve worked on but it can easily be read as a stand-alone.
They have their work cut out in the latest instalment in this series. The first case the police are investigating is the murder of a woman, Lucy Andrews, who is found dead by her young daughter. But this case soon turns very complicated as evidence emerges linking her to a hit and run which happened the previous day. And as the net closes in on Lucy’s killer, someone else gets to them first.
This is really cleverly plotted, and there were some scenes in this book that left me reeling. I was desperate for the person behind the crimes to be caught. This is a killer who is very, very clever, and it seems as though they have thought of everything when it comes down to planning their crimes. And this was what made them so terrifying.
There’s a very strong race against time element right throughout this book, and it had me hooked right from the very start. I was guessing throughout. I was never able to pinpoint who the real criminal was until the very last moments. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
June 28, 2019
What a tense read…..Lucy arrives to pick up,her daughter from nursery, but she is told someone has already collected her. They had received a call from her telephone number giving the authorisation…but Lucy hadn’t made any such call…
But then it gets worse…..to get her daughter back she is told what she needs to do…..but can she do it? And where will it end?
DI Hannah Robbins is investigating, but can she stop this before any further violence? This is such a clever thriller, with such clever plotting, that I can’t say much for fear of spoiling it, but it does make you wonder just how far would you go to save your child…….could you kill?
A brilliant, chilling and unsettling thriller….if you like a dark thriller you’ll love this…
Thank you to Damppebbles Blog Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and for the promotional materials and a free copy of the ebook. This is my honest, unbiased review.
But then it gets worse…..to get her daughter back she is told what she needs to do…..but can she do it? And where will it end?
DI Hannah Robbins is investigating, but can she stop this before any further violence? This is such a clever thriller, with such clever plotting, that I can’t say much for fear of spoiling it, but it does make you wonder just how far would you go to save your child…….could you kill?
A brilliant, chilling and unsettling thriller….if you like a dark thriller you’ll love this…
Thank you to Damppebbles Blog Tours for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour and for the promotional materials and a free copy of the ebook. This is my honest, unbiased review.
July 2, 2019
I love Rebecca Bradley’s books, I love her characters especially Hannah. I know when i read one of her books they will be full of detail of what really happens at a crime scene and the policing. I’ve also lived in Nottingham all my life so I know of many of the locations well. With Rebecca being a retired police officer you know she knows her stuff you can see and feel the locations in the novel.
I love how she has found away to give her novels a new theme’s with Martin’s Asperger’s diagnoses. It has given the character more depth and something different to your every day police officer. This novel seems to also focus on how people can miss understand the signs of the illness as laziness or lack of interest at the task in hand. As Martin starts to have issues with a senior officer who is miss understanding the signs.
Rebecca is one of the authors I always recommend and look to for crime fiction readers.
I love how she has found away to give her novels a new theme’s with Martin’s Asperger’s diagnoses. It has given the character more depth and something different to your every day police officer. This novel seems to also focus on how people can miss understand the signs of the illness as laziness or lack of interest at the task in hand. As Martin starts to have issues with a senior officer who is miss understanding the signs.
Rebecca is one of the authors I always recommend and look to for crime fiction readers.
February 15, 2019
Another phenomenal book from Rebecca Bradley!
Once again we follow DI Hannah Robbins and her team as they get caught up in another murder case.
This plot has you following along holding your breath but wondering what would you do if you were put in that situation, I’m guessing it’s easy as a bystander to believe you would do the right thing, but really what would you do for your child? What would you do for your family, or to protect your secrets from ruining not only your life but everyone around you? I found this hard to review in that I don’t want to give anything away!
This book can be read as a stand alone book but in order to understand the character of DI Hannah Robbins, her team and her bosses I recommend you start at book 1, and follow her team through the trials, heartbreak and forging new trust within the team.
Once again we follow DI Hannah Robbins and her team as they get caught up in another murder case.
This plot has you following along holding your breath but wondering what would you do if you were put in that situation, I’m guessing it’s easy as a bystander to believe you would do the right thing, but really what would you do for your child? What would you do for your family, or to protect your secrets from ruining not only your life but everyone around you? I found this hard to review in that I don’t want to give anything away!
This book can be read as a stand alone book but in order to understand the character of DI Hannah Robbins, her team and her bosses I recommend you start at book 1, and follow her team through the trials, heartbreak and forging new trust within the team.
March 4, 2019
BRILLIANT
I have read all of her books but this one is by far the best. The storyline was quite disturbing but made me question myself and what would I do if I got "That" text message or email! The writing is brilliant to the point that I read half the book in one go as I could not put it down and read the other half in 2 sittings.
I am from Nottingham and find it strange reading about the areas around where I live and places that I know. But crime happens anywhere so I can't think that these things would never happen in my lovely city!!
Great writing, great characters that I feel I know and a great insight into how serious crimes are dealt with how evidence offline and used.
Crime is not my usual choice to read but I highly recommend giving all her books a read. 5 stars from me!!!
I have read all of her books but this one is by far the best. The storyline was quite disturbing but made me question myself and what would I do if I got "That" text message or email! The writing is brilliant to the point that I read half the book in one go as I could not put it down and read the other half in 2 sittings.
I am from Nottingham and find it strange reading about the areas around where I live and places that I know. But crime happens anywhere so I can't think that these things would never happen in my lovely city!!
Great writing, great characters that I feel I know and a great insight into how serious crimes are dealt with how evidence offline and used.
Crime is not my usual choice to read but I highly recommend giving all her books a read. 5 stars from me!!!
May 1, 2019
Pretty chilling from the word go. A puppet master is using people they can blackmail to perform murders for them. Initially the murderer seems to want to punish Lucy and kidnaps her daughter from school in order to bend her to his will but the murders soon rack up with seemingly no motive for many of them.
The characters are strongly written and enjoyable to read, but I was a little skeptical at how easy some of the victims found killing a stranger. Perhaps understandable in the first instance I think most folk would end up going to the police for help or at least trying to delay the inevitable rather than trusting a psychopath to keep their word.
That notwithstanding an excellent read that moves at a great pace and keeps you hooked, even when the perpetrator is unmasked. I will certainly read DI Hannah Robbins back catalogue having met her and her team in this book!
The characters are strongly written and enjoyable to read, but I was a little skeptical at how easy some of the victims found killing a stranger. Perhaps understandable in the first instance I think most folk would end up going to the police for help or at least trying to delay the inevitable rather than trusting a psychopath to keep their word.
That notwithstanding an excellent read that moves at a great pace and keeps you hooked, even when the perpetrator is unmasked. I will certainly read DI Hannah Robbins back catalogue having met her and her team in this book!
February 14, 2019
This is the 5th book in the Hannah Robbins series and I think probably the best one yet.
Although this book can certainly be read as a standalone I recommend that you read the others too. It is good to see the characters evolve.
Rebecca draws on her experience as a former police detective which makes the police procedure very real.
The storyline is gripping from the very first chapter when Lucy goes to pick her daughter up from nursery only to find that she has already been collected. I don't want to spoil things by giving away any more of the storyline but I can recommend this book as an excellent read and I very much hope that there will be more in this well written and enjoyable series
Although this book can certainly be read as a standalone I recommend that you read the others too. It is good to see the characters evolve.
Rebecca draws on her experience as a former police detective which makes the police procedure very real.
The storyline is gripping from the very first chapter when Lucy goes to pick her daughter up from nursery only to find that she has already been collected. I don't want to spoil things by giving away any more of the storyline but I can recommend this book as an excellent read and I very much hope that there will be more in this well written and enjoyable series
May 22, 2019
I loved this book! The rest of the series was great, but this book was just...wow! It was though-provoking in the sense that it makes you stop and really think about what you'd be prepared to do to protect yourself/your family/livelihood etc if you were forced to. Other than Lucy, it wasn't 100% clear why Mark chose the other victims, but I could be missing the point. Either way it was a very good concept, and I don't think I've read any other crime fiction books with a storyline like this - and I've read A LOT of crime fiction!
Now starting Three Weeks Dead by Rebecca Bradley and will be eagerly awaiting any future releases, as I've read the rest of the DI Hannah Robbins series and have liked them all!
Now starting Three Weeks Dead by Rebecca Bradley and will be eagerly awaiting any future releases, as I've read the rest of the DI Hannah Robbins series and have liked them all!
February 21, 2019
Well, what can I say! Rebecca Bradley has drawn from her experience in the police force again, and her talent as an author continues to shine with each book.
The sheer brilliance of the case is gripping from the very beginning, when Lucy is late collecting her daughter from nursery, only to find she has been collected already by someone who cloned her phone number to text the school. As events turn even more horrifying, Lucy is forced to question how far she will go to save her daughter. Will she kill for her?
The knock on effect soon begins to spiral, and as the body count rises, will Hannah Robbins and her team be able to stop the puppet master before he finds another pawn in his game?
I think this may be the best in the series, but find it difficult because so far I have really enjoyed them all so much. This series simply HAS to continue forever, otherwise I might just cry!
The sheer brilliance of the case is gripping from the very beginning, when Lucy is late collecting her daughter from nursery, only to find she has been collected already by someone who cloned her phone number to text the school. As events turn even more horrifying, Lucy is forced to question how far she will go to save her daughter. Will she kill for her?
The knock on effect soon begins to spiral, and as the body count rises, will Hannah Robbins and her team be able to stop the puppet master before he finds another pawn in his game?
I think this may be the best in the series, but find it difficult because so far I have really enjoyed them all so much. This series simply HAS to continue forever, otherwise I might just cry!
February 17, 2019
I am fortunate enough to be a part of Rebecca‘s ARC group so received a copy of this book slightly ahead of time. I always look forward to the next installment in this series and I felt this book is the best so far. The unique back stories of the reoccurring characters in each book make me feel like I’m just picking up where the last book left off, no matter how long it’s been. Rebecca makes sure you do not figure out whodunnits until she is ready for you to know...keep the books coming, Rebecca!
April 30, 2019
This was an enjoyable book but I had to suspend my belief that people would kill like that, to save their children, maybe, but not to save reputations.
The police procedural aspect was strong and convincing, feeling like the author worked in this role.
I felt some of the conversations too long and unnecessary, and they weren't adding to anything, but i haven't read any of the previous books and wondered if I was missing out on some banter or past history.
3.5 stars. But i would start at the beginning of the series.
The police procedural aspect was strong and convincing, feeling like the author worked in this role.
I felt some of the conversations too long and unnecessary, and they weren't adding to anything, but i haven't read any of the previous books and wondered if I was missing out on some banter or past history.
3.5 stars. But i would start at the beginning of the series.
May 8, 2019
I received a copy of this book from TBC Reviewers request- Thank you
This is the 5th book in the series and I’d suggest that you read the first 4 before this book ( I did just to makes sure I wasn’t missing out on anything)
This book is slightly different to the others in the series almost spooky in parts. I love a psychological thriller and this ticks the box perfectly- it raised such a hard question could you kill to save your child? I love the characters and their development even just through this book
I think this might be Rebecca’s best book yet!
This is the 5th book in the series and I’d suggest that you read the first 4 before this book ( I did just to makes sure I wasn’t missing out on anything)
This book is slightly different to the others in the series almost spooky in parts. I love a psychological thriller and this ticks the box perfectly- it raised such a hard question could you kill to save your child? I love the characters and their development even just through this book
I think this might be Rebecca’s best book yet!
May 14, 2019
A parents worst nightmare! Lucy's daughter is kidnapped and the only way Lucy can get her back safely is to kill someone!
The storyline is quite chilling and made me question what I would have done in the circumstances. It is a well written police procedural and the characters were interesting, especially Hannah and Aaron.
I didn't know this was part of a series until I came to Goodreads to write this review, so it defiitely reads well as a standalone, though I will now seek out the previous 4 books in the series!
The storyline is quite chilling and made me question what I would have done in the circumstances. It is a well written police procedural and the characters were interesting, especially Hannah and Aaron.
I didn't know this was part of a series until I came to Goodreads to write this review, so it defiitely reads well as a standalone, though I will now seek out the previous 4 books in the series!
May 19, 2019
Although this is the 5th book in the series it is the first I have read. I works as a stand alone and I didn't feel at a disadvantage having not read the others as the history seems to be explained well and makes sense. It is a great psychological thriller with some well thought out characters which are well developed during the book. The storyline raises difficult and challenging questions. Well worth a read!
Thank-you to TBC Reviewers Request Group for allowing me to read and review this title.
Thank-you to TBC Reviewers Request Group for allowing me to read and review this title.
June 11, 2022
Another fantastic book!
I can't believe I only have 3 books left to read in this series! I'm already wondering what I'm going to do with myself! This was a very original plot, and though I've read reviews about how getting people.to do things was unrealistic, well first this is entertainment not reality, and second, how far would you go to protect your or a loved ones life. There isn't beneath time in a book to push someone to do your bidding! So I loved this plot. It was fast paced, got me sucked in from the first page. And the villain, well I never would have guessed!
I can't believe I only have 3 books left to read in this series! I'm already wondering what I'm going to do with myself! This was a very original plot, and though I've read reviews about how getting people.to do things was unrealistic, well first this is entertainment not reality, and second, how far would you go to protect your or a loved ones life. There isn't beneath time in a book to push someone to do your bidding! So I loved this plot. It was fast paced, got me sucked in from the first page. And the villain, well I never would have guessed!
February 24, 2019
This crime thriller has a really strong and unusual premise - a string of murders, but organised in a very different way. I’ve never read anything like this before. The author is a former police officer, so the police procedure element is strong, although I found the prose a little awkward at points and I wasn’t wholly convinced by the denouement. But a different kind of plot, for which props to the author, and an easy, enjoyable read. {review based on review copy}
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