"RUNNING FROM HER PAST Leaving behind Sheffield, her friends and her job, a grieving DCI Matilda Darke finds solace in the wild, untamed beauty of the Lake District. But she can’t outrun her reputation. A COLD CASE PC Alison Pemberton is living in the shadow of her twin sisters, who were abducted thirty years ago. … Continue reading #BookReview: Worse Than Murder by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #WorseThanMurder #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"FIVE PERFECT MURDERS DCI Matilda Darke receives an anonymous email from someone claiming to have committed the perfect murder. Experience tells her this isn’t possible, but as she investigates, she discovers a killer questioning everything she’s ever known. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Now, Matilda is on the trail of a murderer who targets the most … Continue reading #BookReview: Last One Left Alive by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #LastOneLeftAlive #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles
"A GRUESOME MURDER Twenty years ago, a young girl vanished from a quiet street in Northumberland. When her body was found in an attic close to her home, the whole neighbourhood was shocked. A DEVASTATING SECRET For her entire life, Dawn Shephard has never known her father. But when news breaks that a murderer is … Continue reading #BookReview: Vengeance is Mine by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #VengeanceIsMine #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles
"A DARK PAST Dr Olivia Winter is a forensic psychologist whose job is to understand the minds of serial killers. There’s only one monster she can’t understand, her father. A NEW IDENTITY Notorious and brutal, he held a reign of terror until he was caught. His nine-year-old daughter was supposed to be his last victim, … Continue reading #BookReview: The Mind of a Murderer by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #TheMindofaMurderer #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles
"On a cold February afternoon in 1990, seven-year-old Danny Redpath disappeared from his home. Four months later, his body was found in the nearby forest, wrapped in a sheet and washed clean of all evidence. Apprehended while attempting to abduct another child, Jonathan Egan-Walsh was charged with the murders of more than a dozen boys. … Continue reading #BookReview: The Seventh Victim by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #TheSeventhVictim #BookTwitter #damppebbles
"He took her voice She took it back A CENSURED DETECTIVE WITH NO LEADS DCI Matilda Darke and her team have been restricted under special measures after a series of calamitous scandals nearly brought down the South Yorkshire police force. A BRUTAL ATTACK WITH NO WITNESSES Now Matilda is on the trail of another murderer, … Continue reading #BookReview: Silent Victim by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #SilentVictim #damppebbles
"Matilda Darke is back… APRIL 2020: LOCKDOWN DI Brady has been tracing victims of systemic abuse at a local children’s home after a high-profile accusation pitched it into the spotlight – a case that couldn’t be more personal. As Matilda and her team piece together the disturbing picture of the history of the home, it … Continue reading #BookReview: The Lost Children by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #TheLostChildren #damppebbles
"You’re a survivor, aren’t you, Matilda? But what’s the point in surviving when everyone around you is dead? When DCI Matilda Darke receives a mysterious telephone call, she immediately dismisses the threat. Afterall the Homicide and Major Enquiries team are a regular target for prank calls. But ignoring this warning might soon be the biggest … Continue reading #BookReview: Time Is Running Out by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #TimeIsRunningOut #damppebbles
"Some cases won’t die. A young boy walks into a police station in France. He claims to be Carl Meagan – a missing child from Sheffield whose name is still whispered as a warning to kids who stay out after dark. Some children won’t be found. On her way home from the supermarket, nine-year-old Keeley … Continue reading #BookReview: Stolen Children (DCI Matilda Darke #6) by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #StolenChildren #DCIMatildaDarke #damppebbles
"They were the perfect family. It was the perfect crime. It’s the most disturbing crime scene DCI Matilda Darke has ever seen… The morning after a wedding reception at a beautiful suburban home in Sheffield, the bride’s entire family are stabbed to death – in a frenzied attack more violent than anything DCI Matilda Darke … Continue reading #BookReview: The Murder House (DCI Matilda Darke #5) by Michael Wood @0neMoreChapter_ #TheMurderHouse #DCIMatildaDarke #damppebbles
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