A killer is playing cat and mouse……. and winning.DCI Whitney Walker’s in trouble. She’s threatened with demotion if she screws up another case. So, when a killer starts murdering female students, it’s a chance to redeem herself.Forensic psychologist, Dr Georgina Cavendish, has spent her life inside the university walls, but when one of her students is murdered, she steps out from behind the text … murdered, she steps out from behind the text books and puts her skills to the test.
The two headstrong women join forces to stop the killer. But sparks fly when real world policing meets academic theory, and it’s not a pretty sight.
Deadly Games is the first book in the Cavendish and Walker crime fiction series. If you like serial killer mysteries and psychological intrigue, then you’ll love Sally Rigby’s page turning book. Pick up your copy today.
What readers are saying about Deadly Games:
‘A fantastic plot that really keeps you on the edge of your seat with pages that just can’t turn fast enough!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 star
‘Deadly Games is a great opening to a new series by Sally Rigby. I absolutely loved this book.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 star
‘Can’t wait for another book with these two, I’m hooked!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 star
‘It was great to see a story focused on female lead characters and their developing professional relationship.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 star
‘Lots of suspense, this book keeps you wanting to turn the page. Could not put it down. What an ending!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 star
‘The storyline was gripping… a brilliant series.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 star
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What I loved: I really enjoyed George’s character in this book (perhaps because she is an organizer like myself) but really both George and Whitney are written wonderfully. Rigby has done a great job showing the characters growing together and learning to deal with each other’s quirks. A very believable “origin story” for what will be a great crime-solving duo.
Allow a full day for this PG15 police procedural with Dr. Georgina Cavendish and DCI Whitney Walker.
Good read great characters
One of my favorite authors. Read each new book soon as available. Great stories and characters that come alive off the page. Never disappointed.
Is there a copycat Lenchester Strangler from 30 years ago, or has the original strangler retuned to take up where he left off? I’m not telling because you need to read for yourself to find out what is going on with the murders and the temporary (?) problem in George and Whitney’s relationship. Will they be able to work together? This book is nearly impossible to put down. It’s a fast paced, page burning mystery that’s also psychological thriller with twists and surprises that kept me glued to the story. You don’t want to miss out on this story.
I received a free ARC copy of the book and this has been my voluntary review. I really do love this series of books and am looking forward to reading the next book.
interesting concept, and characters, different personalities do attract and sometimes even compliment each other
Great start to a series.
The first in a series, this book brings together two opposites in educated academic and forensic psychologist Georgina Cavendish and DCI-with-a-chip-on-her-shoulder Whitney Walker.
Well drawn characters, gruesome crimes and a serial killer who likes to play games makes this a solid police procedural. If you read a lot of police procedurals you won’t find anything startling in this book and will possibly pick the twist. Still, this was a great read and looks like shaping up into a great series.
Definitely one for those of us who love a good twisted killer and a tenacious detective.
My introduction to this author and I hung on every word !
Exciting book. I really enjoyed it.
This was my first read from author Sally Rigby, did like Deadly Games, liked both of the main characters and can’t wait to see them grow with each new book.
Lynda La Plante’s ‘Prime Suspect’ drama series was my introduction to British Police procedural, hooked me as a fan of it and too seek out the genre in books. Fast forward 20+ years from that epic show, with the evolution of ebooks, readers have a gold mine of gems in this genre, especially here across the pond thanks to amazon.com and it’s were I purchased ‘Deadly Games’.
Based on the cover, but ended up finding a new author to read, discovered two likable characters, in DCI Whitney Walker and Dr. Georgia Cavendish, add in a few red herring’s, plausible suspects and even with it being easy to figure out whodunnit. I still enjoyed the read, like that the author got her hands dirty verse keeping it clean and it makes ‘Deadly Games’ so good or at least it was for me.
I liked that you have a down in her luck DCI Walker who is close to be demoted due to a botched case and a forensic psychologist teaching professor with Dr. Cavendish. Two polar opposites that keep you with the author Sally Rigby’s words turning pages and without really giving anything away.
By the end of ‘Deadly Games’, you’ll be hooked wanting to keep reading more to see what Cavendish and Walker do next. Definitely the author puts her name on this readers list of go to British Police procedural authors to read.
Let me add, that I did also read the Deadly Games: Epilogue, wish the author added more to the trial or made it Cavendish & Walker #1.5. Make it a 50 to 70 page novella, with Cavendish telling the trial story.
Loved this book!
An absorbing read that kept me turning the pages. I especially loved the cranky lead character and watching the way she started to bend and soften her attitude through the course of the book.
I enjoyed the story, which was a familiar police procedural where the killer was always one step ahead of the police and adept at leaving no evidence. The pace was good and the plot developed steadily, with several possible suspects and a neat twist at the end.
The characters and their relationships felt a little stilted, especially Walker’s somewhat clichéd view of her fast-track boss. The relationship between Walker and Cavendish also seemed a little black and white. One minute DCI Walker wants nothing to do with Cavendish. Then, before you know it, they’re almost best friends.
I’m not sure the chapters written from the killer’s perspective contributed anything new or useful to the story or plot. If anything, these chapters intruded into the police investigation, lowering the suspense and tension rather than increasing it. I would have preferred the author to spend the time on building the characters and relationships to make them more believable.
Enjoyed the development of the main characterw enough to want to read the next book in the series.
A good read.
The characters are interesting
This book was written well with enough of a plot to keep the reader interested through the end.
Loved the plot, the characters. I couldn’t put it down until I finished it. I’m a new fan of this author and hope to see lots more from her.
Personality conflict between the two main characters plus personal conflicts thrown in — realistic police procedure and working with the evidence logically though erroneously until the real killer is found
A brief look into the killer’s mind is a nice touch that adds details for the reader. I figured out who the villain was but then a few curves were thrown in to make me unsure. The plot had a “happy” ending with the killer caught, the last victim saved, and a new partnership taking shape!
I loved the strong women who were struggling to understand themselves and their responses to others. Respect and friendship can grow in spite of insecurities and misunderstanding.