MEET DETECTIVE RACHEL KING IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW CRIME SERIES. DISCOVER A BRAND NEW MYSTERY FROM #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR HELEN H. DURRANT THAT WILL HAVE YOU GRIPPED FROM START TO PULSATING FINISH.A man is found dead in his bed, suffocated, covered in confetti and with his ring finger missing. Detective Rachel King informs his daughter and takes her to identify the body. But she’s never seen the … body. But she’s never seen the man before in her life.
WHAT IF YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO THE KILLER REALLY WANTED TO MURDER?
Then a second murder. This time a woman, Alison, also suffocated and with her finger severed and confetti strewn over her body.
The team desperately search for a link before anyone else dies.
Meanwhile, someone has been running a property scam, selling dream houses that will never be built.
And the love of Rachel’s life has disappeared. Is he really the mastermind of a people-trafficking gang? Or does Rachel have enemies on her own team?
A MYSTERY FULL OF STUNNING TWISTS AND WITH NO ONE RACHEL CAN TRUST.
Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Kimberley Chambers, Damien Boyd, Rachel Abbott, Patricia Gibney or Mark Billingham.
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THE DETECTIVE
DCI Rachel King. Thirty-nine year-old mother of two teenage daughters. Divorced from Alan. She lives in the Cheshire village of Poynton – about ten miles from central Manchester. She is good at her job, gets results but does make mistakes. One of them was getting involved with a budding villain in her teens. No one, family, friends or colleagues know anything about this.
ALSO BY HELEN H. DURRANT
RACHEL KING
Book 1: Next Victim
Book 2: Two Victims
Book 3: Wrong Victim
THE CALLADINE & BAYLISS MYSTERY SERIES
Book 1: DEAD WRONG
Book 2: DEAD SILENT
Book 3: DEAD LIST
Book 4: DEAD LOST
Book 5: DEAD & BURIED
Book 6: DEAD NASTY
Book 7: DEAD JEALOUS
Book 8: DEAD BAD
Book 9: DEAD GUILTY
THE DCI GRECO BOOKS
Book 1: DARK MURDER
Book 2: DARK HOUSES
Book 3: DARK TRADE
Book 4: DARK ANGEL
MATT BRINDLE
Book 1: HIS THIRD VICTIM
Book 2: THE OTHER VICTIM
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murder-investigation, law-enforcement, greed, crooks, cold-case, procedural
DCI King really has too much on her plate, but then so do too many of her colleagues. Top of the list is the man who is temporary replacement for the top man in the department. The current mess turns out to be related to a recent case which is not as cold as they hoped. And what a case! A souvenir killer who enjoys his assigned work, but it turns out that he was flim flammed by the first victim and that really got the force involved sooner than expected. Meticulous due diligence, plot twists, misdirection, and red herrings abound! Great read!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Joffe Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
Wrong Victim by author Helen H. Durrant is another good mystery in the DCI Rachel King series. This is the third book but can be easily read as a stand-alone book with no problems understanding the characters or plot. Although questions from the preceding books about Jed will be answered, DCI Rachel King must first try to solve the murder of a very ill man in a care home. Why would someone want to murder a man who was already dying? The case gets a bit strange when the identity of the victim is discovered. Rachel wants to find out if there are any connections to people in a previous case of human trafficking. More bodies are found and this leads to more confusion about the motive for the murders. Rachel must discover how the switched identities affect the real estate fraud she feels is the motive behind the murders.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.
4 stars
An elderly and very sick man is found murdered in his bed in a care home. When his daughter arrives to identify him, it is not her father. Who is the unknown man? And where is Francis Baslow? DCI Rachel King and her team have a mystery on their hands.
They finally learn that the dead man was Joseph Wignall, not the Baslow they thought he was. When another murder is committed, the police learn that the woman and Wignall were business partners in a shady enterprise. A third partner, Sam Graham, in their shady little partnership is missing and the police can’t seem to locate him.
As the police continue to investigate, they make progress. A little scrap of paper gives them the vital clue they need to capture the perpetrator.
This is a well written and plotted novel as are all of Helen Durrant’s books. It is easy to read and easy to follow. It has engaging characters that are well described. It was my first DCI King book. I liked the novel and will continue to read Ms. Durrant for as long as she chooses to write.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this book for me to read, enjoy and review.