A Killer in the Family: The gripping new thriller that will have you hooked from the first page

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The thing that it irritated me the most was the obvious hints of the killer, I don’t know why the team this time was acting like it was the most difficult case. That’s the most I’ll say before it’s considered a spoiler. It was right in front of them. That being said I enjoyed this book based on the heavy police procedure, and dependable/ relatable characters going through their own stuff. The area of Southampton is on edge. It's recommended women not walk alone after dark. Extra precautions should be taken, but not everyone is listening. Overall, this is a dark, intense, and another well-written and unputdownable novel from the series that keeps growing on me. The case itself involves the apparently connected deaths of two local women, both in their 40s, found on pyres of wood, leading the prospective killer to be dubbed the “Bonfire Killer.” In a case that involves multiple levels of investigation, including eventual DNA evidence, there are twists and turns aplenty. And some points where I had to keep reading to know the answer. It’s interesting, complex, requires your attention, and has many sympathetic characters, throughout the wide cast.

For years he had also been coercively controlling her. Cheryl was cut off from her friends and family while living on his rural farmhouse estate. He looked at his watch. It was almost midnight. She’d be making that discovery at close to one a.m., at a guess. He’d cut around each photograph of striking, sandy-­haired Jacqueline and kept it. And each photograph of the team too. When the police found the first body, left on a bonfire in the fields, they worried it had the hallmarks of a serial killer.Edge-of-the-seat suspense to the final scene.” —Jeffery Deaver, on She Lies in Wait From the Publisher Robert Mitchum stars in this fine made for TV film, A Killer In The Family as true life serial killer Gary Tison. This one should have been given theatrical release. Mitchum really pushes himself in the acting department playing Tison, a man who made killing a family project. In the end, they are ambushed by the cops. Donny is shot to death, and the other sons are arrested and sent to death row. Gary was able to flee the crime, but his body is found eleven days later.

And then, of course, there was Juliette. He thought of her as Juliette, not her title. She was different. So easy to watch. To be drawn to. He found himself watching her even when the action was elsewhere. When more interesting things were going on. Andrew controlled Cheryl’s money - he dictated when Cheryl could spend money and often took her money away from her. He also had a ‘temper’ - smashing objects in their home and becoming increasingly aggressive. Thank you to Gytha Lodge, Random House, and NetGalley for a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.The day before Cheryl died, West Mercia Police came to visit Cheryl and Georgia while investigating Hooper's behaviour.