Book Synopsis:
Her eyes were closed. From a distance the blood around her neck might have looked like a necklace, but up close her body told a different tale. She had been murdered. A tiny songbird lay beside her, its neck broken…
Detective Tom Fabian’s past is catching up with him. It has been years since the most high-profile case of his career – when his evidence put infamous serial killer Christopher Wisher behind bars forever. But when Wisher summons a reluctant Fabian to his prison cell to hand over a diary, he realises that Wisher’s twisted games are far from over.
Shortly after Fabian’s visit, Wisher is found dead in his cell. And a few days later, the police find a woman’s body bearing Wisher’s signature, a dead songbird. But the police never released this detail to the public… so who has Wisher been talking to?
Fabian is desperate to find the killer before another innocent life is taken. But as more bodies turn up, Fabian begins to realise that Wisher may have handed him the clues before he died. Is the twisted serial killer still pulling the strings from beyond the grave…?
If you can’t get enough of crime thrillers by Adam Croft or Melinda Leigh, you will love The Songbird Girls.
The Songbird Girls is available now in ebook and paperback. You can purchase a copy of both here.
My Review:
The Songbird Girls is another fantastic, gripping book from Richard Parker!
The reader is thrown straight into the action with a shocking first chapter which immediately got my heart racing. I’ve always enjoyed thrillers about serial killers so this story intrigued me from the start. Wisher is a fascinating character that made me uneasy from the moment he was introduced. The descriptions of his manner during the investigation chilled me and I found I could imagine his stare very well. He was a character that managed to get under my skin and one that invaded my dreams often whilst reading.
This is a very fast paced book with lots of action and intrigue that makes you want to keep reading. The author manages to put a new twist on the classic serial killer story with the inclusion of Wisher’s diary which seems to be giving the police clues. I thought this was exceptionally well done at and helped add to the tension as I tried to solve them along with the police.
I’ve read all of Richard’s books and he is one of my ‘go to’ crime writers when I want a gripping book. His books have helped me through many a long night with sleepless babies! The Songbird Girls is the start of another fantastic series from him and I look forward to reading more from him, hopefully very soon!
Huge thanks to Bookouture for my copy of this book via Netgalley and to Noelle for inviting me onto the blog tour. If you like gripping and intriguing crime fiction then you’ll love this book!
About The Author:
Richard Parker was formerly a TV script writer, script editor and producer before turning his hand to penning twisted stand alone thrillers.
NEVER SAY GOODBYE is his seventh thriller novel and is the first in a new suspense series to feature D I Tom Fabian.
KEEP HER SAFE is his sixth stand alone novel and is out now from Bookouture/Hachette. Readers are already double locking their doors at night.
HIDE AND SEEK is his fifth book and was published August 2017 by Bookouture. Dare you meet Mr Whisper?
FOLLOW YOU was his fourth psychological thriller. Reviewers are saying it’s Bookouture’s darkest crime novel to date.
STALK ME was his third and rode high in the UK and US charts.
SCARE ME was his second. Hollywood movie rights have been acquired by major US studio, Relativity Media. Star of PRISON BREAK and screenwriter of dark horror thriller STOKER, Wentworth Miller, has written the big screen adaptation.
STOP ME, Richard’s darkly fiendish debut, was shortlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award.
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