Carol Wyre had done it again!

Another smashed to add to the fantastic series, once again full of mystery and suspense and twists and turns galore, you’ll be reading well into the night with this one!

Can’t wait for the next one!!!

This is a dark and sinister tale. It begins when Natalie, a detective, finds the body of a teenaged girl. The characters are very likeable. The tale is very realistic. The author has painted a dismal picture of the murder of a child. Natalie is sure to catch the perpetrator of this heinous crime. It is a fast paced and suspense filled mystery that you will not want to put down. If you are looking for that thriller that will keep you turning pages long after midnight, than this one is for you.

I absolutely love this series! I loved this book so much I truly didn’t want it to end. Can’t wait for the next one!

This is the seventh book in the series featuring Detective Natalie award and is another fantastic read. Natalie has recently promoted to Detective Chief Inspector and what a first case she has to,solve, her home life seems more settled as she has recently moved in with Head of Forensics, Mike but is struggling to bond with his young daughter. Natalie is still grieving over the death of her teenage daughter and her friend so when she is called out to the murder of a young teenage girl Amelia, it immediately touches her heartstrings. Amelia appears to have run away from home and has been forced into prostitution by her boyfriend Tommy. The next day another young girl is found strangled in the park and on investigation Natalie finds that she had connections with Tommy also. Is he the murderer? So when the body of a third young woman is found with GUILTY written on her forehead this theory is in doubt as she certainly wasn’t a prostitute and was wealthy. This is a fast paced thriller that I couldn’t put down. It was great to connect with all the characters from the previous books and to see how Natalie has developed. There are plenty of twists and turns in this clever plot and I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Well this is the last of this series so far until book eight is published and I’m sad that for now the series has come to an end.

This book was one of my favourites. I could really connect with the characters and feel the pain and torment they went through. Great writing and another fabulous instalment of the series.

Each of the main characters have history that has been installed into the timelines of each book. With the new characters on the team, I’m keen to explore their lives in future novels.

In this book we found out more about Natalie Ward and her past which has intrigued me since book one. It’s great to find out what really happened there in her past. It also is set up for her future too.

A great novel and really looking forward to the next!

I fell in love with this series from the moment I started to read book one. I have recently binged the last 3 books in the series in as many days. And finishing with this most current installment was just the icing on the cake for me.

The storyline of Somebody's Daughter had me absolutely enthralled in the words on the pages. I struggled to put it down, and when I did I was constantly thinking about it, and which way it could turn.

I would never have guessed who the perpetrator was, and in a strange way I found the way that all of the questions were answered very satisfying.

What I have come to love about this series, is that you are questioning the motives right up until they are revealed.

I have come to look at D.I Natalie Ward as a fond friend and her team feel like family. This installment answered a lot of questions about Natalie's past also that I have been dying to find out.

I cant wait for the next book in the series to learn more and see how things progress.

Somebody's Daughter by Carol Wyer is the OMG seventh book in this brilliant Detective Natalie Ward series.
As all of these books in this series I was hooked within the first few pages and I didn't want the book to finish.
Carol you have done it again and I am so looking forward to the next book in this fantastic series.

I highly recommend this Detective Natalie Ward series and any book Carol Wyer has written. They have all been an excellent read.

Big 5 stars for this book!

Big Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.

Natalie Ward is one of my favorite detectives in the book world and I still haven't fully recovered from the death of her daughter. When Natalie is ask to work the case of a dead teenage girl it's not easy for her. Amelia Sanders is a runaway girl, working the streets. But how could that happen, who is the one responsible for her death. Could it be drugs or maybe the one she worked for? Highly recommended series!

Carol Wyer is one of the best at British police procedural and this was one of the best of the best, in my opinion. The story itself was complex and a really dark and tragic tale of teen runaways who end up being turned out as prostitutes and then murdered. This book features the newly promoted DI Natalie Ward and her protégé Lucy who is now head of this case but has Natalie guiding her through it. There are some definite twists, beginning when a wealthy young woman is found murdered who may or may not fit into the teen case. I really enjoyed how the author included so many details about the police investigation but also gave me a glimpse into the private life of Natalie and her colleagues. The author strikes a good balance between Natalie’s job at HQ and her life at home, with the home scenes providing a a respite from the horrific crime scenes. This is a really dark story, with ugly truth as its foundation, so it may not be for everyone. However, I think fans of police procedural, mysteries and the Natalie Ward series will be well satisfied with this book.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher Bookoutre via Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guides Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”

I love Natalie Ward. The last couple of books have been hard for her but I love how strong and determined she is.
I liked this book and the storyline I was compelled to keep reading.
Carol does a fantastic job with twists that you do not see coming.
I really recommend this series they are great crime read.

I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review. The opinions are entirely my own, and any quotes are taken from the ARC and may be different in the final published copy.

Somebody's Daughter is the 7th book in Carol Wyer's Detective Natalie Ward series. If you have read my reviews of her earlier works, you know I enjoy her series. Somebody's Daughter is no exception.

This time, significant changes have shaken up and changed the dynamics of the team. Detective Natalie Ward has been promoted to DCI and Lucy Carmichael is now the DI for the team.

The new team's first case finds Natalie not sitting behind the desk as much as she should. But would anyone expect anything else from her? At first, the killings seem unrelated, and Lucy is unsure if it is even one murderer or two. The bodies pile up, and the team begins to doubt themselves and feel pressure from the top to close the case.

Wyer's police procedurals are well-written with relatable characters. She focuses on solving the crime but also on the police team's interactions with each other and with their home life. By now, they are so familiar they feel like old friends.

No future books are listed on Goodreads, but Wyer recently tweeted she completed the first draft of her 25th novel! Of course, I will be on the lookout for it.

This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 7/15/20 and updated on 8/24/20.

Detective Natalie Ward is back! I adore this series.

In this case, we have a number of seemingly unconnected murders. The first 2 murders seemed connected but after that, I kept scratching my head as the bodies started piling up. I wasn’t the only one baffled of course. Detective Natalie and her team were equally puzzled and together, we began trying to complete this complex puzzle.

There is a new twist in this installment. Over the last 6 books, readers have come to know Natalie at a professional and personal level. Her character development is one of the best parts of this series. She is a detective that I have always loved and rooted for. The author has also done such a great job in developing all the support characters such that I feel like I really know her entire team and family too. The change of roles for Natalie and her team members had me excited. I wanted to see how it would play out though I was nervous about Natalie not being in a role I was used to seeing her in. Needless to say, it all worked out well in the end and I can’t wait to see what happens next for this team.

This was another complex case where I couldn’t guess who the perpetrator was. I tried to but I was so wrong at every turn. I have always loved how the author presents the cases in a way that we have to work with Natalie’s team and not solve the mystery ahead of them. We interviewed people, collected evidence, chased suspects, attended autopsies, watched CCTV footages, it really wasn’t an easy case. I enjoyed being part of the team. The ending was deliciously unpredictable and satisfying.

This was another emotional case that left me thinking about the perp and the crimes. My country, Kenya was briefly mentioned in the story in a way that reminded me of a special group of Brits who I frequently see around my hometown near Mt. Kenya. This little detail made me appreciate just how well researched Carol Wyer’s books are. She just doesn’t stop at the detailed investigations, all aspects of the case sound so realistic hence making this an even more enjoyable read.

Somebody’s Daughter is yet another great installment in this series. Captivating, suspenseful, well-written, an absoluter stunner of a crime thriller, Detective Natalie Ward series is a must read.

Sorry, I thought I posted this.
Every time I finish one of Carol’s books, I’m amazed at how she’s manages to top the last!

The books are fast paced from the very beginning, and especially with the new instalments - take me on a ride a won’t forget, tapping into my own feelings and I now feel SO connected with Natalie.They have been intense, creepy and heart-breaking all at once – I was unable to put them down, and normally read it all in one sitting neglecting my family for the day! There’s been some shocking endings which have just made me so impatient and willing Carol to hurry up and write the next book! My three favourite words to sum up one of Carol’s books: Spine Tingling, gripping and exhilarating.

Keep them coming, Carol!

Well now I’m hooked. I must go and devour all things from this author. She has definitely become a must read. This genre is so dang fabulous.

I really enjoyed this book and will give it a huge thumbs up. With a great story line and excellent main characters - I would highly recommend this book.

Another fabulous book by Carol Wyer! She never disappoints and I love how she has developed Natalie Ward's character through the series. Highly recommended.

Detective Natalie Ward has been given a new promotion that will supposedly be taking her off the streets and hoping this new position will give her more time with her new family. Lucy Carmichael has also been promoted to Natalie's old position of DCI and has big boots to fill as the new leader of the investigative team. When the body of a young teenager who may have been a prostitute and addict is found in a seedy pad of town it seems an easy to close case until another body of a young woman is found from a completely different background but with similar signs of the same killer except this time GUILTY is written across her forehead. The pressure is now on because the team may have a serial killer on their hands and no suspects and the rush is on because this is only the beginning of a brutal murder spree that will take a dramatic toll on each of the team
members and especially for Natalie whose life will be put on the line working this harrowing case.I

This series continues to keep growing and getting better with every new book. The stories revolves around police procedures that intertwine with the personal lives of the team of detectives keeping a more realistic and interesting view to all the stories. I can't get enough of this series and I am always looking forward to reading the next book when it hasn't even happened to have been written yet. I enjoyed how this book delved more into Lucy's character and learning more of her background and struggles that she was having in her personal life and the hardship of being promoted from within a department to becoming a leader of her workmates who have always been her peers and friends and now she is their boss. This was another dark and gritty book that was very satisfying to read and I can't wait to read the next one. Please, Carol Wyer, please continue to write more books for this series.I

I want to thank the publisher "Bookouture" and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this terrific story and any thoughts and opinions expressed are unbiased and mine alone!

I highly recommend this book and even though it is part of a series it can be read as a stand-alone story.
I have given a rating of 4 1/2 Darkly Gritty 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌠!!

Well, that is how you temporarily end the series! All these changes going on! I can’t cope!

Natalie now a DCI, Lucy now a DI and the first case with a brand new team! This book again is set with a different tone. When Natalie is in charge of a case it’s interview after interview with different suspects. With Lucy in charge, we hardly interviewed anyone. Instead, we were out hunting down clues, trying to work out how all these deaths fitted.

The reasoning behind it, for me, was a tough one. The stories I have heard and what you generally see portrayed, I always struggle with and it’s a constant worry. We don’t actually see the killers mind until late in the game and it’s one filled with sorrow and heartbreak. Elements of this story were dark and quite grim, everyone harbouring a secret and the fallout here is just filled with so much sorrow. There are just too many wronged and scared people out there.

Again, with Lucy in charge, the resolution of the case is nowhere near the same as if Natalie was dealing and thankfully this case was nowhere near as dark as it has been in the past. All these changes just show us the differences between these two women and how far they have come.

Natalie is still active in the case, but she is trying to take a step back and settle in her new personal life. We still have unfinished business so I do hope we get another book because we have a spanner in the world completely.

This now being the Lucy show, we see more into her personal and how she is struggling. At odds with her partner, trying to be a mum and step up into her role as DI. She has some big shoes to feel. I do see in the future that the series will be more about Lucy than Natalie. I would be open to that, but I don’t want to lose sight of Natalie, I’ve become a huge fan of hers.

I can’t believe I am at the end of Natalie’s story for now. It’s been one heck of a journey. Way too much heartbreak, I’ve been there every step of the way with Natalie and Carol. I felt all the pain, I’ve cried the tears, got angry and now while I feel quite bereft, I also feel quite content. It’s an emotional rollercoaster ride when you pick up one of Carols books. You are never quite sure of the journey, but she always makes sure we are buckled up for the adventure.

SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER is the Seventh novel in the Detective Natalie Ward Series, based in in the small, fictional town of Samford in the Midlands, UK., a riveting crime-thriller by Carol Wyer. Her books keep getting better and better! I have read them all. I would recommend you read this series from the beginning to fully appreciate the ongoing character development, though the plots are standalones. This series keeps getting better and better!

The novels in the Detective Natalie Ward Series Include:

BOOK 1-The Birthday
Book 2- Last Lullaby
BOOK 3-The Dare
Book 4-The Sleepover
Book 5-The Blossom Twins
Book 6-The Secret Admirer
Book 7- Somebody’s Daughter

In this story Natalie Ward is now a DCI and Lucy Carmichael has been promoted to Natalie’s old DI position. This is Lucy’s first case in charge of an investigation and she wants to handle it properly.

One by one the girls disappeared…

When the frail body of a teenage girl is discovered attacked and strangled in a parking lot, DCI Natalie Ward, remembers that this innocent girl is somebody’s daughter… Every time Natalie was called to a crime scene involving a young woman or child, it would be her own daughter she thought of first, Leigh and her best friend Zoe.

The girl is identified as missing teenager Amelia Saunders, who has run away from home and her controlling father. There was no identification found on the body, no wallet, no purse or mobile phone. It soon becomes apparent that Amelia has been working on the streets, manipulated by her violent new boyfriend Tommy.

A day later, another girl is found strangled on a park bench. Like Amelia, Katie Bray was a runaway with connections to Tommy, and Natalie is determined to find him and track down the monster attacking these girls.

But when a wealthy young woman, Rachel Hardy, is found murdered the next morning, the word ‘GUILTY’ scrawled on her forehead, Natalie realizes that the case is more complex than she first thought. What are the connections between all the victims? Then, a key suspect’s body turns up in the canal.

With this heavy caseload, and bodies piling up at an increasing rate, both Lucy and Natalie are under extreme pressure to perform and catch the killer, while juggling their personal lives. Natalie is trying to manage her new life with her partner, Mike Sullivan, Head of Forensics and his seven-year-old daughter, Thea, along with her son Josh. Thea resents Natalie in the picture and feels Natalie is stealing her father away from her mother and her. Lucy’s partner, Bethany, was drifting away from her, only focused on their daughter, Aurora.

Really enjoyed this crime thriller and many thanks to the author, Bookouture and Netgalley for my digital cop

Somebody’s Daughter is an additive, engaging novel, and the seventh book in the Detective Natalie Ward series. Although this isn’t the first book in the series, I hadn’t previously read the other books and got along just fine. There are references to things that happened in previous books, so it might be best to read the other books before getting stuck into this one. 

I loved that it showed the complex lives of the detectives. It helped me connect with the protagonist Natalie, showing that she has a life outside of her job, and also how that job affects her relationships too. 

There were a few different perspectives throughout the book, so I found it hard to connect with the characters fully because of it. It was confusing and felt like I was jumping from one to the next without having time to connect with whoever’s perspective we were reading from. 

Although the story was interesting, the pacing of the novel was so slow. I got bored easily, sometimes to where I wanted to stop reading. Saying that, I definitely wouldn’t be against reading past and future works by this author, and this book was enjoyable.