After a 999 call from a nine year old girl, police race to the house to find her close to unconsciousness while her mother is dead in the kitchen. Only when the womans husband arrives, he tells them this girl is not his daughter. Now police need to find out who this girl is and where the daughter is. But as always, the body count is rising.

Once again, a great read. The authors writing has definitely improved over the course of the series and each story has me fully invested. So much so that I hope a fifth book is in the works. I look forward to reading more from this author.

Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from Netgalley. I can't quite pin down why this book didn't hit the spot for me. The storyline was intriguing, but I found there were too many characters, and other than Byrd, they all felt 2D. There were a lot of unnecessary plot points and while the book was well paced, the writing didn't engage me as much as I'd hope.

This is the first book i have read by this Author and really enjoyed it.
Anya a little girl phones the police to say she is trapped in a house with a killer then nothing.
Inspectors Tanzy and Bird take the case.
It has missing children gangs a psychopath this was a very good read.
Never read this Author before not heard of him but now i have will go take a look at his other books if they are as good as this one i am in for a threat.

The Little Girl in the Wardrobe by C.J. Grayson is a spine-chilling crime thriller that grips you from the very first page. Set in the north of England, the novel follows the terrifying story of a young girl, Anya, who witnesses a horrific crime. After her mother is brutally murdered, Anya narrowly escapes by hiding in her wardrobe, calling the police for help as the killer closes in.

Detectives Tanzy and Byrd are called to investigate the crime scene, where they are immediately confronted with the smell of death and the grim realization that something much darker is at play. As the detectives piece together the clues, the tension escalates, leaving readers on the edge of their seats, desperate to uncover the truth behind the chilling events.

Grayson masterfully weaves suspense and mystery, creating a story that is not only captivating but also emotionally powerful. The heart-pounding narrative, paired with well-developed characters, makes The Little Girl in the Wardrobe an unforgettable read for fans of psychological thrillers and crime dramas. This book will leave you questioning everything, with a final twist that will keep you up long after the last page is turned.

I really don't have time to write this review because I need to read Graysons other books instead. I loved this, twisty and scary. A true thriller in the footsteps of the great authors like Deaver. Read it, you won't regret it! Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for giving me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Based in Darlington, County Durham, DIs Max Byrd and Orion Tanzy pick up a very strange case. A nine-year-old girl called Anya has made a distressed emergency call telling the police that a man is standing over a dead woman in the kitchen while she hides in a wardrobe upstairs. However, when they arrive at the scene it is clear that the woman, Mia, had died some twelve hours previous from multiple stab wounds. When Mia’s husband arrives home, he tells them that the girl is not his daughter Ella! Questioning Anya, they discover she had been playing with Ella while a “nasty” man watched her from behind the garden, and chillingly she says he wanted her to help him kill the family. She tried to warn Mia and as a struggle with the man ensued at the front door, Ella escaped and is now missing. Anya, wearing an ankle tracker and who was being kept a prisoner in a big house, was badly injured by the man. This all ties back to Selena and her work assistant Corey who run a residential alternative treatment centre and are now being blackmailed to help the man who witnessed her drunkenly killing a man in a road accident into looking after his guests, including Anya. They desperately need to get Anya back or there will be big trouble. Soon there is a fire and a death at the hospital as Anya is abducted. Now Tanzy and Byrd have to find two missing girls and catch a very violent killer before he does it again.
It always seems to be a bit unusual to have two DIs working a case together, especially as they are both experienced officers, but they do seem to get the job done. Apologies to the author, but I so much wanted to call Tanzy “Onion”! Both Byrd and Tanzy are good guys with nice home lives and the rest of the officers featured all work well as a team. The story is a dark and gripping police procedural with lots of action and plenty of twists to keep both the reader and the detectives on their toes. Part of a great series which I can recommend.

This book is one that you won't want to put down. It centres around a group of detectives trying to find the little girl that rung them saying he is in the house help me. There are so many twists in this book that will keep you surprised right up to the very end.

Every book I have read by this author, has alway been 5 stars.
WoW...........The Little Girl In The Wardrobe by C.J. Grayson is the 4th book in the DI Max Byrd & DI Orion Tanzy series and it was another excellent read. One of the best books I have read so far this year. I just love the way this author writes, every book I have read draws you in and you become apart of his books, which makes Chris an excellent author.

So, Well Done Chris on your latest instalment of DI Max Byrd & DI Orion Tanzy series and another 5 star book. Looking forward to your next book........

I highly recommend this series and all his books.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and especially Joffe books for my ARC.

I’ve never read any other books by Grayson so this was a standalone for me. There were a little too many characters introduced if you hadn’t read the previous books. They were hard to keep track of, but probably wouldn’t be if you had gotten to know them before hand. The characters were well described and had a feeling of authenticity. I thought the book deserved 3 1/2 stars but rounded up, in fairness to the author. Love the title, love the cover, but thought it didn’t deliver quite as many thrills as expected. . Thank you to NetGalley and to the author for the opportunity to read and review. I enjoyed this book and will probably be reading more in the series.

I really enjoyed this as a fourth book in the Tanzy & Byrd Thrillers series, it had that element that I was hoping for and enjoyed getting to read this. It had that crime thriller element that I was looking for and thought the characters felt like the same characters from book to book. C.J. Grayson wrote this well and left me wanting to read more.

After getting a phone call from a young girl hiding in a wardrobe the police are unsure what to expect. On finding the girl and a dead woman they are surprised when the husband tells them that the girl is not his daughter. Who is she and where is his daughter Ella. This is a fast paced story with lots going on. All the time you find yourself wanting to read just one more chapter.

This is a real white knuckle read and I found myself racing through it as I was desperate to see how it ended. There is a lot going on, though, so I also did a bit of back tracking to keep up with the many characters involved. Well written, excellently paced and intriguingly dark, this is a must read for lovers of psychological thrillers.

The Little Girl in the Wardrobe is an intense crime thriller that is very fast-paced and intriguing. This is a part of a series but it is easily read as a standalone. Detectives Tanzy and Byrd are investigating a case in which a young girl calls the police for help while hiding in a wardrobe. Very quickly they realize that all is not what it seems as the bodies start to pile up.
This book was very fast-paced and I could tell that I was going to be in for a ride right away. Set over the course of five to six days this book has missing children, gangs, a psychopath intent on killing and more. This was a very good read and worked very well as a standalone. The only thing that was hard to follow was there are a lot of different characters to keep track of. Overall a great read for fans of crime thrillers!
Thank you to NetGalley, C.J Grayson, and Joffe Books for this ARC. Expected publishing date is January 16th 2025.

This is book four in the series featuring Tanzy and Byrd, although this was the first in the series for me and also the first book I had read by C.J. Grayson, it didn't matter one bit.

In Warrington Selena Goldberg was in a restaurant sipping her drink, but what exactly is she up to and who is she? What connection does she have to the murder in Darlington?

In Darlington in the North of England a call comes through, a young girl called Anya is hiding in a cupboard in her bedroom, and a woman has been stabbed in the kitchen. The intruder is still in the house and advice is given to the child to stay hidden. When the police arrive at the house in Houghton Road, they find the body in the kitchen.
But some things just don't add up.
Who exactly is Anya?
When another body turns up in the hospital grounds, who is it? Is it connected to the previous murder?
But where is Ella? She is still missing after the murder of her mother Mia, the first of many murders in the locality. Are they connected?
At the end of the book I was literally chewing my fingernails as I read the last few chapters. It is certainly a gripping storyline with a ending that keeps you on the edge of your seat. My heart was racing along with the police officers cars as they concluded their search.
It is full of tension and suspense that certainly keeps your attention throughout the book. A thrilling five-star read from me.

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The Little Girl In The Wardrobe, is a crime thriller with a huge twist. The story follows Detectives Tanzy and Byrd as they investigate a chilling case involving a young girl named Anya, who makes a desperate call to the police from her hiding spot in a wardrobe. They find Anya's mother murdered and Anya missing. The detectives must piece together the clues to find Anya and uncover the truth behind the horrific events.

The book starts off strong, with a heart-pounding opening scene that sets the tone for the rest of the novel. I could almost hear Anya's terrified whispers and feel the tension as the detectives arrived at the crime scene. The atmosphere was palpable, and I was eager to see how the mystery would unfold.

However, I felt there were too many characters, I found it difficult to keep track of who was who, especially as they are referred to by either their first or surnames

One aspect I did appreciate was the setting. The author did a fantastic job of bringing the north of England to life, and I could easily picture the small, semi-detached houses and the eerie crime scenes. The writing style was also commendable, with vivid descriptions and a good pace that kept the story moving.

Overall, "The Little Girl In The Wardrobe" is a solid read for fans of crime thrillers,

This was quite gripping and I really got into it. I hadnt read any of the other books in the series but that didnt seem to matter (it did confuse me sometimes when they were called by their first or second names)

It was quite dark and at times I didnt know where it was going but it all became apparent.

This book made me sit of and take notice from the very first page. It’s dark and edgy and very original, I honestly haven’t read anything quite like it before. There is a brutal murder with a child, seemingly, involved to the point of enabling it to happen but then she’s the little voice that calls the incident into the police to raise an alarm, in whispered tones from the sanctity of a wardrobe and can’t solve the mystery herself as her memory has been affected by a bang to the head. The storyline has several very dark and twisted threads, each of which had me transfixed and wound themselves seamlessly into one common thread. There is criminal underworld violence and a very real sense of threat and plenty of suspense, terror and intrigue. I loved the level of insight into the personalities and home lives of the main police characters and, as a police wife myself thought it a very empathic and realistic portrayal. Overall really loved this and was left wanting more.

A terrified little girl, Anya, phones police to say she is trapped in the house with a killer who has a knife, and he’s already killed someone. Then the line goes dead. Detective Inspector Byrd and Tanzy are quickly dispatched to the crime scene where they find a mother murdered, and a mysterious little girl who is not an occupant of the house. This first crime scene sends detectives scrambling to solve the murder, except more bodies keep piling up, and they all seem to be centered around this mysterious little girl.

This story was wonderfully fast paced and kept me enthralled until the very end. It does not read like a typical crime novel in the best way! It felt like a horror movie that instilled an impending sense of doom from the very beginning.

I was not aware that this was part of a series until after I downloaded it but that did not detract from the overall book, and I believe it’s safe to say this fairs well as a standalone read.

The Little Girl in the Wardrobe will be on my mind for a long time! Thank you to NetGalley, CJ Grayson, and Joffe books for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

It stars off with a phonecall from a little girl who is asking for help, and when help arrives the body of a woman is found, the little girl who called for help, anya, is in the wardrobe but the dead womans husband says his daughter is ella and not anya.
After the quick start it hen it quickly expands onto a storyline of killings, missing girls and gangs.
It was quite a quick moving book and flows really well, and it doesnt stall at any point, I got an arc copy and didnt know there were books before it, it wouldnt have made much difference, but would have gave more depth to some of the chaaracters.
Thank you to NetGalley, Joffe Books and c.j.grayson

Part of a series. Tense thriller with many twists and turns,good characters and will keep you guessing.