‘Don’t Scream’ by Margaret Murphy is the third book in the Detective Rickman series. I must say I was offered the ARC for this and jumped at the chance, although I haven’t read the other two yet, but have read other books by Margaret Murphy.
So yes they can be read as standalone also. The only trouble is, as you read the story you find you need to read the previous ones, so you can fill your curiosity for the little details that are not overly important to this particular story but you just NEED to know anyway. So, be warned.
A young woman is discovered horrifically tortured and her newborn baby is missing. The police have a main suspect, her junkie boyfriend, but he is nowhere to be seen either.
A story in which gang warfare, drugs and trafficking are all involved. It makes for a very intriguing and suspenseful story. Then there are the twists and the red herring so skilfully placed within the story. These factors definitely kept me in my toes while reading along with the obvious bickering and clashes between the various police teams and officers involved in the case.
Margaret Murphy does a good job drawing us into the story with her characters too. Rickman is a great character who is such a dab hand at keeping his life compartmentalised. Separating work and personal life is no trouble and he is such a professional at his job. His friend Lee Foster is part of the team also but we see him up against it in this book. How will he deal with it? That’s for you to read and find out!
Altogether a really interesting and entertaining story, one which has whetted my appetite for books one and two. I hope we see more additions to the Detective Rickman books in the future.
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