The Blurb
How long can you get away with murder?
In an idyllic Sussex town, Mr Quinn
whispers a secret on his death bed. Hours later the person who cared for Quinn
is killed.
Mr Quinn’s secret sets off events unlike
anything Detective Grant and Psychologist Ruby Silver have ever seen.
A series of deaths follow as a killer tries
to cover their twenty-year trail of murder by drowning.
Grant, Silver and the team must track a
killer who has been getting away with murder for years. But when treachery,
corruption and secrets from the past are used against Sergeant Tom Delaney, the
killer turns their attention to one of Grant’s own…
Detective David Grant and Psychologist
Ruby Silver are back in this unmissable new crime thriller. It can be read as
the sequel to Deadly Motives or as a brilliant stand-alone. It's the perfect
read for fans of authors like Angela Marsons, Robert Bryndza and Helen H.
Durrant.
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My Review:
Nurse Michelle Dixon helps care for retired headmaster Mr Quinn. Just before he dies he shares a secret with Michelle and hours later she is dead. Murdered. Detective Chief Inspector David Grant and his team at Himland's Heath Police Station, together with young psychologist Ruby Silver, need to try to find the killer before they strike again.
Nurse Michelle Dixon helps care for retired headmaster Mr Quinn. Just before he dies he shares a secret with Michelle and hours later she is dead. Murdered. Detective Chief Inspector David Grant and his team at Himland's Heath Police Station, together with young psychologist Ruby Silver, need to try to find the killer before they strike again.
Girdharry is a new author to me but thiis is the second book in the Detective David Grant series following Deadly Motives. I didn't feel disadvantaged jumping in at book two and this absolutely works was a standalone. There are brief references to events in the previous book but that's all.
Grant is a solid, stand up guy. He works hard and values his team but isn't afraid to fight his corner with superior officers. Nor does he mind ruffling a few feathers when it's necessary. He's well written and I enjoyed learning about him and his character. DS Tom Delaney is a great character - probably my favourite here. He's beautifully drawn and it was easy to feel for him as he goes through a really tough time in this book. I was totally invested in him. I was slightly less convinced by Ruby - I found her almost too good to be true. I think I probably just need to get to know her a little better. But some interesting team dynamics.
The story itself is complex and well thought out, and Girdharry teases the reader with little titbits along the way, revealing a little more each time. There are some flashbacks to an horrific incident twenty odd years earlier and we also hear from the killer from time to time, in passages which are pretty dark. But we don't discover their identity until the exciting denouement.
A tale of a dysfunctional family, murder, mystery, lies and painful memories Deadly Secrets is an enjoyable, well paced read with a good cast of characters. The tension really mounts towards the culmination of the story, but other than at one notable point, it's not overly violent which made a welcome change. I would happily read more from this author.
The Author:
Ann Girdharry is a British crime
thriller author.
She's a trained psychotherapist and
worked as a manager in the not-for-profit sector for many years.
Ann is an avid reader and her favourites
are crime and suspense. She regularly talks about her favourite reads to her
newsletter subscribers. She enjoys travelling and apart from the UK she’s lived
in the USA (where her first daughter was born), Norway (where her second
daughter was born) and she currently lives in France.
She was an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist 2017.
Author Social Media Links:
Website and Newsletter sign up - https://anngirdharry.weebly.com/my-readers-group---free-gift.html
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AnnGirdharryAuthor
Twitter - https://twitter.com/GirdharryAnn
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