Thank you to #DKHood, the publisher and #NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review "Break The Silence", the seventh book in the Kane and Alton series (while I take umbrage with putting Jenna Alton after Dave Kane, when she's the Sheriff and he's the Deputy, But who am I to quibble with the publisher - just a lowly reader.)

Black Rock Falls is idyllic, except when it's not. Like right now when Sheriff Alton and her Deputies and ME are dealing with the suicide of a young girl after she attended a party at the local football team's 'house' - where she might have been gang-raped. And there are rumors that this is not the first, or even the second. But the silence is deafening (hence the title, which is apt).

The investigation of the suicide and possible rape is hampered by the unwillingness of the main suspect to admit to anything (and he has a rich, connected family to back him up), but then suddenly they are dealing with a dead football player and then another and then another. It seems like Black Rock Falls is a magnet for serial killers.

And to make matters even more confusing, the Rodeo and Fall Festival are beginning and they have to deal with a robbery and subsequent car chase.

As they continue their investigation into the rape (rapes?) and murders (accidents?), Alton and Kane - with the grudging acceptance of Shane Wolfe - come up with a plan to catch the killer.

Twists and turns galore in this seventh installment and the story line moves along like a freight train to the generally satisfying conclusion. I. Love. This. Series.

Black Rock Falls is not a place for the faint hearted! Possibly the serial killer capital of the world it seems one murder is never enough! It's reputation appears to precede it once again when the body of student Chrissie Lowe is found in her dorm room and it becomes clear she had suffered a terrible ordeal.

Sheriff Jenna Alton and right hand man, Deputy Dave Kane, know they have their work cut out to charge anyone in this case as the prime suspects are all entitled young members of the college football team. As the bodies begin to stack up, medical examiner Shane Wolfe finds nothing is as it seems and they all become increasingly frustrated with their lack of progress.

Once again D K Hood keeps the clues coming without actually giving anything away.  I thought I'd found a few hints as to the identity of the killer but no, not even close! The reveal was surprising but satisfyingly right and there was nothing I would have changed except that I had finished it.

There were a few details mentioned about the past lives of Alton, Kane and Wolfe which was a welcome reminder of how they got to work together in the dangerously macabre town of Black Rock Falls. There are no spoilers however and so even though this is the seventh book in the series it can be read as a stand alone novel.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone familiar with this series or who enjoys curling up with a very good crime story.

I absolutely love this series and was so happy to get the latest on netgalley. Its just like all the other books as you are brought in several different directions before a cracking end and what I loved most was how this one ended, justice does win out. I'm not usually a big fan of the two main characters in anything being romantically involved as it makes the story much more interesting when there is a possibility of it happening at some stage but I want Jenna and Kane to end up together. I would like to thank the publishers and netgalley for letting me have the book to review and the opinions expressed are entirely my own views and are completely unbiased.

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC of the latest in the Black Rock Falls series featuring Kane and Alton and OMG this is by far the best book of the series so far (even though the rest are fab). I literally devoured this book and it had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. It totally gripped from the outset. DK Hood certainly knows how to set a scene and the descriptions make you feel as if you are there. You can feel the chill on your skin, smell the scents coming from the place and feel as if you are right in the thick of the action. I can whole heartedly recommend this fantastic series.

Tense chilling edge of your seat thriller picked it up read late into the night,Part seven in the series looking forward to next in the series.#netgalley#bookoutore

This is the best of the series so far. Jenna and Kane have multiple cases and suspects. The basis of these cases deals with a sensitive issue and the author handles it remarkably well. There is so much going on here and the chapters featuring the killer are so well written that I had no clue who it was and was shocked by the reveal. I also appreciate the way the growing relationship between Jenna and Kane is paced. There are underlying hints that they may end up as more than friends and I really hope we get to see that happen. Yet, there is no hurry or forced moments to rush a romantic aspect. The focus of these books stays on the characters and cases. The end of this one is a bit unusual but perfect and satisfying. I look forward to the next book.

Back to what is my favourite fictional place, Black Rock Falls, idyllic but for the fact serial killers seem to lurk in the shadows…..

Sheriff Alton & Kane are only back from holidays when they get a call to an apparent suicide of a young girl in the local college, as they dig deeper, it appears there are suspicious circumstances surrounding her death following the autopsy where Wolfe confirms that the girl, Chrissie, was gang raped shortly before her untimely death.

As Alton & Kane investigate, all roads lead back to the college football team and in particular to the leader of the pack, quarter back Seth Lyons. With no proof, trace or dna evidence, Alton sends Webber in undercover to infiltrate and buddy up to Lyons, she knows Lyons is guilty of rape but being from a wealthy privileged back ground and having daddy pay anyone and everyone off to keep his record clean, she has her work cut out. Two fatal accidents of two of the players on the team adds more mud to the water, where they accidents or murders, and another overdosing…..Wolfe has his work cut out to lead to the right conclusion but leaves them as open verdicts until he is 100% sure.

As if Alton & Kane don’t have enough to deal with, there is a rodeo and county fair going on and with that plenty of ruckus to boot!

This was a harrowing read, unreported gang rapes, bullying to the highest order, murder, attempted murder, I think this book may have had a bit of everything…. My head was spinning, so many things going on, more suspects than clues, you will not want to put this book down, it will grab you from the turn of the first page and won’t release you until the very last, strap in and get ready for the ride, it’ll be one rollercoaster you will not want to get off!!!