The case was closed. Now everyone connected is getting killed. Let the games begin… show that Sophie has been kidnapped.
DI Dani Stephens, still struggling after an attack by her serial killer brother, is thrown into a desperate search for a murderer who kills and keeps on killing. With Sophie still missing, and no clues in sight, she has nowhere to turn. Nowhere, that is, except her brother…
The next gripping instalment of the DI Stephens series is an unputdownable and twist-filled crime thriller, perfect for readers of Angela Marsons, Robert Bryndza and LJ Ross.
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Great series.
This annual ball is usually the social event of the year. This year it’s different … the son of the hosts is found dead. He was last seen with a 17-year-old girl, Sophie Blackwood, who by all evidence has been kidnapped.
With a murderer on the loose, Dani and her partner never seem to catch up. With a murdered man, a kidnapped girl, and bodies piling up, Dani has nowhere to turn … except to her brother. The twin that tried to kill her several years ago.
But does her brother able to actually help her find a killer? If he tried to kill her before, can he really be believed about anything?
The brother plays a pivotal role in this crime fiction although the spotlight is firmly on Dani Stephens. The plot is complex, yet engaging. The characters are deftly drawn, warts and all. Suspense is nicely paced throughout. The action starts at the very first and holds steady until the conclusion. Although 2nd in the series, this is easily read as a stand alone, although I recommend reading the books in order.
Many thanks to the author / Canela / Hera Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions are unbiased and entirely my own.
SPOILER ALERT***
Well the author really doesn’t like Dani no matter what he says cause why would he do that to her even more if he did. I have no idea how to take Ben, is he remorseful or is he really a psychopath? I understand completely why Dani wants to know the motive to the killings. Though as most say you really can’t understand the why only the killer can. This book is left on a cliffhanger for Dani not the case. I hope there is another book as I want to know what happened to Jason and who the woman is. This is a great thriller/mystery and once I hit half way I couldn’t put the book down.
*I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.*
I loved the first DI Dani Stephens book to the point where I was watching Sinclair’s social media waiting for the cover reveal. While book one really focused on Dani, her recovery and return to the force, the author changed the play in this book. Sinclair launches readers straight into a grisly murder. While the POV stays primarily with Dani and the investigation, every once in awhile readers peek into the killer’s mind and it never failed to disturb me. The mystery surrounding the murder was gripping. I even found myself gasping out loud at a particularly surprising part, startling my husband and toddler, and found myself unable to put the book down. As Dani races to catch a killer, readers feel that sense of urgency and desperation pouring out of the book.
Sinclair wrote a charmingly flawed, fierce heroine that continues to push past obstacles. I’m completely invested in Dani’s story and am itching to pick up book three to find out what is going to happen with the Ben and Dani arc. Highly recommended!
**I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
What’s driving the sicko psycho to maim and kill, and kill, and….? Mesmerizing!
4.5stars
It’s a pageturner, that’s for sure! Detective Dani Stephens never has a chance to catch a breath once a chain of truly gruesome attacks set the Birmingham police on the hunt for the culprits and the motive. I found it fast-paced, well-written, with just the right amount of detail, partly told from the killer’s crazed perspective, and with a plot that solves the immediate crime spree but keeps us guessing at just how far Dani’s evilly-scheming, imprisoned twin brother will go to mess with her mind!
This is a series and an author I will be looking to follow:-)
Thanks to publishers Canelo/Hera and NetGalley for providing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.