I really devoured this series. In less than 2 months I have read all parts, including this ARC which I received thanks to Netgalley.

The characters in this series are so real, so recognizable. Something you often see in English crime and thriller books. However, the writer knows how to touch something that really gives you the feeling that you know the characters, sympathize with them and are directly involved with each and everyone of them.

Since there is a clear red line in all books of the Luc Callanagh and Ava Turner series, it is important to read the books in order. And believe me, it's absolutely worth it.

In this part, more is played on the personal level of the main characters. The way in which the writer also shows the sides of the victims and the perpetrators ensures that you are completely involved in the whole and I therefore had trouble putting the book away.

The book actually seems to consist of two parts. There is a crime that connects Scotland and France, which is why Luc is back at Interpol. But there is also the issue of women being used and abused in prostitution. Slowly these stories come together and despite the fact that you think you know how things work from the start, you get a surprise again. Something Helen Fields really does very well in all her books.

This part is definitely recommended and I can hardly wait for the next part.

Perfect Kill is part of a series but I read it as a new reader. This novel works fine as a standalone work. This is probably one of the most brutal and intense books I've read this year or even ever.

Perfect Kill by Helen Fields. What a whirlwind of action! Well developed and interesting characters with completely vile villains. The crimes are disturbing and difficult to read. First book in the DI Callanach series that I have read and it won't be the last. Enjoyed following Ava and Luc and the rest of the team.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

This is a gripping and an emotional book which is the sixth book in the series but it is also a stand alone book which only touches on the back story. I have read all five books and each book gets better and better. The story is divided by two detectives one in Edinburgh and the other in Paris who are investigating a organ harvesting ring. Well worth picking up an reading.

I love this series so thank you to Netgalley and the publisher AVON Books UK for an ARC Copy.

Bart Campbell wakes up inside a shipping container far from his Edinburgh home. Alone, trapped in the darkness and with no way out, Bart knows that his chances of being found alive are very slim. What Bart doesn’t know is that he is heading for France where his fate has already been sealed.

DCI Luc Callanach is back in France working with his old partner Jean Paul but it soon becomes clear when his case starts to collide with DCI Ava Turners back in Scotland, that men and women being shipped to France are being traded for women trafficked into Scotland.
So many lives are at stake so they face an impossible task - but there cannot be an option of failure when Bart and so many others will soon be dead.

This’ll the sixth book in this series and it was another belter of a book. I was hooked from the first page until the very last. I love all these characters and it was good to be back with them all again. A good storyline, which I found quite chilling this time round, has all of the team working together and jeopardising their own lives to solve the case as quickly as possible.

Looking forward to book 7 - I CANT WAIT!!

Another fabulous book from Helen Fields and really great to catch up with Ava and Luc. That said, although it's part of a series it's not necessary to have read the previous instalments. This particular book is very intense and has a seriously disturbing plot. Fantastic characters throughout. Possibly my favourite in the series.

Ava and Luc are back but separated with Ava in Edinburgh and Luc working in France but their cases could be linked. A young man has gone missing, three skeletons are found. On top of this prostitutes, ava’s best friend Natasha, needs Ava but who is helping Ava? I thought the previous book was my favourite but this one tops it! Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

This is the 6th book in a crime thriller series featuring DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner. Although most of these stories are set in Edinburgh, Scotland, as they work for the MIT there, Luc is currently assigned in France as Scottish liaison officer to Interpol working on tracing a human trafficking case. A Scottish national's body had been found in Flandres and all that remained of the young man was a shell -- most of his internal organs had been removed. It seems that there is something more sinister going on that might tie into a missing persons situation that Ava is dealing with. From the backroom, filthy brothels where the trafficked women are used and abused to the sterile interior of a quasi operating theater, this is a complicated investigation that is grisly and chilling.

If you haven't read the previous five books in the series, I'd urge you to start at the beginning. This is a really good collection that has interesting characters, fabulous plots, and interesting settings. The writing is top-notch and the author spins the tales and lavishes us with incredible details. The relationship between Luc and Ava is quite complex and their history together is checkered with a bit of drama, but it works well. I do enjoy these books and they are very absorbing often requiring that I read them from cover to cover in a single sitting.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend. I hope that #7 is in the works but I understand that Helen Fields is writing a standalone novel coming in February of 2021.

Another fab installment in the series from Helen Fields! I think this might be my favourite one so far - the threads of the separate cases that Ava and Luc are working on are woven brilliantly throughout the story, keeping you invested and in suspense as the novel builds towards its climax. Ava is badass and amazing as always, and I loved seeing hers and Luc's relationship develop even as they are more distant than ever. And what an ending! I can't wait to see where the next book leads...

This sixth episode of the DI Luc Callanach series, unbelievably is even better than the five that have gone before.
If you havent read any of these books I can definitely recommend them.
We find Luc still attached to interpol, in Paris, on the trail of a group involved in the illegal harvesting of human organs.
DCI Ava Turner is back in Scotland investigating the disappearance of several men and women. Enquiries suggest they are being transported to France and exchanged for young women sex trafficked into Scotland.
The discovery of a photograph in France finally establishes a link between the cases and provides the break through.
At times a brutal and chilling, fast paced and cleverly played out across two countries.
An exciting and gripping read, I`m already looking forward to the next instalment.
Thank you to Netgalley and Avon books for the opportunity to read this as an ARC.

Perfect kill

A well written solid police thriller

I’ve read all the previous books, so, was pleased to continue the relationship between Ava Turner and Luc Callenach

It’s a hard hitting, at times gruesome tale but holds together well.

All in all a good read and I’m grateful to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview in exchange for this honest review.

Thanks Helen fields and net galley for letting me read this excellent detective book.
Helen Fields books are always excellent and this one was great, look forward to the next one.
The story was very gruesome going into details of body parts and Slave girls selling their bodies but could not put it down.
It’s very sad that the treatment of girls still goes on, and you hope by reading these type of books you could make a difference .

When Maggie Campbell realised that her son, Bart, was missing he was already 200 miles away and just waking from a chemically-induced sleep. Maggie knew straight away that something was wrong. Bart might be twenty but he was considerate of his mother and wouldn't have stayed out all night without letting her know. Besides, he didn't have his phone with him and he wouldn't have gone far without that. It's not long before Bart realises that he's alone, trapped in a shipping container and on his way to France, where his fate has already been decided.

Elenuta is trapped, but not in quite the same way. She's been trafficked from Romania and is now in a flat in Dumbryden Gardens in Edinburgh. Finlay did his best to keep his girls clean - that was best for business - but there was hardly any comfort in the flat and there was a constant threat that you would be chosen for 'the race' - and the girls who were chosen never seemed to return.

Meanwhile, in Paris, DI Luc Callanach, on loan to the French authorities from Police Scotland, is part of a team working on the discovery of the body of a twenty-year-old male on a building site. All his internal organs have been removed, with knowledge, if not much skill.

Back in Edinburgh, DCI Ava Turner, head of the MIT, thought that she'd found a way of forgetting about the end of her relationship with Luc Callanach, but sleeping with another DI on the Major Incident Team wasn't her brightest idea, particularly as Pax Graham is rather smitten with her - and she's no less smitten with Callanach. Then the bodies really start piling up.

It used to be that I made a point of not joining crime series once they'd really become established on the grounds that it wasn't fair on the author, but as series get longer and it's harder to pick up that initial publishing contract I found myself slipping into series where I'd missed the early books. Then there's the problem of not realising that the series is already at book six, which is what happened with Perfect Kill. It struck me that there were quite a few allusions to what looked like a very sound backstory, but I didn't realise that we were so far in, which will tell you that the book will read perfectly well as a standalone.

And it was a good read, apart from one quibble. I liked the characters and the plot is well-thought-out, but there are some graphic scenes of sexual violence. If this doesn't generally worry you then you can put this down to me being an elderly wuss with a soft heart. Either way I'd like to thank the publishers for making a copy available to the Bookbag.

First book by this author & I thoroughly enjoyed it. Fantastic plot & chAracters I’m going to have to read more in this series. I would recommend to anyone.

I love this series of books by Helen Fields with the irresistible Ava and Luc. This is a complex book with two stories running alongside each other that eventually clash together. I was getting a very slightly bored half way through with the minutiae of details and knowing that I wasn't anywhere near a conclusion, kept on going as I knew that Helen would have something amazing up her sleeve, so persevered and am so glad that I did. The other area that took us off track were the long conversations between Natasha and Ava. Being a cancer patient myself I can see the authenticity of everything that Tash was feeling, it just got quite sickly. Thank goodness for the ending, which was perfect all round for those involved including an unsung hero in Lively. Can't wait for the next instalment.

Firstly I would like to thank the author, the publisher and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an ARC of this book. It was brilliant as all Helen Fields' books are, it gripped me from the beginning and spat me out at the end. At times some parts were difficult to read due to the subject matter, but I think that is because you become so involved with the characters that you don't want to read about bad things that may happen to them. I will as always be recommending this book to everyone I know.

I’d like to thank Avon Books UK and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Perfect Kill’ by Helen Fields in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

When Bart Campbell, a hard-working twenty-year-old college student, regains consciousness he finds himself chained to the floor in a shipping container. DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner are working separate cases, Luc is in France liaising for Police Scotland in a human trafficking case and the harvesting of body organs whilst Ava is in Scotland where body parts are found in pig pens.

I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed all of Helen Fields’ previous thrillers but for some reason ‘Perfect Kill’ doesn’t do anything for me. It’s good to read of Ava and Luc again, their continuing relationship and friendship with Natasha, but I prefer it when they’re both working together in Scotland. Some parts of the story are gruesome and quite disturbing and make for difficult reading, but I’ve promised to be unbiased in my review and this is my opinion only. Although I haven’t enjoyed this one, I’ll still look forward to the next in the series.

Edinburgh’s Major Investigation Team are back at it again and readers are once again plunged into a gritty, gruesome, and truly unsettling installment of Helen Fields’ DI Luc Callanach series.
Fields delivers an unflinchingly realistic portrayal of human trafficking and illegal organ harvesting and, as evident in her previous books, never fails to highlight the disturbing reality for the victims of these crimes. Never one to shy away from the gory details, Fields does so whilst simultaneously portraying the strength of the human spirit when faced with the impossible and survival instincts kick in.
Although separated for the majority of the book, Luc and Ava are brought back together not only because of the ongoing investigations in both Edinburgh and Paris, but their love for their friend, Natasha, who has received some life-changing news. One of my favourite parts of this series are the relationships between all three characters. Natasha continues to be the glue that holds Luc and Ava together as well as the voice of reason amongst the awkwardness and unease.
Luc and Ava are still dealing with the aftermath of their short-lived intimacy back in Perfect Crime (Book #5). Part of me was surprised by where we find Ava in her first appearance in this book, but the other part of me - the more reluctant part, I suppose - saw it coming. It will be very interesting to see the dynamic between certain characters as the series progresses.
I enjoyed getting to see Luc and Jean-Paul work together, it was refreshing to see Luc back with Interpol and doing some old fashioned police work in France, allowing him to deal with some of his demons.
Without a doubt, DS Lively shines in this particular installment. His compassion and kindness towards the trafficked victims really tugs at the heartstrings. Fields has done a wonderful job developing his character since Perfect Remains (Book #1). In addition, I hope we get to see more of DS Tripp and DC Swift in future installments.
Overall, the book is fast-paced, well-researched, and a delight to read. If you’re looking for a real page-turner complete with great characterisation, then look no further.
I would like to thank Helen Fields, Avon Books UK, and the NetGalley for the advanced copy.

This author is one who captures human trafficking like no other. Wow, I miss certainly be reading more books. Powerful,gripping,karma. Certainly had me thinking of the things the poor would go through whilst it still goes on in this day. Utterly outstanding book.

This is only my second Helen Fields book but I felt like I caught right up and remembered most of the characters. It's an intense read for sure with lots of graphic and vivid scenes depicting the lives of women affected by human trafficking. Several murders, organs removed for a cult-like, gruesome ritual, and lovable characters who are flawed but will steal your heart. Definitely not the last book by Fields I'll be reading!