The first of a new series in a crowded field. So how did it stand up to the competition.
I really enjoyed it.
The two main characters are easy to like and engage with.
DI Dan Lockhart is leading his first case as Senior Investigating Officer with the Mets MIT8. The team are tasked with finding the killer of a woman that has been tied to a chair and had a steel ball forced down her throat. The team soon link this to a previous murder but somebody is already in custody for that. So was the original investigation wrong, or is their a copycat killer
Dan is in therapy with Dr Lexi Green, but for once in this type of book it’s not work related. Lexi is helping Dan with psychological issues which she believes stem from the loss of his wife. Loss in this case being that she went missing whilst he was serving in the army and has never been seen since. Dans ongoing search for his wife is taking its toll
When another woman is killed Dan employs Lexi as a Criminal Psychologist, much to the disdain of his team.
As the bodies mount up everybody involved in the investigation seems to have their own theory on who the killer is. Tensions in the MIT are reflected by the tension that builds between Lockhart and Green.
There is a bit of an inevitably to the path the story takes towards the end but it has set up a fantastic story thread for future books.
The epilogue deceivers a great punch linked to a small section of the book I’d almost forgotten, but what an impact it had. I was already looking forward to the next book, now I’m desperate to get my hands on it
Publishers: Bookouture
Pages: 416
Publishing date: 17th March 2020
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