Review: Little Bones by Sam Blake

Little Bones by Sam Blake
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many,many thanks to Emily Burns and Bonnier Zaffre for sending me a copy of this book.

When twenty four year old Garda Cathy Connolly discovers baby bones concealed in the hem of a vintage wedding dress during a routine investigation into a break in at the home of artist Zoe Grant it is the beginning of a complex case of lies and secrets the roots of which reach deep into the past.

On the same day Lavinia Grant,Zoe`s grandmother and head of the Grant Valentine retail group is found dead in her home.The wedding dress originally belonged to her,did she know anything about the bones and did she really die from natural causes or was her cause of death something more sinister?

Adding to Cathy and her boss Detective O`Rourkes case load is the sudden appearance of a double murderer who is wanted by the FBI and has made his way to Ireland because he has some personal business to deal with.

The story is set mainly in Ireland but some parts are also set in London England and are about a mysterious old Lady called Mary who is being cared for by a occupational therapist called Emily.The story moves effortlessly between the two destinations and the various plot strands,the characters are mostly likeable but one is really really unlikable and I spent the whole book hoping that that person would get their comeuppance.Cathy is a very likeable lead character,because she is a champion Kick boxer she is tough,feisty but also has a vulnerable side as well.I loved the interactions between Cathy and O`Rourke,they have a history which is mentioned a couple of times but not not gone into fully.It was nice to read a book where the police team worked well together and there was no inter departmental back stabbing or one upmanship.

This is a twist packed,entertaining,multi layered story with a totally unexpected shocking ending.It is fortunitly the first in a new series and I can't wait to get my hands on the next book In Deep Water.

Many thanks again to Emily Burns and Bonnier Zaffre for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.