All Jessica wants is an answer to the question of why Bex left...

She's been searching for months, and when Jessica finally receives a phone call from Bex, the only word spoken is, "Jessica." It takes Jessica two days to trace the call to a west coast pay phone in Blackpool. Taking some long overdue time off, Jessica heads there immediately hoping to find Bex but ends up in a disaster of the sort that involves Jessica being accused of murder. This is quite the complicated plot featuring all sorts of dastardly goings on and many interesting characters -- both good guys and bad guys. NO SPOILERS.

Since the ending of #12 was a cliffhanger, I jumped at the chance to continue the story arc and sat down to read this immediately after receiving approval for the ARC today. It's so fast-paced, absorbing and full of action that I found it impossible to put down and thus read it in a couple of hours. This isn't a typical Jessica Daniel police procedural as she's gone off on her own without her team into Blackpool and is operating in a sketchy area and hooking up with an unusual group of women. Her main mission -- to find Bex -- leads her into a huge network of criminal activity and puts her career and her life in serious danger. It's great writing and storytelling and I'm so happy that this series just keeps getting better. I've read all of them and can't wait for the next hoping only for the best for Jessica. I'll be eager for her to return to Longsight Police and am wishing for Jessica to find some peace and contentment in her personal life.

***And something really fun and special -- an appearance in this book by Andrew Hunter, the private investigator protagonist of another Kerry Willkinson series!


Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the e-book ARC to read and review.

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