From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author M. A. Comley who has sold over two and a half million copies worldwide. A brutal, senseless murder…One intrepid detective…DI Sally Parker and her cold case team are tasked with solving a nineteen-year-old murder case unlike any other. The victim – a six-year-old child.Who killed little Millie Pickrel? And why?What motivates a person to … Pickrel? And why?
What motivates a person to murder an innocent child?
Will Sally be able to give the family closure after years of tormented existence?
Other books in this series are:Wrong Place – an Amazon top 50 book. No Hiding Place Cold Case Deadly Encounter Lost Innocence Goodbye My Precious Child
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DI Sally Parker is back to solve two horrendous heart-breaking cases separated by 19 years.
The victim was a six-year-old little girl. A man crept into her home and suffocated her with a pillow. Why would anyone want to hurt this precious child? The mother and brother are devastated. That hurt and grief and feelings of guilt have never left them.
And today it starts again … another little girl, another suffocation.
What motivates a person to murder an innocent child? If this is the same killer, why wait so many years to repeat their evil, sinful crime?
This is crime fiction at its best. Well written with standout characters. Parker and her team are like part of the family … the blend of personal and professional lend an air of credibility. With these particular crimes, the horror and grief are profoundly felt.
Although 6th in the series, this one can be read as a stand alone, however, I highly recommend starting at the very beginning in order to benefit from all the little nuggets of gold that make this a terrific series.
Many thanks to the author for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
The sixth of this fabulous series is shocking, heartbreaking, and unputdownable. DI Sally Parker and her team take on the 19-year-old cold case involving the murder of a little girl named Millie Pickrel, who was smothered in her bed. Sally takes this one especially to heart, at first because it was badly botched by a previous police inspector, then because of her intense humanity which is what drives this whole series. A further bonus is the depiction of Sally’s and her team members’ personal relationships. You’ll feel involved with the characters beyond the dogged police work, and find yourself desperate for the killer to be identified. M.A. Comley’s writing keeps your interest with action, emotion, and a terrific smash ending. Highly recommended, five stars!
Really enjoyed this action-packed thriller. Kept me turning the pages long past bedtime!
An excellent written book. I read this book until I fell asleep and then I read the rest as soon as I woke up.
This story can be read as a stand alone or as a series.
DI Sally Parker.
How does M A Comley, make you feel like you’re in the team?
This story starts about a previous murder. The team will try to solve this sad case, from almost twenty years ago.
DI Sally Parker finds out who who was interviewed, at the time.
Now it’s time to catch up with the same people.
This was a frustrating time for the staff. They were getting nowhere.
How could a killer hide, all those years.
Fear not, the team are called to another case, very similar to the previous.
Was so happy with the ending.
Oh, there was another surprise in this story that made me think, yay!
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DI Sally Parker has been one of my favorite characters since the very first book, but the cold cases series really upped the game for me. Absolutely love them all.
A grieving mother who will never forget…
A terrified community moving on…
A six year old beautiful child whose life was taken.
Nineteen years have passed since little Millie was killed. A beautiful, loving child adored by everyone. A set of tragic circumstances no one could have foreseen leaves more victims than just Millie. The mother’s guilt for leaving her for a date; the babysitter whose father suffered a heart attack; her brother who couldn’t save her–but who killed Millie? And why?
There were no clues 19 years ago and Sally and her team face a frustrating and seemingly impossible task of trying to uncover the truth. Will this be the one case where they fail? Will the questions that have haunted a community go unanswered? Was the rehashing of their guilt and pain all for nothing, or will a family finally get the closure they deserve?
You’ll have to read the book to find out. A heart-wrenching tale, well written as always that pulls you in and keeps you glued to your seat as follow the investigation. A definite 5* read for me and highly recommended.