I’m thrilled to be on the blog tour for the fantastic Rachel Amphlett’s new book today. Firstly huge apologies to Emma at Damp Pebble Blog Tours for how late this post is. My kids aren’t coping well in the heat unfortunately and are rather whiney and full on at the moment.
Gone To Ground is available now in ebook and paperback, you can purchase your copy of both here.
Book Synopsis:
While attending a crime scene on the outskirts of Maidstone, DI Kay Hunter makes a shocking discovery.
The victim has been brutally cut to pieces, his identity unknown.
When more body parts start turning up in the Kentish countryside, Kay realises the disturbing truth – a serial killer is at large and must be stopped at all costs.
With no motive for the murders and a killer who has gone undetected until now, Kay and her team of detectives must work fast to calm a terrified local population and a scornful media.
When a third victim is found, her investigation grows even more complicated.
As she begins to expose a dark underbelly to the county town, Kay and her team are pulled into a web of jealousy and intrigue that, if left unchecked, will soon claim another life.
My Review:
I’ve been a huge fan of this author for a while so you can imagine my excitement when I was invited to be part of the blog tour for her new book.
The thing that always makes these books for me is the brilliant police team that Kay works with. They all seem to gel so well together each having strengths and weaknesses to bring to the team. It has been great fun watching them all evolve throughout the series and to continue to find new challenges to overcome. In this series we learn that a new person will soon be recruited into the team which makes me a little nervous as i do hope they fit in well. This book again shows the team working very well together and it’s their little conversations and banter with each other that helps lighten the book and provide some light comic relief.
The story seems very realistic with the crime being solved at a realistic pace and not involving lots of huge coincidences of far fetched connections. Kay’s job in particular seems in keeping with modern day policing and there are lots of references to the amount of paperwork and regulations that the police have to complete nowadays.
I’ve alway loved Kay, finding her to be a very compatent, hard working police officer. In this series we learn a little more about her home life and get to know Kay more personally rather than just through her work which was very interesting. It was nice to see her let her guard down and show her softer side.
This was quite a fast paced book for me and I found myself gripped from the beginning, excited to see where this investigation would go. There is a lot of tension in the book which makes it highly addictive and I found myself reading late into the night trying to find out what would happen next.
Huge thanks to Emma from Damp Pebbles Book Tours for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour. If you like fantastic crime books with a fabulous female lead you’ll love this book!
About The Author:
Before turning to writing, Rachel Amphlett played guitar in bands, worked as a TV and film extra, and dabbled in radio as a presenter and freelance producer for the BBC.
She now wields a pen instead of a plectrum and writes crime fiction and spy novels, including the Detective Kay Hunter series, the English Spy Mysteries, and the Dan Taylor espionage novels.
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Originally from the UK and currently based in Brisbane, Australia, Rachel cites her writing influences as Michael Connelly, Lee Child, and Robert Ludlum. She’s also a huge fan of Peter James, Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, Peter Robinson, Angela Marsons, Robert Bryndza, Ken Follett, and Stuart MacBride.
She’s a member of International Thriller Writers and the Crime Writers Association, with the Italian foreign rights for her debut novel, White Gold sold to Fanucci Editore’s TIMECrime imprint, and the first four books in the Dan Taylor espionage series contracted to Germany’s Luzifer Verlag.
Her novels are available in eBook, paperback and audiobook formats from worldwide retailers as well as her own eBook store at http://www.rachelamphlett.com.
A keen traveller, Rachel holds both EU and Australian passports and can usually be found plotting her next trip two years in advance, usually with a crime fiction festival tacked on for good measure! You can stay in touch with Rachel via her Reader’s Group by joining at http://www.rachelamphlett.com.
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