So confusing about what happened with getting this book. It seems I didn’t get this downloaded on time and it got archived.
The Dying Place is a suspenseful, edge of seat thriller that will keep you enthralled throughout the book.
A intriguing police procedural series I highly recommend.

I adore this series. It's definitely in my top 3 crime series. Alyssa and her team are so lovable and her family is just adorable. The balance between Alyssa's work and family is done so well. It makes my heart happy seeing a woman who is good at her job as well as being an incredible mum and has a supportive husband. There are so many loner women detective stories it makes a nice change. There are so many amazing recurring characters and I love getting to know them all with each book addition. We can't forget Hal who is obviously my favourite with his disabled badass representation.

Now Charly Cox loves a gruesome murder so if those aren't for you then definitely skip this but man does she draw you in. It's fast paced and I could not put it down. I had no idea who the killer was and I was hooked until the very end. I hope we get more from this series and I highly recommend checking them out in order.

I received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This was the first time reading reading this series. Enjoyed it very much though missing some back story. Will be going back now to read the first four. recommend

4.5⭐

The Dying Place is my first introduction to Detective Alyssa Wyatt and what a fantastic introduction it is.

As this was a gripping story featuring a serial killer who has eluded capture for fourteen years.

And it's a killer Alyssa is desperate to catch. As she was strongly involved in the original case and seeing the latest victims battered and bruised body, and the families heart breaking reaction. Has her determined to act.

Especially when the taunts start. As this killer isn't afraid to let Alyssa know how badly she failed and that they're not going to stop.

And as Alyssa and Cord and the rest of the team engage in a thrilling cat and mouse chase. I was hooked. And I had no idea who the killer was, until they were revealed. Which is always a big plus for me!

I would therefore thoroughly recommend The Dying Place to others and will one hundred percent be reading the four books I've missed out on.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. This series is one of my all time favourites and this latest instalment did not disappoint. Another amazing book from Charley Cox. Her writing is so gritty and real and I love her characters. This series would make an amazing tv show. I definitely recommend this series and I cannot wait for a further instalment. Massive 5 stars from me.

*4 3/4 Stars*

Copy kindly received via NetGalley for an honest review.

What a great read with great characters. Alyssa, Cord & the team had a tough job ahead of them to track down a psychopath who has been at it for many years. The things this person was doing were unbelievable. Trying to work out who the killer was, wasn't easy and the story points to a few different suspects. I was surprised when they finally worked out who it was and I thought the ending was good.

I was gripped from page one! Alyssa has quickly become one of my favorite female detective characters. This mystery is dark and full of twists. The reveal was excellent. I have become invested in these characters as well. I love the balance of the detective and the wife/mother. Fans of the genre need this series. It's one not to be missed and this book is a perfect example of why. I can't wait for the next book.

A body has been found with a note taunting Alyssa by a serial killer reminding her that 14 years ago the murderer was never found he was back to outplay her once again. When another girl is kidnapped a threat to torture then kill her it becomes a race against time.
There follows false leads and policing to find the culprit only I was not convinced at the end with the big breakthrough.
I wish I had realised this was the 5th Alyssa Wyatt episode before accepting to read The Dying Place and had a heads-up to all the characters.
This is an independent review NetGalley / Hera Books

Wow!!! Detective Alyssa Wyatt and her partner Tony are back with another thrilling but disturbing case!

Kennedy Farmer is an athlete and while she was running, Kennedy goes missing. She was kidnapped and was kept in a room where she was being tortured brutally by an unknown person. Meanwhile Detective Alyssa Wyatt and her partner look for Kennedy when they find a body of a teenage girl who was tortured to death. Both of them knew that they were running out of time before Kennedy would end up being like the other victims.

If you are a fan of Karin Slaughter then I suggest you read Charly Cox's novels. Her novels are fast paced, packed with actions and twists and turns you wouldn't expect. There are some disturbing details but nonetheless, this was a book where the reader was kept on the edge. The author managed to scare the wits out of the reader and kudos for making the readers engrossed into the story. The ending of the novel was completely unexpected and overall, I so enjoyed this book that I cannot wait to read more of her books!

Overall this book worth five full stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Hera for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

A fantastic well written ast paced story line with believable characters. Once I started I was hooked.
I look forward to reading more.

This is the fifth book in the Alyssa Wyatt series but can be read as a stand alone. It's a fast paced, well plotted mystery which never lets up from the start. Alyssa and her team are investigating the murder of a young girl which has links to a cold case from 14 years previously. The characterisation is very good in this addictive tale and I really never saw that twist coming! I would recommend the book to lovers of the genre. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

With a few pages Author, Charly Cox draws you into the horror of what Detective Alyssa Wyatt and Detective Cord Roberts and their team are dealing with while searching for a missing woman in this her newest book. An excellent, edge of your seat thriller not to be missed. I received an early copy from Netgalley and Hera Books. The comments and review are my honest opinion.

I wish I had read other books in this series, especially if this is typical, as the writing and plot were really good. It still reads okay as a stand alone book though. The pace was good, the descriptions of violence were a bit gruesome I guess par for the course. Twisty and a good read.

This fifth entry in the Alyssa Watt police procedural series is outstanding! The author takes her well-developed and likeable characters and plunks them down into the middle of a gripping, suspenseful mystery involving the death of a young woman and kidnapping of another, with both these current events being tied to a murder from years before. Parts of the book were incredibly tense and the murderer was a piece of work. I did not figure out the twist and was quite surprised!

I've not read any of the previous Alyssa Wyatt books but I certainly will now! This was so well paced and suspenseful. The violence is explicit but necessary to give us an insight into the fear and pain of the victim. Hugely, hugely enjoyable - I'm off to binge the others!

Fifth in this series featuring Detective Alyssa Watt and her crew,I love Hal. Fast paced,twisty story with a surprising conclusion.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Hera Books for an advance copy of The Dying Place, the fifth novel to feature Detective Alyssa Wyatt of the Albuquerque Police Department.

Kennedy Farmer never returns from her run in the canyons and Alyssa soon links her disappearance to the battered body of Rheagan Pembroke found in a nearby canyon with a photo of Gunnar Galveston in her mouth. His murder was their case Alyssa failed to solve fourteen years ago. It would seem that she and her team are hunting a long undetected serial killer.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Dying Place, which is a tense read told from various points of view, notably the narcissistic killer (nothing new there), Kennedy (at the beginning) and Alyssa. It gives a wider view of events, although I’ll say what I always say in this scenario, the thoughts of any fictional serial killer are interchangeable from one novel to the next, along the lines of “I’m so smart the stupid detectives will never catch me, so to make things interesting I’ll wind them up”. Why bother?

Having said that I was invested in the novel and its outcome. I lived the tension with Alyssa and the team and I willed Kennedy to escape. Furthermore I was shocked by the perpetrator’s identity, which came as a real surprise. The novel is a series of small reveals and discoveries and few real suspects. Circumstances bring them to one favourite, but it is an error by the perpetrator, a nice irony given his grandiosity, that leads them to a solution. It is well done and absorbing.

I like Alyssa and the team. It makes a pleasant change for the protagonists to be nice people with good working relationships and no hang ups or major flaws. Yes, the tension gets to Alyssa and she can be a bit snippy, but on the whole her working life is harmonious.

The Dying Place is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

The Dying Place is every bit as good as the other Alyssa Wyatt books.
I love a good serial killer novel and every time Cox comes up with the goods.
With the pressure really pressing down on Alyssa because of a possible link toa cold case of hers that was never solved, Alyssa is really feeling the pressure.
This is a tense, well plotted book that offers a series of supects, but is so twisty you'll not see the ending coming.
Great read

I really enjoyed this book by an author that was new to me. I love a good police procedural and this one certainly hit the spot. It is the fifth in the Alyssa Wyatt series and I managed to keep pace with what was going on but it would certainly help to have read the preceding books first.

Exciting, fast paced with great characters and plotting, this was an exhilarating, suspenseful and pacy read.

The dying place is the 5th book in the Detective Alyssa Wyatt series. But you can read this as a standalone book as I haven’t read any of the previous books.
Alyssa Wyatt and her team are investigating a teenage girl Rheagan Pembroke who has gone missing. At first they think that she has just gone off on her own for a few days but always returns. But this time something doesn’t feel right. But when her body turns up, with a note inside her mouth reminding Alyssa of a killer then years ago. The one that got away. Alyssa promises her parents that she will find the killer. But the killer strikes again when another women has been kidnapped while jogging in the mountains in New Mexico that has links to Rheagan.
Thank you, Hera, for a copy of ‘The dying place’ This is a fast-paced gripping thriller, quite graphic in parts and full of tension. I couldn’t put this down I virtually read it in one sitting. I really enjoyed this and can’t wait to check out the other books in this series. 5 stars from me.