The silver car sits on a quiet suburban street, lit by the flicker of a nearby streetlamp. It hasn’t moved for days. Nobody noticed it arriving, and nobody knows what’s hidden inside…
When Lindy Pickering answers the door to police officers, she isn’t prepared for what they tell her. Her brother, Kain, was discovered dead that morning, locked inside a car owned by her late mother.
As the police begin to ask questions, Lindy admits that she and Kain hadn’t spoken in weeks, but she remains tight-lipped about the reason the siblings hated each other.
When neighbours begin to gossip, it seems that everyone had a reason for wanting Kain dead and Lindy realises that she can’t trust anyone around her. And as another body is found, killed in the same way as Kain, it’s clear that someone is keeping a close eye on the investigation, and they’re prepared to kill to keep their deadly secret hidden… ~taken from Goodreads
When Lindy Pickering answers the door to police officers, she isn’t prepared for what they tell her. Her brother, Kain, was discovered dead that morning, locked inside a car owned by her late mother.
As the police begin to ask questions, Lindy admits that she and Kain hadn’t spoken in weeks, but she remains tight-lipped about the reason the siblings hated each other.
When neighbours begin to gossip, it seems that everyone had a reason for wanting Kain dead and Lindy realises that she can’t trust anyone around her. And as another body is found, killed in the same way as Kain, it’s clear that someone is keeping a close eye on the investigation, and they’re prepared to kill to keep their deadly secret hidden… ~taken from Goodreads
Detective Gina Harte is back with another novel! This can be read as book number 18 in the series but also works fine as a stand alone.
I had to think about how to rate this book, as I was teetering on a star rating. This story was all over the place and to be honest it was overwhelming at times. There are so many characters and trying to remember who is who and how they fit in what almost too much.
Add to the fact that I really did not like a single person in this story, including DI Harte. As of late, she seems to be just whiny and "woe is me" and frankly it has gotten old.
DCI Briggs, Harte's ex-lover who she is still in love with, is pulled off the case, as he is somehow involved, DI Harte doesn't know how and it's driving her mad not knowing. A new DCI is brought in to take Briggs' place and low and behold he is an old work friend of Gina's that may have been a bit more than a work buddy in the past. WINK WINK!
There are plenty of ways this book kept me engaged. There are interesting clues that left me wondering how and why they were related to the murders. The chapters written by "anonymous" gave an eerie aspect, and of course Gina Harte's love life brought the desired drama!
Overall this kept me guessing and entertained. I rate it 4 stars!
"Their Deadly Truth" is out today here in the U.S. and you can get it now! Don't forget to check out Carla Kovach's other books I've reviewed also!
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me an advanced ecopy to read and review!
Happy Reading!
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