The second book I have read featuring Sophie Allan and her group of detectives. A very engaging novel with enjoyable characters.

4 and ½ Stars

Two elderly people, Mr. and Mrs. Armitage, attend the wrong funeral by mistake. Receiving a rather rude reaction, they quickly leave.

Meanwhile, their daughter, Dr. Sharon Giroux gets home from vacation and finds them missing. She gets very frustrated at the police reaction – or lack thereof. When their car in found in the woods, DCI Sophie Allen and her team get the case. At the bottom of the deaths seem to be their attendance at the wrong funeral. What could be going on? After Sophie and her team take the case, the daughter is much relieved.

Sophie and her team interview the daughter, the good-for-nothing brother, Rod, along with other primary relationships in the group of family and friends.

Another body is discovered just a mile from the Armitage site. Is it connected?

The pieces all come together in the end in this very well written mystery. I like the characters, and they were well filled out.

Thanking Netgalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this most mysterious book to read.

Thank you Net Galley. I have read several books in the series and they are all good. This one in particular is intricate, fast paced and full of suspense. New characters have been added, keeping the book and the dynamics between the characters fresh. Excellent read.

Really enjoyed this book, it is such a good series. All of the characters are so likable and the plot is always interesting and engages me right through to the end of the book. A solid 5 out of 5.

The criminal enterprise being investigated is featured as the primary story rather than the detectives trying to solve the case. Sophie Allen is a secondary character in her own book. The characters seem to have lost their shine. It's hard to care about anyone in this book.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Joffe Books for a review copy of Twisted Crimes, the 5th police procedural to feature DCI Sophie Allen of Dorset Police.

Sylvia and Edward Armitage inadvertently attend the wrong funeral but soon realise their mistake and leave. A few weeks later their daughter comes home from holiday and reports them missing. With no sign of foul play the Missing Persons department does not take her report seriously until their bodies turn up in a local nature reserve. DCI Sophie Allen and her team lead the investigation and discover far more wrong doing than they could have imagined.

I enjoyed Twisted Crimes as it has a complicated plot, plenty of action and some very pleasant characters. The plot is complicated because of the way it widens out to encompass more crime and suspects rather than the more traditional narrowing of suspects and motives. It has many ramifications but it not difficult to follow as it is all logical and linear. I got so absorbed in the plot that I read it in one sitting.

I like Sophie Allen. She is a very likeable character and, despite her job, she creates a warm atmosphere from the way she nurtures her team to her happy home life. It is very ordinary and something we can al, relate to. She is not, however, a pushover. She is smart, resourceful and extremely tough when she has to be.

If I have one criticism I feel the ending was a bit vague about who did exactly what but that's real life so I can't complain too much.

I have no hesitation in recommending Twisted Crimes as a good read.

Book 5 in the series and it was full of suspense and equally as thrilling as the previous 4.Nice to see some new characters evolving in the team and developing well. Another good read by Michael Hambling. Thank you Net Galley for my copy. I reviewed on Goodreads and Amazon.

Thank you Net Galley for giving me the opportunity to review this book which I am delighted I did. Absolutely loved it and the characters in it and shall definitely be looking out for more books from this author.

TWISTED CRIMES by Michael Hambling is a thoroughly twisted, suspense filled, and fast paced mystery. Fifth in a series featuring DCI Sophie Allen and her team. The characters are evolving with new characters being added changing the team dynamic thus keeping the series fresh and interesting.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

An elderly couple are found dead in their car in a very remote area. There is a hose from the exhaust into the interior of the car. Suicide? Murder/Suicide? Murder?

Forensic evidence suggests murder. Who would want this sweet elderly couple dead?

Their grown daughter had been on vacation with her husband and found her parents missing when she arrived home. Her brother evidently hadn't really missed them, but then, he has his own issues .. mainly drugs and partying.

DCI Sophie Allen returns in this 5th of a series. It is up to her and her team to determine the what and why. They only have one starting point ... they attended the wrong funeral service shortly before they disappeared. Who .. or what ... did they see or hear that would pressure someone to kill them?

During the course of their investigation, they run into a shady organization, but what worries Sophie more is that there is a mole within the police.

Two new members of her team are introduced. Rose Simons and George Warrander ... they will change the team dynamics.

This is a well-written welcome addition to the series. Fast-paced with lots of action will keep the reader rapidly turning pages to see what happens next. There are surprising twists and turns.

I wish to thank the author / Joffe Books / Netgalley for the Uncorrected Proof of TWISTED CRIMES. The opinion expressed here is unbiased and entirely my own.

I thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Hambling’s writing style. It makes for easy reading, without being too ‘fifth grade’. Twisted Crimes featured well developed characters, believable building of the plot, and plausible twists and turns. The ending was very effective, having wrapped up all loose ends and leaving nothing hanging. My very minor criticism is that some of the conversations bordered on boring and mundane. A little of that is fine, but too much is unwelcome. My test of a good book is whether or not I look forward to getting back to reading after having had to put it down for a while; I did with this book.

Twisted Crimes by Michael Hambling is a mystery and thriller read.
Sylvia and Ted Armitage, a retired couple, attend the wrong funeral service by mistake. A month later their daughter returns from holiday to find them missing. The police make little headway in tracing their whereabouts until their bodies are found in their car, abandoned in the middle of a copse in a tranquil nature reserve. They appear to have committed suicide, but some of the forensic evidence suggests otherwise. The police slowly make progress and find several links to a shady business organisation that owns a string of bars, clubs and cafes.
I really enjoyed this book. The story had me from the start and i was not sure about the parents. Full of twists and plots. Highly recommended. 5*. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book from netgalley.