Secrets of the Dead
by
Carol E Wyer
Three murders. Three innocent victims. What secrets did they share with their killer?
A bottle of bubble bath and colourful, plastic boats were scattered in small puddles on the floor. In the bathtub lay Linda Upton, fully-clothed, her lips a shade of blue, and her bloodshot eyes wide open.
When a young mother is found drowned in the bath, clutching a receipt saying ‘all debts paid’, Detective Robyn Carter knows it’s just the beginning of a harrowing case. She recognises the signs of a serial killer, and when a second victim with a receipt is found, her worst fears are confirmed
With the local press whipping the public into a frenzy, Robyn is under pressure to solve the crime yesterday. But her team can’t find a link between the two bodies, and the cracks are starting to show.
Just when her leads have dried up, Robyn discovers an unsettling clue she thinks could unlock the case. But as she chases across the plush carpets and manicured lawns of the wealthy elite, honing in on the killer’s shocking motive, one of her own is put in terrible danger.
The press call him The Leopard for his stealth, speed and brutality. Can Robyn stop the most twisted killer of her career before it’s too late?
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The second book in the DI Robyn Carter series (Little Girl Lost)
Robyn and her team are back and a series of murders have taken place. Each victim has been left with a note attached them reading:
Invoice - Name of victim
Payment due: £250,000
Then written across each invoice in red is written "Paid in full"
At nearby Bromley Hall, a well to do hotel and spa the manager Miles Ashbrook has been found dead in the sauna. Robyn has a hunch that somehow all these murders are linked. One of the victims worked there, one used to work there and one was a regular visitor.
Robyn enlists the help of her cousin Ross and his wife Jeanette to go and stay at the hotel for a few days. As Private Investigators they set to work uncovering the history of the place and chatting to employees. They uncover the death of a woman called Harriet, who by all accounts slipped and fell into the pool while drunk.
Robyn and her team face a race against time to catch the killer - who the local press have unhelpfully dubbed "The Leopard" - before he kills again.
What is the link between these murders and why are the invoices relevant?
I found this to be a very good read, which I devoured in three sittings. I found it very similar to the DI Helen Grace series by MJ Arlidge, who is a firm favourite of mine.
Invoice - Name of victim
Payment due: £250,000
Then written across each invoice in red is written "Paid in full"
At nearby Bromley Hall, a well to do hotel and spa the manager Miles Ashbrook has been found dead in the sauna. Robyn has a hunch that somehow all these murders are linked. One of the victims worked there, one used to work there and one was a regular visitor.
Robyn enlists the help of her cousin Ross and his wife Jeanette to go and stay at the hotel for a few days. As Private Investigators they set to work uncovering the history of the place and chatting to employees. They uncover the death of a woman called Harriet, who by all accounts slipped and fell into the pool while drunk.
Robyn and her team face a race against time to catch the killer - who the local press have unhelpfully dubbed "The Leopard" - before he kills again.
What is the link between these murders and why are the invoices relevant?
I found this to be a very good read, which I devoured in three sittings. I found it very similar to the DI Helen Grace series by MJ Arlidge, who is a firm favourite of mine.
Mary, thank you very much indeed for reading and reviewing SECRETS OF THE DEAD. I am so pleased you enjoyed it and that you compared it to MJ Arlidge - praise indeed!
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