Today I am proud to say I am part of the HQ blog tour for the fifth instalment of the Detective Gaby Darin series. I have read every book of this series and have been looking forward to this newest release. Let’s check out the synopsis first.
Hannah Thomas returns home one morning to every mother’s worst nightmare: a missing child and a dead fiancé. When DI Gaby Darin questions her, Hannah insists she can’t think of anyone who’d want to hurt her family – and yet it all feels disturbingly personal.
Mere hours into the investigation, a second body is found. As Gaby and her team dig into the victims’ lives, they hit dead ends at every turn – particularly when it comes to Hannah’s past. What is the grieving woman hiding?
But when Gaby stumbles upon Hannah’s tragic secret, it doesn’t bring her any closer to the truth. Can she connect the dots before the killer strikes again?
A story that captivated me immediately. This is something Jenny O’Brien is excellent at, grabbing the reader from the start. Another great police procedural with a central character that I love, even if she is short with people sometimes. I really enjoy the fact that in every instalment in the series the author takes time to learn more about the personal lives of the police team working with Gaby. This gives these books an edge for me.
This storyline is a very absorbing one. The investigation begins with the team trying to discover if it is murder or suicide. Once this is established the suspense doesn’t stop there.
I always love a Jenny O’Brien book and this one keeps her previous high standards going. I found it to be a gripping read. The red herrings were plentiful enough to keep me thinking and flipping the pages. I loved the reveal that the story arrives at to close the case at the conclusion of the story too.
Thanks to HQ and Jenny O’Brien for inviting me on the tour and for the gifted copy of the book.
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