Book Review: Merciless by Heleyne Hammersley

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Synopsis:

Two murders. One missing girl. 

DI Kate Fletcher is called out to a freezing canal where a woman’s body is found floating in a lock. With no identification, the police struggle to piece together the details of the woman’s life. 


In Thorpe a daughter confesses to the murder of her father. She says she helped him escape a painful death from liver cancer, but was her role more active than she claims? 
As Kate and her team investigate, the links between the two cases are inescapable and everything seems to lead back to the disappearance of a teenager years earlier. 
Then the main suspect vanishes.... 

Can Kate connect the events of past and present to bring the culprit to justice?

Review:

Book 2 of the DI Fletcher series picks up after some time from Book 1 (Closer to Home), and as Kate, and the team are settling in. Kate has returned from 20 years away in 'the big city' and as she settles in post divorce, she finds herself reminded of her childhood at every turn. As Kate works to discover if the death is a mercy killing or not, she uncovers coincidence after coincidence making her think 2 seemingly separate deaths might just be related. But are there more? How deep goes the web of deceit? How long will we hold grudges and bring them to fruit? This is a fast read (I read it in 1 sitting), and perfect for vacation reading!

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About the Author:

Heleyne Hammersley is a British writer based in Cumbria. She writes psychological suspense thrillers and crime novels.
Heleyne has been writing since junior school – her first work was a collection of poems called 'Give Them the Works' when she was ten years old. The poems were carefully handwritten on plain paper and tied together with knitting wool.  When she's not writing, Heleyne can often be found wandering on the fells or in the local park with her dog. Check out her website for more information.


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