I am here again! Today for Bookouture Books with a review for Guilty Mothers. The 20th book in the series. Thanks to Kim Nash of Bookouture for asking me along and Bookouture Books for the gifted ebook to write my review.
She lies on the floor, her blue eyes wide and unseeing, arms outstretched as if begging for help. Kneeling next to her, wearing a purple sequinned ballgown and holding a knife in shaking hands, is her daughter…
In a quiet kitchen, where two mugs wait by the kettle to be filled, Sheryl Hawne lies in a pool of blood. Her only daughter, Katie, is found at her side, still clutching the murder weapon and apparently incapable of speech. To Detective Kim Stone, the case seems open and shut. But Katie is in no state to be questioned, so Kim and the team must dig deep to understand what triggered this brutal act.
Soon, they learn that Katie participated in beauty pageants as a child, and her mother kept a shrine to her achievements. As Kim gazes at the golden trophies and shiny rosettes, she is forced to wonder if this was what set Katie on the path to murder…
But then Kim receives a shocking call. Another woman is dead. And with Katie safely locked up, she cannot be the killer. The second victim also entered her daughter in pageants, and a broken tiara is found thrust down her throat. Someone clearly feels that these mothers are guilty – and that they deserve to die. Forcing back the memories of her own monstrous mother, Kim vows to find justice for these women, no matter what pain they caused.
Now more than a day behind their killer, Kim races to learn more about a competitive world where appearances are everything and mothers will go to any lengths to ensure their daughters triumph. Buried somewhere in this dark past is the key to unlocking the case… but will Kim be able to find it before another family is destroyed forever.
My Review
Angela Marsons is an author who everyone I know has already heard of. This is the 20th book in the Kim Stone series, and she never lets the reader down every book is so well written. I am an avid reader of this series. As soon as a new book is released, I am there!
This book sees Kim and her team dealing with cases linked to the mothers of pageant children. An emotional read with the issues of parenting and how some mother’s do attempt to live their lives through their children. There are good and bad issues brought to the surface. Kim finds herself reflecting on her own relationship with her mother. I did appreciate her back story and felt it made me feel closer to Kim as well.
Angela Marsons always highlights a sensitive topic in one way or another, and this makes her such a dynaic author who never shoes away from the topics a lot of people dont touch. Every book just further cements her place in the book world for me.
Another intriguing instalment l read way too quick for my liking! Now I am waiting for the next book.
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Author Bio
Angela Marsons is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of the DI Kim Stone series and her books have sold more than 5 million in 7 years.
She lives in Worcestershire with her partner and their 2 cheeky Golden Retrievers.
She first discovered her love of writing at Junior School when actual lessons came second to watching other people and quietly making up her own stories about them. Her report card invariably read “Angela would do well if she minded her own business as well as she minds other people’s”.
After years of writing relationship based stories (The Forgotten Woman and Dear Mother) Angela turned to Crime, fictionally speaking of course, and developed a character that refused to go away.
She is signed to Bookouture.com for a total of 28 books in the Kim Stone series and her books have been translated into 30 languages.
Many of her books, including Blood Lines, Dead Souls, Broken Bones, Fatal Promise and Dead Memories reached the #1 spot on Amazon on pre-orders alone and the translation of Dead Souls, La Verita Sepolte, recently won the prestigious Primo Bancarella award.
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