Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher- this is the 6th book in the D I Callanch series and was just as good as the previous 5. I would give with a worth 4 1/2 stars.

This is a wonderfully crafted action-packed story with twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat right to the last page. The author’s insightful look into both the international sex slave traffic and illegal organ theft crisis is timely and on point. The end had a satisfying, realistic conclusion; there is no magic bullet to rid the world of these people who will profit from the desperate and delusional, but enough justice for everyone.

This is my first exposure to this author and it definitely will not be my last! I definitely plan to read the other books in this series.

Thank you to NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This series must be the best around at present. They are PERFECT.......

This is the sixth in the series and as usual the story revolves around Ava and Luc and the Edinburgh Major investigation team.

This book will certainly not disappoint and will keep you on edge right till the end.

I couldn't put it down.

Looking forward to the next in the series

Helen Fields has written a superb series! This the sixth book is as good as any before it, and I date say any of the continuing books will be as good. Rarely have I read as consistent a series, the strong characters as well as the up to date criminal realism make her a favourite that I shall continue to return to.

Since I read all of the other books in the series, I was eager to pick up where I left off. And much like the prior books, this one didn't disappoint. Ava is working in Scotland, and Luc is working as Police Scotland's liaison to Interpol.

The tension between Ava and Luc still manages to persist long-distance, while Ava is struggling with her own issues at home in Scotland. Luc has his hands full in France, dealing with his old friend Jean-Paul, along with the body of a Scottish man who has turned up in Paris with most of his transplantable organs missing. As always, there are many sub-plots running throughout the book, making for an action packed story with many plot twists that kept me at the edge of my seat, unable to put down this book until I had finished reading the entire thing.

The characters that I know and love made their appearance, with all of their flaws, quirks, and of course, plenty of witty banter. A couple of new characters showed up as well, notably DC Swift and Jean-Paul, who has only been mentioned in previous books. I love how the author weaves her storylines, keeping readers hooked from start to finish, with engaging plots, endearingly realistic characters, and the gritty settings that exist in the underworld of cities around the world that most people avoid like the plague. I'll definitely be looking to reading more of this series.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and author for this ARC.

Firstly I have to say, I missed out on the first five books, an advantage to receive this book, an dis-advantage when you read the book and feel you have missed so much on the history of the series.

Perfect Kill is the sixth book in the D.I. Callenach series.

He had never heard himself scream before. It was terrifying.

Alone, trapped in the darkness and with no way out, Bart Campbell knows that his chances of being found alive are slim.

Drugged and kidnapped, the realisation soon dawns that he’s been locked inside a shipping container far from his Edinburgh home. But what Bart doesn’t yet know is that he’s now heading for France where his unspeakable fate is already sealed…

The central characters are DCI Luc (Mr Dishy) Callenach and DCS Ava Turner from the MIT team in Edinburgh. Luc is back in his native France on secondment to Interpol and working with his old partner Jean-Paul, they are working on separate cases that soon collide as it becomes clear that the men and women being shipped to France are being traded for women trafficked into Scotland.

With so many lives at stake, they face an impossible task – but there’s no option of failure when Bart and so many others will soon be dead…

Get ready for a rollercoaster ride like no other, with the next gripping thriller from the number one bestselling crime author, Helen Fields.

A powerful, strong, gory, shocking thriller that keeps going and two stories connect.

What I did enjoy so much as the last few chapters unfolded was, the gripping, tense suspense, then the touching comical moments, then some lovely light touches, no more said...

I feel I enjoyed this author, who I had not heard of before reading this book, do I now read book 1....

A good four stars, liked the writing of this author as well as the characters.

I was thrilled to receive this advance copy as I’ve been a fan of Helen Fields since stumbling upon book one earlier this year.
The sixth novel of the DI Callanach follows Luc
and Ava as they investigate separate cases in Scotland and France. The author continues to offer up the intricate, gruesome, and suspenseful storylines we’ve come to expect and love from her.
I highly recommend this book, which can be read as a stand alone, but you’ll get far more connected to the characters and their stories if you start from the beginning.
Thank you to Avon Books UK and Netgalley for the great read.

Perfect Book.

The Callanach and Turner series is a personal favourite of mine and this installment is the best yet.

I actually had to put this book down at one stage because it scared me so much, and I don't scare easily.

Absolutely incredible author with a talent for the macabre and violence, with a touch of heartwarming love.

Perfect installment.
Perfect author.
Perfect book.

Perfect kill is perfect.

Helen Fields is the premier crime writer of the last few years, she gets better and better! Her Luc Callanach series goes from strength to strength and Perfect Kill is the best yet. A young Edinburgh native, Bart. finds himself trapped inside a container, drugged and bound. HIs nightmare is only beginning when he eventually reaches his destination. Elenuta is a young Romanian woman being prostituted against her will along with other young women who have been trafficked into Edinburgh's seedy underworld. The cases are connected but with Luc in France and Ava in Scotland will they be able to solve this together? More to the point will they be able to put their personal feelings aside in order to work together? An epic read, harrowing in places. Thank you Netgalley for my advance copy.

♥I got a copy from the publisher through NetGalley and this is my most honest uninfluenced review♥

I'll just be plain honest here. It's been a while since I finished a book. Work is consuming, pregnancy (yeah) makes me tired all the time and I also have to play Destiny2 because a) I'm addicted and b) it's my thing-to-do-with-husband. So, I start a book, then I got kind of bored, then I just don't go back. No matter how amazing the book is, I'll just drop it in a few weeks. For some random reason I ended up in Netgalley (or I got an email, idk) and I just saw perfect something and woah had to go back to see what was it. Turns out, it was another book from one of my faves-auto-buy-author and here I am.

I'm not sure what I can say about this book, to be honest. It's amazing. That's it.
Loved to kind of know Jean-Paul and I'm just in love with DS Lively. Natasha's story is breaking my heart, tho (#ProtectNatashaAtAllCost). I loved both cases and thought it was very interesting how they connected. Great pacing as usual. And, once again, the cure for my book hangover.


Just can't wait for book7 ♥

Helen Fields is guaranteed to give you a gripping book to read and each book surpasses my expectations. This was probably the hardest book to read out of the series because of the intense sexual violence involved.

I was disappointed in Fields when I realised she had written about sexual trafficking and couldn't understand why the scenes had to be so graphic. They were very hard to read and so unnecessary in my opinion. Another negative is the way Fields ended the book but I'm using the ending to give me hope that another is or will be written.

Having said this, Perfect Kill was a very gripping read that I couldn't put down.

An undoubtedly well written, tense, edge of the seat thriller.
I really liked all of the characters and was drawn in from page one.
Would have given this 5 stars but the sheer brutality of it and the scenes which went beyond nasty and into sick had me scanning a few pages that were just too difficult to stomach. (& I can usually cope with the worst of them!)
Great read overall though.

This is my absolute favourite detective series, tackling serious and contemporary issues interspersed with the will they/won't they relationship between the two main characters, Ava and Luc.

The subject matter is gruesome and shocking at times. While Ava deals with one element in Scotland, Luc is helping Interpol with another seemingly unrelated case in Paris. The team as always have each other's back and there are quite a few witty moments along the way, a welcome break from the harrowing subject matter. Luc and Ava's interaction is as cliff-hanging as ever and I can't wait for the next installment in what has turned out to be a must buy series for me,

I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for an advance copy of of Perfect Kill, the sixth novel to feature Edinburgh based DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callenach.

Luc is on secondment to Interpol in France investigating a people smuggling ring while Ava’s recently quiet life in Edinburgh is shattered by a two murders, one with links to France. What they discover is far broader than either could have imagined.

I thoroughly enjoyed Perfect Kill which is an engrossing, if rather stomach churning, read. It is not for the faint hearted with graphic violence and cruelty and an amazing proposition that makes a kind of sick sense. No, I’m not going to tell you what it is but it’s very clever and you’ll never guess but yuck.

The novel itself is told in several voices with Luc and Ava carrying most of it in their separate and combined investigations and two other characters telling their story as well, Bart Campbell who wakes up confined in a dark space and Elenuta who is living as a sex slave. Initially I found it quite confusing as where Bart and Elenuta fit in but quickly came to appreciate the additional depth they provide, giving the reader context and a different, more detailed perspective on the investigation. Their stories also allow the reader to measure the progress the police are making. I found it quite compulsive reading with their despair and not quite extinguished hope adding an emotional dimension.

The police investigation is non stop. It is split between what Luc is doing in Paris and what Ava is doing in Edinburgh. Unsurprisingly for fiction their investigations soon come together and end in a couple of major action scenes with Ava kicking serious butt.

Throughout it all there is the ongoing thread of Ava and Luc’s will they, won’t they relationship. I must admit that I find this rather tedious in comparison with the high octane level of the rest of the novel. I just wish they’d decide and we can stop the excavations of Ava’s psyche.

Perfect Kill is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

This series really goes from strength to strength. The plots are better and the characterisation is excellent. The depiction of Ds Lively hearing Elunatas story was genuinely heart breaking. The trafficking story line is current and relevant. I really enjoyed the expansion of the story to France interpretation and interpol. Honestly this would make a great TV series hint hint! Slight spoiler alert. But seriously Ava jesus christ woman stop pushing Luc away already ;)

The sixth book in this wonderful series featuring D.I.Luc Callanach, D.C.I Ava Turner and the other members of the team. In this instalment Luc has gone back to France on secondment to Interpol while Ava is working on a case in Edinburgh and very soon it becomes evident that these two cases are connected and they are gruesome cases to say the least!!
This is a series that has always had a strong plot line and in this book it really steps up to the mark with loads of detail and very topical with organ harvesting, people trafficking wow it’s a hell of a ride.
The ongoing back story is as always a real bonus in these books making the characters feel very real with all their foibles but this is always done with a lot of thought and never at the expense of the main story it just adds to the brilliance of the read making you care about these characters a lot.
The more I have read the series the more in love with it I have become it really does have everything and Helen Fields is at her genius best as always so do yourself a favour and read them all, don’t miss out because this really is a top notch read and I have no hesitation in giving it 5 big fat stars.
My thanks to Helen Fields for giving me so much pleasure in a mighty fine read.
My thanks also to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and author for this ARC.

Having read the previous books in this series, this book did not disappoint. The author covers current issues in this story - people trafficking and killing for body parts. The story takes place in two different places, DI Callanach is in Paris working with Interpol and investigating the murder of a Scottish man. In Edinburgh Ava Turner is investigating a murder and a man who has gone missing. As the book progresses it appears there are links with Callanach’s investigation and Turner’s missing person. Without giving any spoilers, I found this to be an absorbing and thrilling read. It held my attention from start to finish. All the characters return from previous books and the working rapport, banter they have between each other is great and it was lovely to see a different side to a couple of characters which for me made them more endearing. There were lots of twists and turns in the story, moments where my heart was in my mouth and I didn’t want to put this book down. Sensitive issues were dealt with very well by the author. All in all, a fab compulsive read that I didn’t want to end.

I could not put this book and loved being in the company of Ava Turner and Luc Callanach again! This was hard hitting again dealing with the issues of trafficking, prostitution and killing for body parts.

The story moved rapidly between Scotland and France and felt very real and topical.

It was interesting to see the development of the relationship between the two and the effect of Natasha’s illness on the dynamic.

A riveting read - highly recommended.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for this latest Helen Fields book. Absolutely gripping, a real page turner of a book. Totally enthralled from beginning to the end. 5 stars all the way.

Thanks once again to #NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read #PerfectKill in return for a fair an honest review.

I have been reading the "Perfect" series since book one, and have grown quite attached to Ava Turner and Luc Callanach - as well as their good friend Natasha, so knowing that the next book in the series was imminent, I could not wait to see what lies in store. And boy, was I not disappointed.

Luc is on secondment to Interpol and working with his old friend Jean-Paul on the murder case of a Scotsman, found with all of his organs missing; meanwhile, Ava is presented with the bodies of three (possible) murder victims found in a farmer's pig enclosure, while working on the disappearance of another Scottish man, who one night vanished into thin air.

We're given some insights into what has happened to the victims, through their own eyes, and the story slowly unfolds. But it's not only Ava Turner and Luc Callanach who get involved in the case(s) - Lively becomes a big part of an investigation into prostitution, slave-trade and torture.

Aside from the main plot lines, Ava and Luke's dear friend Natasha is diagnosed with breast cancer, and strives to bring them closer together; needless to say, they both are extremely supportive!

Slowly but surely, all of the plot lines seem to be converging, and Luc goes undercover in Paris to try and break a growing crime ring involving - as it turns out - both of the missing men and another person who hadn't been on their radar.

Another great addition to the "Perfect" series; read them all you must.