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[New post] CAROL WYER – A CUT FOR A CUT @carolewyer @AmazonPub @damppebbles #BlogTour #Review #ACutForACut #KateYoung
stardustbookreviews posted: " #BlogTour #Review #ACutForACut #KateYoung DI Kate Young can't trust anybody. Not even herself. In the bleak countryside around Blithfield Reservoir, a serial murderer and rapist is leaving a trail of bloodshed. His savage calling card: the word"
DI Kate Young can't trust anybody. Not even herself.
In the bleak countryside around Blithfield Reservoir, a serial murderer and rapist is leaving a trail of bloodshed. His savage calling card: the word 'MINE' carved into each of his victims.
DI Kate Young struggles to get the case moving—even when one of the team's own investigators is found dead in a dumpster. But Kate is battling her own demons. Obsessed with exposing Superintendent John Dickson and convinced there's a conspiracy running deep in the force, she no longer knows who to trust. Kate's crusade has already cost her dearly. What will she lose next?
When her stepsister spills a long-buried secret, Kate realises she's found the missing link—now she must prove it before the killer strikes again. With enemies closing in on all sides, she's prepared to do whatever it takes to bring them down. But time is running out, and Kate's past has pushed her to the very edge. Can she stop herself from falling?
This is book #2 of the DI Kate Young series. Whilst it can be read as a standalone book, I would recommend reading the series in order for better understanding of the characters back stories. Kate is on the case of a serial killer with a disturbing calling card. She's also still trying to find a way to expose police corruption within her team but is finding it difficult to know who she can trust. I love Kate's character but she still seems the troubled woman that we knew in the first book. Kate's husband, Chris still features hugely in this storyline and Kate uses her gritty determined attitude that we've already seen to try and get justice for him.
The storyline itself is dark, disturbing and brutal. The serial killer storyline had me hooked and try as I did I just couldn't connect the dots before Kate did. There are several plots running alongside each other both in Kate's personal and professional life, but it was great to see some sense of normality for her when her sister returns after years away. Of course, I've read too many of this author's books to think there wouldn't be a twist in the tale somewhere and she certainly doesn't let us down with red herrings, dead ends and complete shockers at every turn of the page!
Whilst its most definitely a gripping thriller of a read which had me hooked from page one, I also found Kate's personal storyline so sad and I think this book broke my heart just as much as the first book. The book is filled, not just with the horrors of the killings but with the realities of grief and mental health issues which Kate is trying to deal with. There are some trigger points in the story but these are dealt as sensitively as they can be. I loved the corruption part of the storyline and this, along with trying to work everything out, kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. I have to admit I did wonder on more than one occasion whether we would see Hastings and the rest of AC12 coming to deal with the 'bent coppers' that Kate was trying to expose!
We are again treated to one hell of a book from one of my favourite authors. From turning the first page I knew I wouldn't be able to put the book down until I'd finished it, and I was definitely right! It had my heart beating faster, my stomach churning and sent shivers down my spine throughout. Will Kate ever get the closure she so desperately needs? Will her team work out who the killer is? Will the network of police corruption be exposed? This is turning out to be an amazing series and I can't wait for book #3 to carry on Kate's story. If you're looking for a fantastic police procedural thriller with a little bit of something different then look no further! Would highly recommend!
The Author
USA Today bestselling author and winner of The People's Book Prize Award, Carol Wyer writes feel-good comedies and gripping crime fiction.
A move from humour to the 'dark side' in 2017, saw the introduction of popular DI Robyn Carter in LITTLE GIRL LOST and demonstrated that stand-up comedian Carol had found her true niche.
To date, her crime novels have sold over 750,000 copies and been translated for various overseas markets.
Carol has been interviewed on numerous radio shows discussing ''Irritable Male Syndrome' and 'Ageing Disgracefully' and on BBC Breakfast television. She has had articles published in national magazines 'Woman's Weekly', featured in 'Take A Break', 'Choice', 'Yours' and 'Woman's Own' magazines and the Huffington Post.
She currently lives on a windy hill in rural Staffordshire with her husband Mr Grumpy… who is very, very grumpy.
When she is not plotting devious murders, she can be found performing her comedy routine, Smile While You Still Have Teeth.
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