DI Lottie Parker returns in the eighth instalment of the brilliant Lottie Parker series. This time Lottie and her team find themselves investigating a complex tale of buried body parts,murder and hidden secrets that has fingers that reach into the past.
When Faye Barker discovers a child's skull buried in the wall of her new home, she is understandably shocked and wants to report her find to the police. Her boyfriend Jeff insists that it is a fake and therefore it would be pointless to report it and a complete waste of police time. Faye is not happy with his decision and after a argument she goes against his wishes and reports her find to the police. But on her way home from the station,she mysteriously disappears.
Meanwhile, two schoolboys Gavin and Jack discover what turns out to be the torso of a young girl on the nearby railway tracks. The bones don't match the small skull that Faye discovered behind the walls but Lottie is certain that the bones are connected to the same case.
Then Faye's body is discovered in the boot of her car and Gavin disappears launching Lottie and her team into a desperate race to uncover the truth before time runs out on another innocent life.
This totally enthralling thriller is voiced from the perspectives of numerous characters including Lottie, Faye and a nasty individual named Kevin. As well as dealing with the complex twists and turns of the case Lottie also had the added worry of Boyd's continuing battle with leukaemia and what was going to happen to Grace now that Boyd and Grace's mother was dead. Whilst at work Lottie had the added issues of a new Superintendent who had taken a instant dislike to her and a member of her own team who was hellbent on stirring up trouble and causing her problems. Lottie was a fantastic, realistic character who experienced a myriad of believable emotions as the heart breaking case unfolded. as the story unfolded, I personally couldn't decide whether I liked her or not. The secondary characters were a mixed bag of diverse individuals, some likeable, some not so likeable and some were definitely not who they appeared to be and were harbouring secrets. Interspersed throughout the story was chapters that slipped back in time twenty years and were voiced by a terrified fourteen year old but who was that person and how did they fit into the story that was unfolding in the present day?
Although this is the eighth book in this brilliant series, it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. It is a extremely well written, tightly plotted police procedural that played with the reader's emotions, kept you guessing and frantically turning the pages. I thought this was a gripping, enjoyable read and I would quite happily recommend it to anyone who enjoys a really good police procedural/thriller.
AUTHOR BIO
Patricia is the million-copy bestselling author of the DI Lottie Parker series. She yearned to be a writer after reading Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene and even wanted to be Nancy Drew when she grew up. She has now grown up (she thinks) but the closest she’s come to Nancy Drew is writing crime!
In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations.
Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.
In 2009, after her husband died, she retired from her job and started writing seriously. Fascinated by people and their quirky characteristics, she always carries a notebook to scribble down observations.
Patricia also loves to paint in watercolour and lives in the Irish midlands with her children.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 26th May 2020
PRINT LENGTH: 451 Pages
PUBLISHER: Bookouture
ASIN: BO85471N18
GENRE: Police Procedural
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