BOOK DESCRIPTION
A murdered woman…
When the body of a young woman is found in a local park, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she’s dealing with no ordinary killer. The murder victim has been disfigured; her outfit changed to resemble someone else. Someone Maggie knows all too well…her close friend Dr Kate Moloney.
A determined detective…
Maggie is determined to keep her friend safe, but with Kate already struggling with a threatening stalker, Maggie now fears Kate’s life is in real danger. Who else would want to harm Kate and why else would the killer be turning his victims into exact replicas – his living dolls?
Can Maggie find the depraved killer? Or will Kate become his next living doll?
Got myself a crying talking sleeping walking living doll
Got to do my best to please her just cause she's a loving doll
Continuing on from the shocking conclusion of the previous book Dead Wrong,we follow Maggie and Nathan as they race to the location of a woman's dead body. We read,with bated breath as Maggie approaches and enters the crime scene tent, does the body belong to Maggie's friend Kate? we wait and then..... the enormous feeling of relief when we and Maggie discover that it's not Kate but some other unfortunate woman who has been murdered by someone who is obviously very twisted and disturbed. Someone who, for reasons known only to themselves has altered the victims appearance so that they look exactly like Kate. It's obvious to Maggie that Kate's life is in grave danger, could the killer be the same person who was stalking Kate in the previous book? Had the police been mistaken when they hadn't taken Kate's statements seriously? Unfortunately, the lack of concern for victims of stalking is a very realistic scenario. There have been real life cases where victims have reported their stalkers to the police, their stalker has been interviewed and been so cunning, manipulative and convincing that the police have believed that they are innocent and actually charged the victim with wasting police time. The Stalker then goes on to murder the victim, the police release the usual lessons will be learned statement and everyone apart from the victims loved one carry on living their lives as if nothing had happened. Maggie and the team find themselves in a desperate race against time to uncover the the identity of a cunning killer before he gets the opportunity to capture the object of his desire. But Maggie's close friendship with Kate and her fears over her friends safety are affecting Maggie's objectivity and her ability to do her job to the best of her abilities. Plus there appears to be a atmosphere between Maggie and Nathan who normally have a close working relationship. Then the team find themselves under pressure when details of the investigation start being leaked to the press. With a air of suspicion that had a aroma that is worse than the aroma of the horrible station coffee hanging around the office,the last thing that Maggie needs is to be contacted by a irritating person from her past. Someone who caused her a lot of problems during one of Maggie's previous cases. So who is the living doll killer? Why was he so obsessed with Kate? Will Maggie be able to keeper friend safe and uncover the killer's identity or will Kate become the killer's latest living doll?
OMg,this fantastic series just gets better with each new addition. Like the previous two books Dead Inside and Dead Wrong, Dead Perfect is a extremely well written police procedural but I think that with this, the third book in the series, the author has excelled herself. This is a tightly plotted, page turner that keeps the reader glued to their kindle and frantically turning the pages. The killer was seriously sinister and twisted and the way that the author came up with his name was ingenious. I mean, how many people would think of connecting a hit song by the living legend Cliff Richard and the crimes of a notorious American serial killer. This series has a incredible cast of recurring characters, people that the reader enjoys getting to know and spending their reading time with. The stories are intelligently written and very informative, the author uses her background in the probation service to its full capacity. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this incredible series to readers who enjoy reading dark and gritty thrillers and can't wait to find out what the author has in store for Maggie in book 4.
Noelle Holten is an award-winning blogger at www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk. She is the PR & Social Media Manager for Bookouture, a leading digital publisher in the UK, and worked as a Senior Probation Officer for eighteen years, covering a variety of risk cases as well as working in a multi agency setting. She has three Hons BA’s – Philosophy, Sociology (Crime & Deviance) and Community Justice – and a Masters in Criminology. Noelle’s hobbies include reading, attending as many book festivals as she can afford and sharing the booklove via her blog.
Dead Inside – her debut novel with One More Chapter/Harper Collins UK is an international kindle bestseller and the start of a new series featuring DC Maggie Jamieson.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 16th of October 2020
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Love! Love! Love! So happy you enjoyed Dead Perfect - thank you so much! X
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