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DI Winter Meadows #3
Suffer the Children
It’s every mother’s worse nightmare.
Natalie Beynon wakes after a party to find her 18-month-old daughter, Ella, missing and the front door open.
Did Ella wander out of the house of her own accord?
Or did someone take the child from her bed?
DI Meadows is leading the search for the missing child. With no sign of a break in it looks like the answer to Ella’s disappearance lies with those who were at the party that night. But someone is lying.
When Ella’s toy rabbit is found on the footpath leading into the local woods, hopes are raised, and a large-scale search is launched. It’s a race against time to find the child before nightfall.
Then events take a shocking turn. An appalling discovery, another missing child, and a murder push Meadows and his team to the limits.
Who took the child?
Who has been keeping secrets?
Who is playing a dangerous game?
Natalie Beynon wakes after a party to find her 18-month-old daughter, Ella, missing and the front door open.
Did Ella wander out of the house of her own accord?
Or did someone take the child from her bed?
DI Meadows is leading the search for the missing child. With no sign of a break in it looks like the answer to Ella’s disappearance lies with those who were at the party that night. But someone is lying.
When Ella’s toy rabbit is found on the footpath leading into the local woods, hopes are raised, and a large-scale search is launched. It’s a race against time to find the child before nightfall.
Then events take a shocking turn. An appalling discovery, another missing child, and a murder push Meadows and his team to the limits.
Who took the child?
Who has been keeping secrets?
Who is playing a dangerous game?
276 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 2, 2017
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About the author
Cheryl Rees-Price
19 books131 followersCheryl Rees-Price was born in Cardiff and moved as a Young child to a small ex-mining village on the edge of the Black Mountains, South Wales, where she still lives with her husband, daughters and two cats. After leaving school she worked as a legal clerk for several years before leaving to raise her two daughters.
Cheryl returned to education, studying philosophy, sociology and accountancy whilst working as a part time book keeper. She now works as a finance director for a company that delivers project management and accounting services.
In her spare time Cheryl indulges in her passion for writing, the success of writing plays for local performances gave her the confidence to write her first novel. Her other hobbies include walking and gardening which free her mind to develop plots and create colourful characters.
Cheryl returned to education, studying philosophy, sociology and accountancy whilst working as a part time book keeper. She now works as a finance director for a company that delivers project management and accounting services.
In her spare time Cheryl indulges in her passion for writing, the success of writing plays for local performances gave her the confidence to write her first novel. Her other hobbies include walking and gardening which free her mind to develop plots and create colourful characters.
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April 28, 2021
Six stars
Books 1 and 2 were easy 5 stars, but this one blew them out of the water.
Superb development of many different characters. Love the way things are going with. ....
The story was definitely unique, for me. At least in the fact that this was a detective novel about a missing child not a murder, although there are other tangents to follow.
That ending, well just blows you away.
I really hope there is a 4th book in a this series...soon.
Books 1 and 2 were easy 5 stars, but this one blew them out of the water.
Superb development of many different characters. Love the way things are going with. ....
The story was definitely unique, for me. At least in the fact that this was a detective novel about a missing child not a murder, although there are other tangents to follow.
That ending, well just blows you away.
I really hope there is a 4th book in a this series...soon.
October 22, 2020
Disappointing,
What a stupid ending to a good book. The child died, but no explanation, no finale. No one charged. so silly.
What a stupid ending to a good book. The child died, but no explanation, no finale. No one charged. so silly.
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July 27, 2022
The clever plot of Suffer the Children presents two mysteries. One ends in triumph and the other in tragedy.
An eighteen month old girl named Ella has gone missing from her crib one night while her single mother was home smoking dope with some friends and has no clear memory of what transpired. In a police search of the property, the skeletal remains of another baby girl are discovered, which had been buried in the backyard of that house twenty or more years before.
Who that baby girl was (including the surprising revelation beyond her grave) and what happened to Ella are the two mysteries, each with stunning endings.
So Suffer the Children is a very good book for several reasons: Welsh author Cheryl Rees-Price has created a likeable team of dedicated police investigators to solve the two mysteries, both of which are ingenious in their complexity, but also raises awareness about the compelling need to protect and save children from parents emotionally ill-equipped to care for them.
An eighteen month old girl named Ella has gone missing from her crib one night while her single mother was home smoking dope with some friends and has no clear memory of what transpired. In a police search of the property, the skeletal remains of another baby girl are discovered, which had been buried in the backyard of that house twenty or more years before.
Who that baby girl was (including the surprising revelation beyond her grave) and what happened to Ella are the two mysteries, each with stunning endings.
So Suffer the Children is a very good book for several reasons: Welsh author Cheryl Rees-Price has created a likeable team of dedicated police investigators to solve the two mysteries, both of which are ingenious in their complexity, but also raises awareness about the compelling need to protect and save children from parents emotionally ill-equipped to care for them.
October 30, 2020
I’ve read all 3 books and enjoyed them, good story line and character development. The whole point was to find the missing child alive, then the abrupt ending which spoiled everything. I was prepared to give 5 stars, but gave it 3 only because most of the book was excellent, until the end.
February 24, 2023
Such a chore to get through. Not only a theme that's been done to death (missing kid) but is full of unlikable characters. Even Edris and Meadows could not lift this installment of the ditch. Two stars for what I listened to - about 80% and can't be arsed to finish.
January 25, 2024
2.5 stars
We have the story of a young mom whose baby disappears.
What didn't sit well with me, and I am getting a bit weary of it showing up in every book, is how people that don't account for nothing always talk down to police and detectives that are investigating murders. The line "this is not a good time, come back at a different time" is mind boggling to me.
This story makes no difference, the mom is lying so much i am failing to understand why she's not arrested for untruthful testimony, drug usage and possession and so on.
I didn't really enjoy it and the ending was pretty sad yet not surprising.
We have the story of a young mom whose baby disappears.
What didn't sit well with me, and I am getting a bit weary of it showing up in every book, is how people that don't account for nothing always talk down to police and detectives that are investigating murders. The line "this is not a good time, come back at a different time" is mind boggling to me.
This story makes no difference, the mom is lying so much i am failing to understand why she's not arrested for untruthful testimony, drug usage and possession and so on.
I didn't really enjoy it and the ending was pretty sad yet not surprising.
August 8, 2022
I was thoroughly enjoying this book until the very end, when the book ended so abruptly! I couldn’t even call it a cliffhanger. There’s another murder and we don’t know who committed it and if the perpetrator/s will be arrested. I couldn’t believe it; it’s as if the author just got tired of the story and decided to end it when Meadows leaves to investigate the latest death.
October 7, 2020
Suffer the Children
Third book in the series and they keep on getting better.Great storyline and enjoying getting to know the characters.The plot was intricate and kept me guessing almost to the end ,already looking forward to the next in the series.
Third book in the series and they keep on getting better.Great storyline and enjoying getting to know the characters.The plot was intricate and kept me guessing almost to the end ,already looking forward to the next in the series.
February 21, 2021
Amazing third book.
Twists and turns galore. Characters that you come to care about and want to know more. This story is a tough one about child neglect and it’s consequences. Written with emotion and understanding of how these things can happen.
Twists and turns galore. Characters that you come to care about and want to know more. This story is a tough one about child neglect and it’s consequences. Written with emotion and understanding of how these things can happen.
December 11, 2022
As with her other books this is a real page turner with realistic characters and procedures.
This particular book also introduces us to ethical considerations.
How do you react to Natalie?
Can the actions of others be condoned?
This particular book also introduces us to ethical considerations.
How do you react to Natalie?
Can the actions of others be condoned?
November 8, 2020
Brilliant book...until the final 2 pages. A very unsatisfying, frustratingly abrupt, incomplete end!
March 20, 2025
Such a fast paced story, it felt like I was watching a Netflix crime series ( I wish they make this a series) . Though the ending is tragic still I devoured this book, just couldn’t put it down.
4.5/5
4.5/5
December 27, 2023
4.5 stars rounded up.
This was the best book so far in the series. I did not work out who-done-it. I’m really liking this series.
This was the best book so far in the series. I did not work out who-done-it. I’m really liking this series.
October 16, 2023
Book three of this series.
What I like - great character development and banter, interesting plots.
What I don't like - I am really struggling with the dialogue. These books are very dialogue heavy and the author uses 'said' 90% of the time. So line after line, page after page - Winter said, he said, she said, someone else said ... I am finding this so off putting that it is distracting from otherwise good books. Similarly, the author has some phrases that she likes to use and repeats them often.
Will have a rest before I consider book 4.
What I like - great character development and banter, interesting plots.
What I don't like - I am really struggling with the dialogue. These books are very dialogue heavy and the author uses 'said' 90% of the time. So line after line, page after page - Winter said, he said, she said, someone else said ... I am finding this so off putting that it is distracting from otherwise good books. Similarly, the author has some phrases that she likes to use and repeats them often.
Will have a rest before I consider book 4.
March 17, 2021
I hated the ending.
I was not happy with the ending. It was like a smack in the face. Would have been nice if there were some happiness in the end. This world is depressing enough as it is. I read to forget , not to be reminded of even more grief.
I was not happy with the ending. It was like a smack in the face. Would have been nice if there were some happiness in the end. This world is depressing enough as it is. I read to forget , not to be reminded of even more grief.
November 28, 2021
Such a convoluted mystery
Missing child, child abductions past and present, death and deception; social class disparity; extortion and premeditated murder all figure into this multileveled procedural.
Missing child, child abductions past and present, death and deception; social class disparity; extortion and premeditated murder all figure into this multileveled procedural.
October 23, 2020
I want to read this book. It does not seem to be available in any format.
July 6, 2023
Winter Meadows, now there's a name to conjure with. The author missed a trick here she could have made him female and called him Summer Meadows or stick with the cold theme and call him Winter Frost, ah no isn't there a Frost book called that? No matter, ah Autumn Frost! Winter Frosty Meadows is called out to a missing child, an 18mth old girl who mysteriously climbed out of her cot, obviously falling to the floor then toddled her way down the stairs and opened the front door and toddled off into the night with her toy bubba. Meanwhile her mother is drunk or stoned, or probaby both, on the sofa with her boyfriend whom she is not supposed to be cavorting owing to the fact that her daughter had her arm broken by him, and their two friends are also off their heads and out of their minds on the floor of her house as well. Let's just say that the police are having a hard time getting anything meaningful out of any of this bunch.
After Natalie called the police she and her friends and boyfriend chucked things out of the house she didn't want the police to find. Windows were thrown open wide to let the smell out and waited for the police to arrive. Meadows immediately organises the woods to the side of the house to be searched and tries to get some comprehensible speech out of little Ella's mother. Well good luck with that one, even social services seems to have given up on her. Then the police find bubba on a path in the woods. They continue during the night and on until the morning and find Ella's pyjamas and her disposable nappy hidden under some dirt. They are now thinking they are looking for a dead child.
The background information on Natalie and her boyfriend and two friends isn't coming back as satisfactory, however the one guiding light appears to be little Ella's father, Dylan, who is genuinely upset at her disappearance and has gone to court to get custody of her. Although Nat hasn't been told of that yet. The search is going nowhere and Meadows is becoming more worried by the day, when another baby girl's body is discovered under the patio which has been there for around 25-30yrs, before Nat was born. Meadows is determined to find Ella and find who the tiny baby was. There are some nice plot twists here which are neatly explained at the end, and Nat's two older sisters figure prominently in the story as they both reported her to social services over the neglect of Ella.
I won't give away the rest of the story nor the unexpected and surprising twist on the last page. I really enjoyed this book siting outside under my swing seat, good job it has a waterproof canopy and is in a sheltered spot because it poured down for all of 10 minutes, then followed by a desultory bit of thunder and lightning. I finished the book curled up on the swingseat swathed in my new thick throw making a mental note to check on the other titles and should I start at book 1 or go on to book 4. Decisions decisions! It was a good book, much more involved than the write up I've just given, the ending definitely, Definitely, made you sit up and think.
After Natalie called the police she and her friends and boyfriend chucked things out of the house she didn't want the police to find. Windows were thrown open wide to let the smell out and waited for the police to arrive. Meadows immediately organises the woods to the side of the house to be searched and tries to get some comprehensible speech out of little Ella's mother. Well good luck with that one, even social services seems to have given up on her. Then the police find bubba on a path in the woods. They continue during the night and on until the morning and find Ella's pyjamas and her disposable nappy hidden under some dirt. They are now thinking they are looking for a dead child.
The background information on Natalie and her boyfriend and two friends isn't coming back as satisfactory, however the one guiding light appears to be little Ella's father, Dylan, who is genuinely upset at her disappearance and has gone to court to get custody of her. Although Nat hasn't been told of that yet. The search is going nowhere and Meadows is becoming more worried by the day, when another baby girl's body is discovered under the patio which has been there for around 25-30yrs, before Nat was born. Meadows is determined to find Ella and find who the tiny baby was. There are some nice plot twists here which are neatly explained at the end, and Nat's two older sisters figure prominently in the story as they both reported her to social services over the neglect of Ella.
I won't give away the rest of the story nor the unexpected and surprising twist on the last page. I really enjoyed this book siting outside under my swing seat, good job it has a waterproof canopy and is in a sheltered spot because it poured down for all of 10 minutes, then followed by a desultory bit of thunder and lightning. I finished the book curled up on the swingseat swathed in my new thick throw making a mental note to check on the other titles and should I start at book 1 or go on to book 4. Decisions decisions! It was a good book, much more involved than the write up I've just given, the ending definitely, Definitely, made you sit up and think.
October 22, 2022
Another phenomenal mystery from Cheryl Rees-Price. Her writing has only gotten better, and the mysteries more intricate, as each DI Winter Meadows novel is released. You can expect a complex, multi-layered mystery at the heart of this police procedural, one driven by flawed humans and their illogical emotions. You get the incredibly empathetic, driven Detective Meadows who manages to straddle the line between being smart, but not impossibly brilliant in his deductions.
And while this novel can be read standalone by any reader, those returning from the last two novels will love the small callbacks and the continuing character development of the police team. The novels have all been fairly different too -- with the first about working a cold case, the second a murder, and now a missing child. That can't continue forever, but the plot has been fresh every time and I've appreciated that as a returning reader.
So if you haven't started this yet, grab any book and try it out. And then once you're bought in, grab the rest, because I don't think you'll regret investing in Winter Meadows and his team.
And while this novel can be read standalone by any reader, those returning from the last two novels will love the small callbacks and the continuing character development of the police team. The novels have all been fairly different too -- with the first about working a cold case, the second a murder, and now a missing child. That can't continue forever, but the plot has been fresh every time and I've appreciated that as a returning reader.
So if you haven't started this yet, grab any book and try it out. And then once you're bought in, grab the rest, because I don't think you'll regret investing in Winter Meadows and his team.
January 27, 2025
When Natalie Benyon awakes following a wild party with her friends Claire, Dan and Jamie she discovers that her eighteen-month-old baby Ella is missing. The police immediately organise a search of the Welsh village of Bryn Mawr and the surrounding country area.
DI Winter Meadows and his DC Tristan Edris focus on the family, and it becomes apparent that Natalie’s lifestyle of drinking and drugs is somewhat precarious for her young child. Unable to ascertain any details of the party as Natalie has no memory of the evening but says that the front door was open when she awoke. The police have two possibilities to pursue. Did Ella leave the house under her own steam, or has she been abducted?
All the usual lines of investigation are pursued. Has Natalie’s ex-husband Dylan Lewis taken the child? To further confuse the situation, when questioned Natalie’s next door neighbour, George, says he saw Natalie get into a car at 2am!
Drawing complete blanks on their lines of investigation, they look to the house and a search of the garden reveals the skeleton of a small child, maybe three months old and which the pathologist Daisy Moor says has laid there for possibly more than 20 years. And so, DI Meadows now has two cases to solve, one missing child and one murdered child.
The following investigation is fascinating as the team including surly DS Blackwell and DC Valentine seek to trace all the people who have lived in the house in the last twenty years. Some undertaking.
This is the third book I have read in this series and whilst nothing is given away, I liked the conversation at the beginning of this book and the second in the series relating to the previous investigations. I emphasise that nothing is given way, it just tidies it.
A compelling and intriguing story, that will keep you turning the pages. I couldn’t put this book down until I had finished it. Highly recommended.
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Reviewer: Lizzie Sirett
DI Winter Meadows and his DC Tristan Edris focus on the family, and it becomes apparent that Natalie’s lifestyle of drinking and drugs is somewhat precarious for her young child. Unable to ascertain any details of the party as Natalie has no memory of the evening but says that the front door was open when she awoke. The police have two possibilities to pursue. Did Ella leave the house under her own steam, or has she been abducted?
All the usual lines of investigation are pursued. Has Natalie’s ex-husband Dylan Lewis taken the child? To further confuse the situation, when questioned Natalie’s next door neighbour, George, says he saw Natalie get into a car at 2am!
Drawing complete blanks on their lines of investigation, they look to the house and a search of the garden reveals the skeleton of a small child, maybe three months old and which the pathologist Daisy Moor says has laid there for possibly more than 20 years. And so, DI Meadows now has two cases to solve, one missing child and one murdered child.
The following investigation is fascinating as the team including surly DS Blackwell and DC Valentine seek to trace all the people who have lived in the house in the last twenty years. Some undertaking.
This is the third book I have read in this series and whilst nothing is given away, I liked the conversation at the beginning of this book and the second in the series relating to the previous investigations. I emphasise that nothing is given way, it just tidies it.
A compelling and intriguing story, that will keep you turning the pages. I couldn’t put this book down until I had finished it. Highly recommended.
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Reviewer: Lizzie Sirett
June 25, 2023
This is an enthralling and inventive murder mystery, featuring DI Winter Meadows and his team. Eighteen month old Ella Benyon disappears while her mother is high on drugs with her friends. Mother Natalie wakes to find the front door unlocked and her child gone. A search is mounted immediately, focusing on the woodland at the rear of the housing estate.
But nothing is straightforward. Natalie lies and her friends are of little help to the police. She seems more interested in protecting her shady boyfriend than her daughter. As enquiries and the search broaden, bones are uncovered under the patio in her back garden.
The case takes a sinister twist as a cold case becomes part of the investigation, though the link is tenuous. Enquires spread further afield and delve into the past, as the team try to identify the body that was buried.
The story continues to twist and turn towards a surprising ending.
The characters and relationships within the team are first rate, the suspense palpable and the investigation feels realistic and accurate. You can feel the frustration as officers struggle to make sense of what they know until Meadows begins to piece it all together, making for an exciting story.
But nothing is straightforward. Natalie lies and her friends are of little help to the police. She seems more interested in protecting her shady boyfriend than her daughter. As enquiries and the search broaden, bones are uncovered under the patio in her back garden.
The case takes a sinister twist as a cold case becomes part of the investigation, though the link is tenuous. Enquires spread further afield and delve into the past, as the team try to identify the body that was buried.
The story continues to twist and turn towards a surprising ending.
The characters and relationships within the team are first rate, the suspense palpable and the investigation feels realistic and accurate. You can feel the frustration as officers struggle to make sense of what they know until Meadows begins to piece it all together, making for an exciting story.
February 9, 2022
Natalie and her boyfriend and others were having a party as little Ella was to be sleeping. They were all drinking and doing drugs. Later on Natalie checks on Ella and she is gone. Looking everywhere she couldnt find her. Ella lived with her Mom in a filthy dirty house. Her sister Nia tried to help Ella feed her and clean her clothes for her Children Services didnt do much help. In the meantime there were 2 other children being missing that surfaced to the police as their search for Ella. They searched and then found a toy of Ella's then days later found clothes buried but no Ella. The neighborhood where they lived ended up with the police finding lots more information as time went on. The police found out what happened to the 2 children. Nothing to prove Ella's Mom harmed Ella. But they did find out where Ella was after doing DNA tests and investigated the case down the line. What would you do to help save a childs life? Legally or illegally if it was your choice. Sometimes it doesnt go well either way.
October 2, 2024
Well, color me disappointed, due to the very downbeat and outright frustrating ending, as many others have already pointed out. Aside from this, I was also disappointed that we never learned who the baby-snatching woman in the hospital was (unless I missed that, listened to audible and need to check the text on my copy on Kindle too see if I maybe fell asleep and missed particular detail.
Also disappointed that it turned out to be the two sisters all along, as one might have expected. I was actually betting on Brianna (I think her name was), the liaison officer who was always sort of there in the background, hovering even, "giving up time with her own family to be with Natalie." I was so hoping that she would turn out to be the unexpected kidnapper and murderer. Another suspect of mine was social worker what was his name, he seemed to be asking a lot of questions and be very interested in the case, but I was wrong about that as well. Alright, aside from all these gripes, a good novel and (almost) great and perfect mystery.
Also disappointed that it turned out to be the two sisters all along, as one might have expected. I was actually betting on Brianna (I think her name was), the liaison officer who was always sort of there in the background, hovering even, "giving up time with her own family to be with Natalie." I was so hoping that she would turn out to be the unexpected kidnapper and murderer. Another suspect of mine was social worker what was his name, he seemed to be asking a lot of questions and be very interested in the case, but I was wrong about that as well. Alright, aside from all these gripes, a good novel and (almost) great and perfect mystery.
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July 2, 2025
Started well. Then became dull and too drawn out. Too many people involved and I couldn’t be bothered to keep up with who was who in the end. Found myself skipping sections towards the end to get to the point.
Shame as I loved the first two books. The ending was utter rubbish. I had really started to enjoy this author and bought the first seven books in the series. I’m having a break before the next instalment. The most annoying for me was this, a BRITISH Police officer arrests someone and begins the caution with “You have the right to remain silent…..” REALLY?!?!?!
Some research needs to be done about Policing and the law in the UK. Also a Family liaison police officer is in a house full of drugged up junkies. No way would that be tolerated. I thought the author must have become bored with the whole novel in the end and finished it with any old claptrap.
Shame as I loved the first two books. The ending was utter rubbish. I had really started to enjoy this author and bought the first seven books in the series. I’m having a break before the next instalment. The most annoying for me was this, a BRITISH Police officer arrests someone and begins the caution with “You have the right to remain silent…..” REALLY?!?!?!
Some research needs to be done about Policing and the law in the UK. Also a Family liaison police officer is in a house full of drugged up junkies. No way would that be tolerated. I thought the author must have become bored with the whole novel in the end and finished it with any old claptrap.
February 13, 2025
This touchingly sad tale heartbreaking. It starts when a toddler disappears from her home. Detective Winter Meadows leads the investigation. As the days go by, it seems less likely the child will be found alive. The single mother has no means for a ransom. She is also less than an ideal mother, often drinking too much as well as experimenting with drugs. Meadows investigations leads him to other children who have disappeared. Child skeletons are unearthed, but not the missing toddler. Be warned: this author does not promise a happy ending. It’s a well written story, though, and one you will continue to ponder after you finish the book. What can be done to save the children? The answer to that is as complex as this mystery.
November 6, 2022
In this third installment, DI Winter Meadows has clearly established himself as the leader of his team. Like the first two stories preceding this one, you see how he sees himself as protector of the vulnerable. When a child goes missing, he works overtime to find her. In the process, the team discovers the skeleton of another child. Not dissimilar to the previous stories, history plays a significant role.
The stories of missing children and family turmoil run parallel and cross in threads. It was complex and complicated, but well executed. I see how some reviewers were disappointed with the outcome. Who doesn’t like a happy ending? But it’s not always real or true.
The stories of missing children and family turmoil run parallel and cross in threads. It was complex and complicated, but well executed. I see how some reviewers were disappointed with the outcome. Who doesn’t like a happy ending? But it’s not always real or true.
September 30, 2023
Suffer the Children: (DI Winter Meadows Book 3)
This book was like a True Crime programme and every Social Worker should read it. Inside a story was a message to every person knowing about a child like Ella not to ignore the signs. Report the parent or parents. Sorry I have taken this seriously but it has had a profound effect on me. The last chapter chilled me, changed it from fiction to reality. The book was well written and sends the message the Child is important not the Adult. I am glad I read it all because it was very well written. On this note perhaps you should all read it too!!
This book was like a True Crime programme and every Social Worker should read it. Inside a story was a message to every person knowing about a child like Ella not to ignore the signs. Report the parent or parents. Sorry I have taken this seriously but it has had a profound effect on me. The last chapter chilled me, changed it from fiction to reality. The book was well written and sends the message the Child is important not the Adult. I am glad I read it all because it was very well written. On this note perhaps you should all read it too!!
November 18, 2024
Average
Could have been good,but characters are not well developed and plot was easily solved by me before the end. DC Edris could easily be left out altogether, as he brings nothing to the investigations, apart from being a driving companion who makes snide comments, laughs and make inappropriate remarks about the female characters. He is very judgemental and criticized DI Blackwell for being miserable, as does Meadows, but at least he actually does some investigating that brings results. The whole dynamic between Meadows and Edris is strange, he is too familiar and is does absolutely nothing toward solving the case. Will not be continuing the series.
Could have been good,but characters are not well developed and plot was easily solved by me before the end. DC Edris could easily be left out altogether, as he brings nothing to the investigations, apart from being a driving companion who makes snide comments, laughs and make inappropriate remarks about the female characters. He is very judgemental and criticized DI Blackwell for being miserable, as does Meadows, but at least he actually does some investigating that brings results. The whole dynamic between Meadows and Edris is strange, he is too familiar and is does absolutely nothing toward solving the case. Will not be continuing the series.
November 29, 2020
Another great read
Sorry this is the last book in the series. This one was my favourite. The author can put so much into one book and never fails to surprise with the endings. The story's just seem to go along so smoothly which have you asking more questions about the mystery in the book. I cannot ever work out the cases this interesting detective tries to solve as they are so complex. Not one to give away spoilers suffice to say ending was expected in a way. Kudos to this author for an excellent read.
Sorry this is the last book in the series. This one was my favourite. The author can put so much into one book and never fails to surprise with the endings. The story's just seem to go along so smoothly which have you asking more questions about the mystery in the book. I cannot ever work out the cases this interesting detective tries to solve as they are so complex. Not one to give away spoilers suffice to say ending was expected in a way. Kudos to this author for an excellent read.
May 31, 2021
Well worth a read
The author deals with a sensitive and disturbing story line very well. She moves the story along and a fair pace while highlighting the frustrations of the investigators in trying trying to unravel what had occurred and who is responsible .She also continues to show us a lot about the interplay and relationships that develop between the various main characters through the series. The book stands alone, but I think most who read it in that way will want to read the previous books as well.
The author deals with a sensitive and disturbing story line very well. She moves the story along and a fair pace while highlighting the frustrations of the investigators in trying trying to unravel what had occurred and who is responsible .She also continues to show us a lot about the interplay and relationships that develop between the various main characters through the series. The book stands alone, but I think most who read it in that way will want to read the previous books as well.
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