The reader already from the title and the synopsis of this twisty,enthralling thriller that Anne Marie Mills is dead. She was a violent,abusive alcoholic who wasn't exactly the most popular resident on the cul de sac where she lived with her long suffering husband Daniel but how did she die? Was it an accident? Suicide? Did one of the neighbours finally have enough of her constant drunken rants? Or maybe Daniel finally couldn't take anymore? Could it possibly have been a burglary gone wrong or is there a serial killer stalking their quite neighbourhood.
The story is voiced by numerous believable characters,sometimes the main character voice changed more than once during the long chapters but at no time did I struggle to follow the story. Many of the vivid characters were not very likeable,I especially didn't like Sherri (Anne Marie's Mum) I really liked the two detectives who were investigating Anne Marie's case DCI Sam Colvin and DCI Nicolas Grimm (Was the author a,fan of the Grimm tv show by any chance?) I really liked the banter and camaraderie between them. As the story unfolded I felt loads of empathy for Daniel as he was put through hell by various untrustworthy characters. But was my empathy for him misplaced,had I been manipulated by a clever author into liking a character who was really a cold blooded killer?
This is a gripping tale of addiction,depression,secrets,misconceptions,manipulation,
obsession and lies that keeps the reader guessing until the truth of what happened to Anne Marie is revealed towards the end of the book. This is the first book that I have read by this author and I would happily read more of her books in the future especially if they featured DCI's Colvin and Grimm.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CM Thompson lives in Nottingham,she has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from the university of Portsmouth. Her first novel What Lies In The Dark,came out in 2014. She doesn't have much to put in her bio because she spends too much time reading and playing Candy Crush. She can be found on Twitter @cmtwrites
SOCIAL MEDIA....
TWITTER: @cmtwrites
PUBLICATION DATE: 16th October 2018
PRINT LENGTH: 224 pages
PUBLISHER: Hookline Books
GENRE: Police Procedural
PURCHASE LINK....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Killed-Anne-Marie-CM-Thompson-ebook/dp/B07H8T3T85/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=Who+killed+anne+marie&qid=1553729175&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmrnull
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