Thank you NetGalley and The Book Whisperer, Grey Dog for the eARC.
It seemed to me I should have read the previous books in the series because I couldn't get into the story, it was confusing as there were so many characters with back stories that I lost interest. Because of that I couldn't get invested in the people either. Sorry!

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

It is the fifth in the DS/DI Vicky Dodds series and I would suggest these benefit from being read in order. I haven't read any of the earlier books, so hadn't encountered any of the myriad of police officers before and nor did I know about Vicky's last case, which was constantly referred to. From what I gather Vicky did something (no spoilers!) at the end of that story which Luke, her DS, then does at the end of this one. Apart from the fact that it is something I am opposed to, both in crime fiction and real life, it seems a little unimaginative of the author...

This book was a decent read, it had suspense, intrigue, action and a decent story! But it was a little hard for me to follow at times?! I guess that's the only way to explain it?! I did finish and its definitely worth reading but wasn't one of my top favorites! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!