A Silent Way to Die

A Silent Way to Die by N.R.Days

December 1940. With the Blitz devastating Britain’s cities, Lizzie Hayes and the women pilots of the Air Transport Authority are more crucial to the war effort than ever before. But when the relative peace of the village of Scotney is shattered by the disappearance of the Chief Inspector’s niece, it’s Lizzie’s training as a psychologist that draws her into another disturbing police case alongside DI Jonathan Kember.

Events threaten to overtake the pair when a local shepherdess is found murdered – and there’s something strange missing at the scene of the crime. As more bodies turn up, each bearing the same hallmark, Kember realises the campaign of terror will only escalate unless they can use Lizzie’s training to get into the killer’s mind.
I enjoyed this . I found the plot easy to follow and whilst not the edge of your seat suspense , it was a good story with enough interest to keep me reading.
I read it in a couple of sittings so it must have kept my interest !
Good solid characters and I enjoyed the way DI Jonathan Member set about solving the deaths.

This book was sent to me by Netgalley electronically for review…mystery and intrigue…characters who are somewhat likable while others are not…solving the mystery makes this a page turner…although the story moves slowly, at times, it does come to a conclusion that is surprising.

December 1940 Scotney Village. Two people have disappeared, one the niece of Chief Inspector Hartson, the other labourer Kenneth Jarvis. But that is not all that D.I. Jonathan Kemper has to deal with because a body of a female has been discovered, throat slashed and her hands missing. Kemper requests the help of Lizzy Haynes. Her interest is engaged as a friend of hers has recently died the same way.
An entertaining well-written, and well-plotted historical mystery with its cast of interesting and likeable characters. This is a good addition to the series which can easily be read as a standalone story.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

An intriguing and entertaining historical mystery that I thoroughly enjoyed.
The mystery is solid and kept me guessing, the characters are fleshed out, and the historical background is vivid.
It's the first I read in this series and won't surely be the last.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

A slowburner mystery that is intriguing and engaging the whole way through. It is twisty and unpredictable and kept me guessing. An enjoyable read.

Excellent book loved it as it had me gripped and on the edge of my seat,the story and characters go so well together 5*

A silent way to die by N R Daws.
A Kember and Hayes Mystery Book 2.
December 1940. With the Blitz devastating Britain’s cities, Lizzie Hayes and the women pilots of the Air Transport Authority are more crucial to the war effort than ever before. But when the relative peace of the village of Scotney is shattered by the disappearance of the Chief Inspector’s niece, it’s Lizzie’s training as a psychologist that draws her into another disturbing police case alongside DI Jonathan Kember.
A good read with good characters. Likeable story. 3*.

This book gripping my attention since the prologue. Set in WWII Britain, the war background added extra thrilling effect of how the investigation will happen. I love the good mystery and this one is interesting enough to keep me till the end. The main character is unique and written well. I love the plot and twist. This book is part of series, but still easy enough to read as standalone.

Thank you Netgalley for my copy.

This is the second book in the series and although it reads fine as a standalone, I think I would have benefitted from having read the first one. I like the combination of Kember and Hayes! And I would have liked to have figured out how they came to be working together.

Lizzie Hayes is a pilot ferrying planes during WWII in the UK. This is a time when there are not many female pilots around and their presence on base was not exactly welcomed by the higher ups. The prevailing attitude is that they should be at home, looking after their menfolk. Lizzie is a bit unusual in another way too. She has a psychology degree and she also has a special "feel" for crime scenes & people, which benefits DI Kember when he has curly issues in a case. However, HIS higher ups are not exactly thrilled by her involvement in any of his cases, so she has to tread very softly indeed, if she is going to be of use.

DI Kember has the most perplexing case to solve and it will take all of his wits and experience, as well as that of Lizzie, to figure out what the facts are telling them.

Intriguing book, set at an interesting time. The author has a way of storytelling that really sets the scene.

4 stars from me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK.

The story is tense and thrilling and keeps you turning the pages until the end. Recommended! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the second novel in the Kember and Hayes series, I read this as a standalone but feel that to fully grasp the story I need to read the first novel! It was a great read and I love the historical aspect which I do not generally read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The story was great! I enjoyed all the twist and turns of the plot. The characters were great. The book is a fast pace book. The details and descriptions of events gave me a good visual of all the excitement within the book.

Dark thriller that had you hooked from the off. The book was very well written. Great plot. Very exciting. Fast paced to get your heart racing. Loved this book. It had me hooked right from the start

this for me was a strange story, killing people for their hands to rebuild her dead dad, disturbing to say the least! I was surprised it was a woman because it was so gruesome and she needed to be physically strong, which she was. It wasn't a page turner or an easy read for me, sorry!