BLOG TOUR,BOOK REVIEW - Why She Died by J.G.Roberts

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It was a person after all, but she was suspended in mid-air. Abi’s heart began to thump against her ribcage as the full horror of what she was seeing became apparent. Her shrill scream pierced the silence, startling birds into taking flight. ‘Help me!’ she cried. ‘Somebody please help!’

When beautiful and bright Hannah is late for their morning run, her best friend Abi thinks nothing of it. Hannah isn’t always that reliable – she’s probably just overslept.

But as Abi runs through the woods, following the same route she always does, she is greeted by a horrifying sight: Hannah’s body, swaying in the breeze.

Detective Rachel Hart is called to the scene. Something seems wrong from the start. Hannah’s friends and family insist that she had everything to live for, and no one has a bad word to say about her. But when murder is confirmed, and Rachel starts digging, she soon realises that there were plenty of people with reasons to want Hannah dead.

Then a second woman is found strangled in the same woods, and everything Rachel thought is thrown into doubt. Is there a serial killer at work?

Rachel is determined to find answers before another life is lost – all the time unaware that the killer’s sights are focussed firmly on her.

Can Rachel unravel the deadly game before she walks into a trap?

A breathtakingly twisty thriller for fans of Rachel Abbott, Cara Hunter and Angela Marsons.  

This gripping thriller was voiced from the perspectives of DCI Rachel Hart, DI Graham Wilson, Hannah's best friend Abi and had the odd chapter that was voiced from the perspective of Rachel's boyfriend Tim. I really liked how, in a world were there are numerous detectives with their own personal issues and backstories, the author had given Rachel a backstory that was unique and not one that I remember being used before. I thought Rachel was a really likeable character,she was a good boss,who treated her team members fairly and with respect, she often struggled with her decisions when it came to giving tasks to her team especially Graham Wilson, someone who I also thought was a very likeable character. I actually liked all the team members, they each had their unique personality traits,I liked how the story of their investigation into the murders wasn't bogged down by interdepartmental politics,backstabbing and interfering top ranked officers who constantly tried to undermine Rachel. As well as leading a murder investigation, Rachel was also having to deal with her worries and fears about the whereabouts of her missing twin sister Ruth, worries that were only intensified after the discovery of the second body.Due to the case,she was also struggling to spend quality time with her boyfriend Tim, something that I was quite pleased about. Maybe I read far too many thrillers but from the moment that I encountered him in the story, there was just something about him that I didn't like. Was he the nice guy that he appeared to be or was he hiding his true nature behind a cleverly constructed mask? There was various suspects for Hannah's murder,some likeable,some not so likeable but who did kill her and why?

Despite this being the third book in the series,it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone. It was wonderfully written, the characters were realistic and the story was packed full of twists and turns,built in intensity and held my attention throughout. The story kept the reader guessing and frantically turning the pages. I enjoyed this book so much that I am definitely going to have to get my hands on the previous two titles in this series and I look forward to reading more of Rachel Hart's investigations in the future.

                                                                               Author Bio:

Having signed with Bookouture in late 2018, my first book with them, Little Girl Missing, was published in June 2019 followed by the second in the Detective Rachel Hart series in October of the same year. The third book in the series, my seventh novel overall, is called Why She Died and is on pre-order prior to publication in May 2020.

I'm originally from Nottingham, where I have based a couple of my novels, but I am now resident in Berkshire and have used Reading and the surrounding area as the location for the DCI Rachel Hart series.
From the age of ten I had wanted to write fiction but left it until I was fifty-seven before self-publishing my first novel, Life's a Beach and Then, proving it's never too late to start something new.

When I'm not writing, I am a full-time presenter on QVC, the UK's most successful shopping channel where I have worked for over twenty-six years. I also enjoy cooking, watching football, in particular my team Crystal Palace, gardening, and Pilates which is helping with my rehabilitation following recent ankle surgery. I'm an animal lover and a committed vegetarian for the past thirty-five years. 

@JuliaRobertsTV

PUBLICATION DATE: 29th May 2020
PRINT LENGTH: 274 Pages
PUBLISHER: Bookouture
ASIN: BO8574NJZL
GENRE: Police Procedural

DCI Rachel Hart series....

1: Little Girl Lost
2: What He Did
3: Why She Died

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