Book Synopsis:
LIES COST LIVES
THE BRAND NEW KATE DANIELS THRILLER
Three years ago police officer Georgina Ioannau was murdered, her killers never brought to justice.
Now the prime suspects have been shot dead within hours of their return to the UK.
Has someone finally taken the law into their own hands?
Seeking out the truth will force Kate Daniels to confront her own past mistakes, and put her career, and her team’s lives, on the line.
The gripping new Kate Daniels thriller about what happens when someone takes the law into their own hands from awardwinning crime writer Mari Hannah.
My Review:
I’m a huge fan of this series so I was very excited to get a chance to read The Longest Goodbye her latest book. Once again the author has written a gripping, absorbing read that I found very hard to put down.
It was great being back with the team, watching them solve another murder together. Throughout the series they have started to seem like old friends and I always love witnessing their interactions, especially the fabulous banter they have with each other. Kate has always been one of my favourite characters and I feel she really came into her own in this book. I found myself admiring her toughness in most situations as she deals with staff complaints regarding some of her decisions. We also see a softer side to her though as she is able to help her team through some of the tougher, emotional moments during the investigation.
I thought the book had a great pace to it and I was soon drawn into the story. There were lots of different threads to the story which I enjoyed following and seeing how they all came together in the end. I liked that the book wasn’t always just about the investigation but did focus a bit on the teams personal lives and the impact that the investigation had on them as I think it made the story seem more realistic. There were lots of twists that kept me guessing, including a huge one at the end that I definitely hadn’t predicted. I thought I had guessed who the killer was half way though but I was wrong, and really wrong. I always love a crime book that keeps me on my toes.
Huge thanks to Anne from Random Things Tours for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publishers for a copy of this book. I can’t wait for book 10!
About The Author:
Multi-award winning Mari Hannah is the author of the Stone & Oliver crime series, the Ryan & O’Neil series and the DCI Kate Daniels series.
In July 2010, she won a Northern Writers’ Award for Settled Blood. In 2013, she won the Polari First Book Prize for her debut, The Murder Wall. She was awarded the CWA Dagger in the Library 2017 as the author of the most enjoyed collection of work in libraries. In 2019, she was awarded DIVA Wordsmith of the Year. In that same year, Mari was Programming Chair of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival. In 2020, Mari was named as DIVA ‘Wordsmith of the Year’ and won Capital Crime’s ‘Crime Book of the Year’ award.
She lives in Northumberland with her partner, an former murder detective.
To find her or see where she’s appearing, visit her events page at: marihannah.com or follow her on Twitter @mariwriter.
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