Published by HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
DCI Matilda Darke (and Michael Wood) is back in the sixth of the DCI Matilda Darke series!!!!
I was so excited to see that the next installment in the series was out, even more excited when I was approved and over the moon when this book lived up to my expectations and then some! If you have not read this series- YOU ARE MISSING OUT! This one will work as a stand-alone but do yourself a favor and start from the beginning!!! You will thank me!
The book begins when a young boy walks into a police station in France and claims to be Carl Meagan. (If you have been reading this series, you know who he is) Like everyone involved, I got excited, worried, basically all the feels wondering….is he who he claims to be??? Michael Wood had my interest form page one.
Then a young girl goes missing and a ransom call is placed. Will DCI Matilda Darke be able to find her? DCI Darke calls in her entire team as the kidnapping and ransom brings back memories of the Carl Meagan case (see above) that has haunted her and almost brought about her downfall.
As the investigation progresses, we learn more about the missing girl’s family and more about the private lives of members of DCI Matilda Darke’s team. Both have surprises involved. As the search progresses, what will the team learn? What secrets will be exposed? Will the young girl ever be found? Who could have taken her and why?
This is one of my favorite series filled with some of my favorite characters. The storylines are brilliant, evoke emotion, are gripping and often have my pulse racing as Matilda and her team close in on the suspects in their cases. With each book, there is character development, friendships deepen, characters grow, they make mistakes, they support each other and show courage. I have my favorites and I am sure other readers do as well. I love that Matilda Darke is flawed, strong, vulnerable, intelligent and confident.
This book, as all his others, was well written, riveting and a real page turner for me. I loved the character development, the feeling of dread as the case progressed, as the investigation comes to end, will you be able to say you saw THAT coming? Riveting with some twists and turns, this one not only impressed but blew me away. Plus, that ending!?! I cannot wait until the next book!!!!!
Fans of crime thriller, strong female protagonists, a good mystery and intelligent gripping storylines will love this book (series).
Highly recommend!
Thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.