Book Description:
A city on the brink.
A mother on the edge.
A nightmare that only DI Helen Grace can end.
Sometimes, the darkest secrets hide in plain sight...
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
A gang war grips the city, and the police force is under fire from all sides. But Detective Inspector Helen Grace defies direct orders as she becomes drawn to the case of a missing teenager.
LOST BUT NOT ALONE
Naomi's mother is desperate for help - and Helen is her only hope. Keeping the investigation secret, she finds a disturbing trail of questions - and more who have vanished off the streets...
WILL THEY FIND HER IN TIME?
Sometimes, the truth hides in plain sight. But proving it is another matter entirely. The clock is ticking - and the only person looking for Naomi is about to meet her match.
My Thoughts:
Whilst this is the twelfth novel in the DI Helen Grace series, it reads easily as a standalone.
Helen and her team have a new case on their hands involving a killing in the drug world but Helen's head is turned by a mother looking for her fifteen year old daughter. Going against her bosses instructions, Helen has most of her team searching for young Naomi. I was in awe of Helen as I knew she would be under some serious scrutiny from above if the missing girl turned out to be some sort of runaway and nothing more sinister involved.
The whole team are not convinced that she is doing the right thing either and it causes a lot of unrest throughout and the tension was electric. In some ways I could see both sides but something I have learned along this series is that Helen's gut instinct is rarely wrong. There are a couple of scenarios where it will have you wondering what you would do in some of the characters shoes when it comes to certain protocol and whether you would keep schtum or go to someone above.
Naomi's situation is frightening and heartbreaking in equal measure. It's unclear to start with who is behind her disappearance but when it is clear, oh my goodness I was absolutely raging! More so as they think they are untouchable and I was getting every bit as frustrated as Helen was in trying to catch them. At some points I was nearly jumping up and down in my chair and wanting to shout at certain characters as they get so close to finding Naomi, it really is a nail-biting finale that I don't think my heart has recovered from yet.
Forget Me Not is another superb story in the series that will have you gripping on for dear life. The author wastes no time in pulling you in and he doesn't let you go, not for a minute. The pacing and tension just kept growing and has the reader eagerly turning each page with some pages causing your heart to drop and others sending your pulse rate soaring. A truly unforgettable crime thriller that packs more than a punch!
My thanks to Tracy Fenton for inviting me to be part of the blog tour. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
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