This is my first book by the Author , but the 3rd in this series , and I was pleasantly
surprised by the quality of writing .

Sheriff Hank Worth has made a grave error of judgement - moments after giving
a car full of speeding youngsters just a warning - he finds their car crashed , all aboard dead .
On notifying the parents of the accident he discovers anomalies - a body is found in one
of the apartments , a young girl is found after a suicide attempt .......... just what is going on ?
Was the crash really an accident ? Are all the events connected ?
His colleagues discount his views as grief from his perceived error , seeing nothing amiss .
But Hank , is determined to investigate - at what cost ?
This is an interesting book , full of grief and sadness - with differing agencies jockeying for
control of the investigations ....... can Hank redeem himself and solve the many puzzles
before its too late ?.

I was given an arc of the book by NetGalley and the Publisher in exchange for an honest review .

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book and I really enjoyed it, I was hooked from the start and couldn't put it down I didn't know where the story was going and never guessed at all of the outcome. Fab

This is a heartbreaking subject, but the characters pull through the story so realistically that it helps dull the pain of the loss of a car full of teenagers at the start of the book. Now Sheriff, Hank still takes on patrolling and other jobs to stay in the game. After letting the teens off with a warning, the emergency calls start coming in and he is plenty close to respond. Hank's a mess, Sam isn't himself yet and Shelia sure earns her Deputy Chief status by trying to keep them all together. There is the usual jockeying over jurisdiction that brings some new characters to the county. And then at home, Hank's father in law Duncan's sister has mysteriously turned up, not realizing what a hectic time this is the for the family. Not many light moments here, but I did find the eventual path to the end engrossing.

A Deadly Turn is a action packed book with plenty of twists and turns. This is the third in the series, but can be read as a standalone. I will definitely read the rest of the series.

Did Sheriff Hank Worth make a deadly error in judgment? On patrol one night, the Sheriff pulls over a car holding 6 teenagers. He slightly knows one or two of them, there was no sign of drugs or alcohol, so he lets them go with a warning.

Minutes later, he's call to the scene of a one-car accident. All six of the teenagers are dead. Hank is filled with grief and guilt. Notifying the parents that their children are dead are bad enough ... but Hank is starting to think something else may be going on. A young man's body is found murdered in an apartment under a different name. A teenage girl is found after an attempted suicide.

Hank thinks these are all related ... but how, and most importantly .. why?

He seems to be all alone in his belief ... those around him seem to think his guilt is responsible for seeing connections where there are none.

Several twists and turns kept me riveted to each and every page. Although this is 3rd in this series, it is easily read as a sand alone. This one whetted my appetite to go back to the beginning to see how the characters have evolved. Hank and his partner are likable and I enjoyed how they relate to each other with respect, and sometimes with humor.

Many thanks to the author / Severn House / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

A wonderful writer and a wonderful series. Interesting setting with a fully developed character. Reminds me of Terry Shames' Samuel Craddock. This is book 3 in the series.

A DEADLY TURN (PolProc-Sheriff Hank Worth-Missouri-Contemp)-G+
Booth, Claire – 3rd in series
Severn House Digital – March 2019
First Sentence: He walked casually up to the car.
Branson County Sheriff Hank Worth stops a car with six teens clearly out for a joy ride. He lets them go with a warning only to receive a call a short time later of a serious traffic accident and arrives to find all six kids dead. The closer Hank looks at the scene, the more he questions whether it was an accident, or whether foul play was involved.
Booth does an excellent job of conveying the devastation and guilt Hank feels. It helps that there are excellent characters to back him up including Sheila Turley, the chief deputy, Kurt Gatz, the crime scene tech, and young Sam, an officer who had been shot, is on desk duty and is desperate to prove his worth back in the field. Booth does a good job of introducing one character who transforms fairly quickly. That Booth provides a short biography on each of the victims adds verisimilitude; they aren't characters, they are victims.
This is a book where a cast of characters would have been particularly helpful. There are a multitude of officers from a multitude of agencies not always working with those in their own agency. It can have the feel of musical chairs at times, including with the families of the victims and others. However, one thing is that Booth's characters do ring true in all ways.
It's nice how quickly the anomalies begin to appear and give the sense that the accident is more than it first seems. In the end, it's good, old-fashioned police work, following the clues, and an exciting car chase that solves the crime. That there is an unnecessary, unrelated cliffhanger at the end was annoying.
"A Deadly Turn" is a good read with plenty of twists and turns. If you've not read Booth before, one may with to start at the beginning rather than here.

While on night patrol Branson county sheriff Hank Worth stops a speeding car to find six teenagers inside. He decides to let them off with a warning. Less than thirty minutes later he responses to a call, a car has crashed. But the case gets complicated when another body is found in an apartment, and a seriously hurt girl is discovered. Are these incidents connected.
This is my first Hank Worth book and it can easily be read as a standalone story.
It took me a while to get into the story but it is well-written with a good plot line. The main characters are likeable with some depth. Look forward to reading more from the series.

An enjoyable read with plenty of action. There is a lot packed into the plot right up to the last page.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Hank Worth, the county sheriff in the area of the tourist town Branson, Missouri. He lets a carload of teens off with a warning and that decision ends up haunting him when twenty minutes later they are involved in a fatal accident. A couple of other crimes occur that the Branson Police Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol think are separate incidents, but Hank insists they are related to the car accident. Hank has to cooperate with these other departments and put his grief aside to get to the truth.

I am familiar with the Branson, Missouri setting so I enjoy this series. I like family man, Hank, as well as his chief deputy, Sheila. Their skills and personalities complement each other and they make a great team. This procedural shares a glimpse of working and living in a small town where gossip and local politics definitely play a part in the story. The plot of the book is sad, but intriguing. I didn't enjoy this book as much as the previous two, but it's not the subject but the fact that the motives and explanations for the various crimes get complicated and somewhat confusing.

Good detective work, much of which is done by young officer, Sam, solves the cases. As happens in life, there really aren't any happy endings, but the cases are resolved but not necessarily the fallout for Hank. The book ends on an unrelated cliffhanger, which I assume sets up a follow-up book. This isn't my favorite way for an author to end a book, but I do like this series. I think fans of J.A. Jance's Joanna Brady series or Nancy Allen's Ozark Mysteries will enjoy this book and the entire series.

I received this book from NetGalley through the courtesy of Severn House. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.

I was very saddened to find that this book was the third in a series. I don't feel like I missed out on anything in this book because I hadn't read the prior two books, but I really liked the characters and would have loved to know more about them. Additionally, due to comments in this installment, I already know more than I'd want to know about what happens in the first two books to read them. All that aside, Hank Worth is a sheriff who cares deeply for his community. When 6 kids die in a car accident shortly after he has pulled them over and let them go, Hank blames himself. But as the investigations continues, more questions than answers arise. The book was well written and includes some great characters. When the next one comes out I will have to seriously consider going back and reading the first two!

A Deadly Turn, the third novel in the Hank Worth Mystery Series, and although it can certainly be read as a standalone without any problems, in order to see how the characters have evolved and where their motivations come from I advise starting at the beginning. As with the previous books, this is a beautifully plotted, well written and compulsive police procedural and the police slog away with determination to find the answers. I liked the linear, straightforward structure which allowed for maximum enjoyment and the characters are developed nicely. The pace was great with action packed into every page to keep you reading, and I was very pleasantly surprised by the poignancy the storyline brought as it was something I wasn't expecting.

There are surprises and reveals throughout to keep you on your toes, and I was singing Hallelujah when I realised that the characters continue to be refreshing in the sense that they don't have the often usual customary baggage that comes with the territory in policing - alcohol dependency etc. There is a lot of death and destruction taking place in A Deadly Turn, so if you are not up for that type of story then it's best avoided, but, if you are, you'll be richly rewarded. The cliffhanger conclusion was somewhat expected given it's a series and the author wants to make sure you pick up the next instalment to find out what actually happens.

Many thanks to Severn House Publishers for an ARC.

There is an incredible amount of death and bad stuff in this book- and I kept thinking that this was just too much for Branson Country Missouri. Hank Worth is a good character, to be sure, but how many people can be killed in one night? Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. I'd not read the first books so this was a standalone for me.

Branson county sheriff Hank Worth stops a speeding car and lets the six teenagers off with a warning. An urgent call comes minutes later about a fatal car crash and Worth is stunned to find it is the same car and everyone has died. Guilt-stricken about his role in the crash, Worth hands over the investigation to the Major Crimes Highway Patrol and goes to give death notifications to the parents. Worth and his deputy are surprised to find an unidentified male body at one of the victim's apartment. Then a classmate of the crash victims is found seriously injured in a fall.

Worth believes all the deaths and incidents are connected but his deputies and Branson police detective Dale Raker are skeptical. How did car crash victim Johnny Gall obtain several fake birth certificates and driver licenses? Why was ostracized teenager Hailee Fitch one of the car crash victims? The murdered man's trail leads the investigators to a renovated Branson country music hall and veteran country singer Euford Gunner. The search for Hailee's no-good older sister Emily is also a key subplot in the story.

This was another well-plotted story and it is great that the Sheriff Hank Worth mystery series is continuing with a new publisher.

I received an eARC via Netgalley and Severn House with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and provided this review.

A Deadly Turn is a wonderful crime thriller. Claire Booth is fine writer and one to watch! Worth the read

I did try to like this, persisted to 1/3 of the way through, but then gave up. I found I just didn't care and, not having read any of the previous books, I didn't even feel as if I cared about the main/recurring characters. May be OK for those who have read before, but not my cup of tea and there's far too much more to read to spend time one something you're not enjoying.

Fabulous book, got me hooked right from the start. I felt for Hank right from the start. The impact to him was devastating and the writing gave this great justice. The whole storyline led to wanting to continue reading until it was finished. Didn’t expect the ending so was engrossed with the characters. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone

This is as well written story with many unexpected (but well explained) twists. There is a large caste but all are well described and come over as individuals with issues and ambitions. For once,too,there are detectives who do not have the standard dysfunctional personal lives! The climax comes gradually but there is no doubt the readers will be keen to get there. The ending is not obvious early on which us another bonus. This is well worth reading.

Excellent book! Loved the characters and it was a great storyline. I would highly recommend this book.

#DeadlyTurnA #NetGalley This was the third in the series but was perfectly able to be read as a standalone novel. It was good to read this type of novel from the perspective of the local sheriff rather than the police. Easy to read, with a tear jerking storyline, I loved the characters of Hank and his deputies Sheila and Sam. The plot moved along at a great pace with plenty of action but kept me guessing right up to the end. A cliffhanger at the end (which definitely does not detract from the enjoyment of the book), is hopefully a teaser for the next in the series. I would definitely read more in this series.