This book is very compelling. It is very tense and has many twists. I enjoyed the police procedure. It is a wonderful plot. The characters are believable and well developed.

The story line is brilliant no boring parts and kept me guessing to the end. Great author Can't wait for the next one!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Highly enjoyable mystery novel.
Had me guessing from start to finish.
Gripping, well told, a terrific read.
I’m hoping for another helping of Bec Pope very soon!

This is the first book that I have read by this author and thoroughly enjoyed it. It keep me guessing until the final pages. Detective Bec Pope is investigating the murder of a woman who is brutally strangled with a letter adressed to Bec on her chest.

This was the first book I've read by Jez Pinfold, and I look forward to reading more. This was a very enthralling police procedural. Rebecca (Bec) Pope is investigating a serial killer the press have dubbed "The Cameraman" because he leaves a camera at the scene of his crimes and watches the police as they examine each crime scene. The killer also leaves a message for Bec at the scene of each crime. The ending of the book had me completely stunned. I highly recommend this book to other police procedural readers. I received an ARC of this book from Net Galley, and the opinion expressed is strictly my own.

Meet Detective Rebecca ‘Bec’ Pope. Between trying to keep the peace with her teenage stepdaughters, and negotiating a relationship with her estranged father, Bec’s got more than enough on her plate. And she can’t sleep.
The murders begin. A sick killer . . . who likes to watch.
Bec’s been home for just twenty minutes. Her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter’s having a row with her dad. Then she gets the call: ‘There’s been a murder. A church in Deptford.’
The woman’s body is arranged carefully on the altar of the quiet church. There’s a note on the body, addressed to Bec. ‘Dear Rebecca. You’re invited.’ That’s all it says.
The victim is a stay-at-home mum. It turns out she was attacked in the hallway of her tidy suburban home. And on a table by the front door, partially hidden by a bowl of keys, is a small surveillance camera.
The killer is watching the victim’s and the police’s every move.
Bec and her team barely have time to process this before another woman is found dead.
A note on her chest is addressed to Bec and a hidden camera is recording everything.
Bec is the only link between the murders . . . But she has no idea why.
Bec must dig into her past to find the killer before he strikes even closer to home . . .

This was a very gripping read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and found myself second guessing every thought I had continuously.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. This is my own honest voluntary review.

Really enjoyed this one, despite working the eventual ending out.
Good storyline and characters and will certainly read more by this author.

The Deptford Murder was intriguing and captivating. I truly enjoyed reading the story and can't wait to read more by this author.

Well written and compelling this book gripped me right from the start, It is perfectly paced and full of twists that kept me guessing.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I wasn’t disappointed.

Shortly after arriving home at the end of the day, DCI Bec Pope is called out to a crime scene. She arrives at the church in Deptford to find a woman’s body laid out carefully on the altar, with a note on the body… addressed to Bec. When they arrive at the victim’s home, they discover a small surveillance camera filming everything.

Then it happens again – the carefully placed body of a woman, a note addressed to Bec, and a surveillance camera in the victim’s home. It seems that Bec is the only thing that the two dead women have in common. Bec has to investigate her own life to find out how she’s involved in these murders, and she has to work swiftly before there are any more murders.

Brilliantly written and kept me firmly gripped.

Thank you to NetGalley and Joffe Books for an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.

He stalks them, he knows their everyday routine so he knows when to strike and kill. A body is found on the pulpit of a local church with a note for Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca “Bec” Pope. An invitation, but to what? What kind of a sick game is the killer starting, or has he killed before? Bec and her team will be drawn into a bizarre case where the murderer seems to be aware of everything they are doing and who they are. Then she finds a camera, hidden among the victims’ property so that he can watch their search for evidence. He leaves no evidence behind until one of his victims escape, but can she help identify her attacker? Why do people open their doors to strangers? When the killer strikes too close to her own home, she realizes that he may be someone she knows all too well. An intriguing first mystery in this series as Bec confronts issues at home, as well. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (paytonpuppy)

THE DEPTFORD MURDER by Jez Pinfold.
Dear Rebecca. You’re invited . . .
Meet Detective Rebecca Pope. Between trying to maintain an uneasy peace at home and negotiating a relationship with her estranged father, Bec Pope’s got enough on her plate. And then the murders begin.
It’s rush hour. Bec has been home for just twenty minutes when she has to race back out to a crime scene.
The body of a woman has been found in a quiet Deptford church, placed carefully on the altar. There’s a note on the body, addressed to Bec. And in the victim’s home, they find a small surveillance camera.
The killer is watching.
Brilliant read. Loved the story. 5*.

thriller, stalker, procedural, law-enforcement, suspense, crime-fiction, multiple-murder, murder-investigation, cold-case, colleagues, first-in-series, new-series, England, unputdownable*****

Gripping.
The characters are clearly defined and relatable, the story is deep and all too possible, the red herrings are sneaky.
That twist really is diabolical!
I requested and received a free EARC from Joffe Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

Well it’s not everyday that you read a book as good as this.
DCI Bec Pope should soon become an established name in Crime Fiction
A cracking story that starts with a body posed in a church with an invitation to Pope in a card.
The crimes quickly wrack up as her and her team try to find the killer.
Pope, herself, is a brilliant character.
Her team are about as realistic as it comes.
The crimes, and the investigation are compelling.
This is a great opening to a new series

A new detective - Bec Pope. A seasoned detective with a good supportive team but a boss who walks the walk mostly. Brutal murder, apparently unprovoked and the body staged, all carefully thought out and no forensic leads. Followed by another murder. The perpetrator talks in italics every now and then and leaves little cards addressed to DCI Pope on the body. Media frenzy - the Camera man serial killer. Bec at least has a reasonable home life with partner Alex coping, just, with her erratic hours, tiredness and devotion to job but he's also coping with his eldest teenaged daughter and growing pains.. Her estranged but recently re-found father is also hiding an illness, he abandoned Bec and her mother when Bec was a young girl. She's got a lot on. Plenty of twists and turns, cold cases start appearing when the net is spread further afield and she starts to see a pattern. The murders and attacks become more personal. Delighted to say that I did not see the end coming. Look forward to more adventures with Pope and her team. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Detective Bec Pope Mysteries Book 1

It's rush hour. Bec has been home for just twenty minutes when she has to race back out to a crime scene. The body of a woman has been found in a quiet Deptford church, placed carefully at the altar. There's a note on the body address to Bec. And in the victim's home, they find a small surveillance camera. The killer is watching. Bec and her team barely have time to process this before another woman is found. The body carefully positioned as if sleeping, a note on her chest addressed to Pope. a hidden camera recording everything.

Detective Eva Pope has personal and professional issues, I do like a flawed character. We do get some backstory on the main characters. The murders seem to have a personal link to Bec. I was quickly pulled into this well written story. The characters are well developed. the plotline gripping. A great start to a new series.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #JoffeBooksUK and the author #JezPinfold for my ARC of #TheDeptfordMurder in exchange for an honest review.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for an advance copy of The Deptford Murder, the first novel to feature DCI Rebecca Pope of the Met.

Bec is called out to a murder scene where a woman has been carefully placed on the pulpit of St Paul’s Church in Deptford. More worryingly there is a note addressed to her on the body and then she finds a surveillance camera in the woman’s house. She doesn’t have much time to work out what is going on before another body is found, this time in her home, but with another note and camera.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Deptford Murder, which is an exciting, tense read with several twists and turns. It is told mostly from Bec’s point of view with the odd contribution from the unidentified killer, abusive past and pleasure in killing, so nothing new there.

The plot held my attention. I like a police procedural and its format, so this novel is right up my street. Bec and her team have no idea of the killer’s identity and no forensic clues, so all they know is that he wants her attention and involvement. They look back at her past cases and conduct a few interviews but nothing sticks until the breakthrough. After that events move quickly. I wasn’t overly enthusiastic about either the final showdown or the solution, which both seem highly improbable, but the journey to get there was satisfying. A case could be made that the ending was rushed, but personally I like it that way as it seems to my unknowledgable eye to be realistic. One piece of information can lead to a flurry of activity and a solve.

My reservations about the ending aside, I think that The Deptford Murders is a good read. It has pace and tension with several twists an a likeable protagonist. I would read more about DCI Pope.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.

This read started off strong but I quickly figured out/guessed who the killer was and from there it fell a bit flat coupled with a rushed ending and drawn out epilogue. The main character, Bec was incredibly likeable and the book nicely set up for book 2 which I look forward to reading if only to learn more about Bec. She’s the British Olivia Benson as far as dark past catching up to her present

Another gruesome murder to investigate for DCI Bec Pope, this time the body of a young woman laid out in a church. Although it's part of a series, this can easily be read as a stand alone. It's a very compelling read and once I started, I couldn't put it down. It drew me in from the beginning with the expertly crafted plotting and the personal link to the case for Bec. A rollercoaster of a read, right to the unexpected twist at the end. I would highly recommend this book. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

Unexpected surprises await you as you read. The characters are a great compliment to the story. Keeps you wanting more to read and figure out what is going to happen next. A nice paced action packed read.