In his latest novel Colin Wade uses all the tropes that make crime fiction so good and this police procedural still sparkles with originality. Jersey, still relatively unused by crime novelists, provides a beautiful backdrop for an intensely dark and complex plot. The author pays homage to the genius of Agatha Christie in a story full of unexpected twists and turns, and a razor-sharp denouement.

First off... the cover! Striking, bold and solid. Grabbed my attention instantly.

Secondly... just wow! I absolutely loved this book.

A formidable strong lead character Police Chief Sarah Braintree. After who receiving a top award for her services to the police department is then thrown straight in the deep end of a serial killers rampage.

The killings feel personal, aimed at Sarah. Notes are left on the bodies of each victim, leaving clues for Sarah to solve.

Whilst the body count rises, the riddles in the clues make no sense. The link needs to be made!

A fast paced, enthralling, engaging read that hooked me straight away and had me racing through the pages.

100% recommend.

Huge thanks to netgalley and The Book Guild for the ARC.

Sarah Braintree is the best Chief of Police that Jersey has ever had but the day after her success is celebrated by the government, someone starts killing people.

Cryptic notes left on the victims pique Sarah’s interest in the case, and she breaks all protocols by deciding to lead the investigation herself.

As the crime spree intensifies, Sarah’s previous credibility is slowly eroded, and her ineffectual team seems powerless to stop the perpetrator terrorising the island.

Will Sarah ever catch this killer and find out why they are doing it?

Ohh the storyline was fascinating, deep, intense, thrilling, and shocking! Honestly, as much as I needed to know how it ended!

This is a murder/serial killer book set on an island in the UK. The plt went straight into it and didn't really stop all the way through the book. This has a high profile decretive and also a female serial killer which i don't think I've come across before. it had some great popular culture references like friends and there was lots of clues to solve.. I did struggle a bit with some similar names and i couldn't always remember who was who - and this confused me a bit. it also highlighted police corruption and i was struggling to work out who had done it. I'm hoping that i get to revisit these characters in the future as this was a good book.

The description of the story sounded very intriguing and which is why I picked it up. It was a super slow read for me as I kept losing interest at different points. While the overall idea is good, the story failed to deliver to the expectations. The characters were decent but they couldn't save the story.

Jersey Police Chief Sarah Braintree receives a top award for police services just as a killer strikes, leaving notes and clues for Sarah. This seems personal to the killer, striking in quick succession. The clues and riddles make no sense initially and the body count rises. Soon the link is made, Sarah and the team make the deadly connections.
A quick paced enjoyable book. Stand alone and you got to know the characters quickly, sympathising with Sarah’s blight. I will certainly be looking to read more from Colin Wade.

A Crime Spree That Knows No Bounds…
Cryptic notes and a crime spree intensifying by the day. Can the best police chief that Jersey has ever seen crack this particular case? Sarah Braintree knows that the only way she can possibly do this is by breaking with every protocol in the book. An engaging read.

I reeeeally struggled with this one. I loved the overall premise of the story and it sounded really interesting...... I dont know if it was the style or writing or the fact that I just didn't care about the characters and it all seemed so stupid lol. Its supposed to be this criminal mastermind taunting the police but the notes were written like a child would write them and then they were pointless anyways and to me, it just never made much logical sense. I'm all for unexpected twists but I need them to still be logical or its just stupid. I like stories that still have that element of "this could happen to you"..... and that one just wasn't even remotely well researched or realistic. But in saying that, for people who do just want a thriller and don't care if it all adds up or not, then it probably is a decent enough story! It's not the worst by any means and because it wasn't to my taste doesn't mean other won't still find it enjoyable for what it is. Just don't expect too much and you'll be fine

this book had such an interesting premise and at first i found it hard to get into and wasnt sure how i would feel about it but as it went on it got better but it wasnt the best thriller that i have read this year. the story was good and the characters were good but something just didnt gel completely, although i still enjoyed reading it.

The blurb for Deadly Connections sounded interesting and promising however when I started to read the book I’m afraid that I did not enjoy it with the style and story not to be my liking

Sorry not for me