Book Review: The Lonely Lake Killings by Wes Markin

   Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook, free of charge,from Boldwood Books via Netgalley, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it. All opinions are my own.


A lonely recluse. A missing girl and a community in fear.

the lonely lake murders

Synopsis:

When the body of a young local girl is found next to an isolated lake, the main suspect is the old recluse who has lived next to the lake for many years – especially when the young girl’s purse is found on the old man’s doorstep.

But DCI Emma Gardner and her partner DI Paul Riddick aren’t so sure. Why would the old hermit leave such an obvious clue? And who would want to set the old man up?

As they dig deeper into the murder they discover a community in fear, determined to keep hold of long-buried secrets. And Riddick is convinced that his own dark past is somehow linked to this crime, too.

Gardner fears that she may never get the answers she needs until a break leads her down a path she’d rather not face. One that runs directly to her own front door…


Review:

In this fast-paced procedural mystery, things are not what they seem, and as you get more into the story you realize there are red herrings aplenty to sidetrack the reader and DCI Gardner alike. As the story evolves you realize everyone literally has secrets they want to keep, and that six degrees of separation may be the key to finding the true killer, in this page-turner! Gardner and Riddick make a great new crime-solving team, Can't wait for the next book in the series, as this is the debut book!

About the Author:

Wes Markin is the bestselling author of the DCI Yorke crime novels, set in Salisbury. His new series for Boldwood stars the pragmatic detective DCI Emma Gardner who will be tackling the criminals of North Yorkshire. Wes lives in Harrogate 

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