To most people, Detective Inspector Milton Bowman appears to have an ideal life. But some secrets aren’t buried deep enough.
After a tragic car accident, and a shocking murder, DI Milton's colleagues have to start digging into every aspect of his life.
Suspicion and disbelief creep into their lives as a web of deceit unfolds - the Bowman family, friends and even colleagues come under suspicion. No one is to be trusted.
Nothing is as it appears.

A great crime thriller which was a brilliant page-turner of a read and I could not put it down.

This was a brilliant read. As soon as I started reading this book I just knew I was going to love it. Highly recommended

This is my first Lisa Cutts novel and I quite enjoyed it, maybe it due to the detail in the procedural information within the pages, most probably it's because it was written by a serving police officer.

Although there was a plethora of characters, there was more than a few that I could take or leave. I found myself wanting to like the chemistry with the main protagonists to gel together a little better but that will come with more writing.

Well this is a book full to the brim of deceit, lies and secrets and there's some biggies in this. I mean we all know that everything isn't always all that it seems and it's illustrated well in this. A well respected senior officer is involved in a horrific traffic accident and a shocking murder and his life is suddenly under a microscope. Every element is examined, all of his are friends cross-examined and the finger of suspicion lands on everyone involved.

Read for an honest review. Thank you Ms Cutts, Netgalley and Simon and Schuster UK Fiction

This was an excellent tale with a great storyline. The characters were likable and this was a page turner. I would recommend this book.

First book I have read by Lisa Cutts and certainly won't be my last.
Great storyline from the police side of murder, with a great ending.
Highly recommend
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

The story follows the investigation of the accidental death of Inspector Milton and the murder of his wife. Is the accident linked to his wife's murder? Did he kill himself to cover up the fact that he killed his wife? Did he kill his wife? Or not....
The book had me gripped with these questions from the beginning and I couldn't wait to finish it, to see if all questions are answered.
Well done!!! Recommended.

I enjoyed Buried Secrets, although I was a little disappointed at the ending and felt there were still a few loose ends. I particularly liked the insights into the workings of the UK police; the author is a detective constable, which lent credence to the descriptions of how the various team members interacted. I found the role of family liaison officer particularly interesting – Hazel Hamilton is assigned to look after Travis, in his early twenties, who loses his father to a car accident and his mother to murder within hours of each other. There was a mix of accident, murder romance and a sinister drug network element which all made for a good read.

A great police procedural by Lisa Cutts, who writes crime and investigation with great authenticity. This book too forms a part of those books which compels the reader to keep turning pages till the end.
The story follows the investigation of the accidental death of Inspector Milton and the murder of his wife.
The secrets keep revealing and point of views keep changing to give the entire story.
The author Lisa Cutts has described her characters well. It is evident that Lisa has put in enough research into this story, so that story is true to its form and at the same time it keeps the reader involved.
There are a few unanswered questions and a few not-so-needed parts but they don't detract the story from its course.
On the whole, a great intriguing story, entertaining page turner

I really enjoyed this book. It kept my attention throughout. It was very well written and you could feel Lisa's first hand knowledge of police procedures coming through. Recommended.

I enjoyed this book from start to finish and it had me completely gripped. Given that Lisa Cutts has 19 years history of working for the police force, she knows what she's talking about and the accuracies within her storylines are evident, and it makes such a difference.

Buried Secrets tells the story of DI Milton Bowman, and the secrets that unfold. Admittedly I struggled for the first few chapters as there were SO many names to get to grips with, and I had to keep flicking back a few pages to refresh my memory on who was who and what their backstory was. After a while though it all began to fit together seamlessly, like a very complex jigsaw puzzle. I am amazed at how Lisa has managed to focus equally on several different characters and manage to entangle all of their stories into one greater story. There were plenty of twists and turns, and an ending I wasn't quite expecting, although admittedly I was a little disappointed at the ending. It felt like the whole story had lead up to one ending and then it didn't quite deliver in the same way.

On the whole though, I loved this book and will definitely be looking for more from Lisa.

This was a good book following the investigation of the accidental death of a police inspector and the murder of his wife. The storyline was really good, though it left a lot of points unresolved. It felt very realistic and I enjoyed that.
However, there were a lot of characters and it was quite difficult to remember who everybody was and why they were important. I found myself switching off every time Hazel and Harry were together because I didn't feel it was important to the storyline. In this way, it was quite difficult to have a fleshed out characterisation for all the characters, but instead of fleshing out the main characters (Hazel or Aidan and Travis for example), it was spread across them all and as a result, they all felt a bit lacklustre.

Very fast paced and very intriguing. I enjoyed how it kept me hooked and it was an original story. Nowadays so many books read the same. Highly recommend

Fantastic story that is gripping and wonderful characters .

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The way you're navigated through this book is very different than most thriller/mysteries you'll read. Maybe the ending in particular is what made me like this so much. I really enjoyed the last page of this book, it tied it all together for me, and I didn't hate Jenny as much as I thought I did throughout the whole book, once I finished that last page.

I think I found this so enjoyable and different because it's more of a police procedural, than a thriller/mystery. Though there was a lot of mystery about this book, it was refreshing to read this story while it was being told in a technical way, not in a way that tries to trick you, and throw you off course.

I wont waste much time telling you about the characters, although I will say that I enjoyed getting to know Hazel and Harry the best. If you're sort of a sap like I am, you'll see why shortly into the first few chapters.

Ugh! The ending was fantastic. I loved it, and I'll keep saying how much I loved it. How clever.

I can't wait to read another Lisa Cutts book. This was one of my favorite ARC's yet.

I really enjoyed this book. I was glued to it the whole way through. The whole storyline and characters are really well put together and totally believable. I really liked the way the characters were brought to life by having a back story. This definitely made them feel more real and gave me more empathy with them.
This is the first Lisa Cutts book I have read. I will definitely be reading more.

Another authentic police procedural crime story from Lisa Cutts.

This book sounded very interesting and the story line was something I would normally read. However, there were too many characters to keep track of and honestly to me they were just fillers. The writer didn't really allow the reader to really get to know the characters at all. I was also disappointed as there was a lot of things left unresolved at the end of this book. If there is to be a sequel, that is great, but still, in my experience with series type books, the writer doesn't usually leave the reader with the sense that something is missing. The next books are usually an extension, that is separate in itself.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher. This is one of the best police procedural books I have read and really liked DI Milton Bowman. Had me hooked right to the end

Great story with twists in the plot to keep you guessing right to the end... well actually even after I had finished the book there were some parts I still hadn't worked out! So it left me puzzled ( plot spoiler alert- what was Jenny's affair got to do with anything??) but I still gave five stars because it was such a darn good read.

DNF at 20%

I was surprised to learn that this is the author's fourth book and not her first. The story line was intriguing but not enough, for me at least, to override the clumsy writing. The flow was choppy and awkward between scenes, or even between paragraphs in the same scene. Phrases in the same sentence would contradict each other and there was a lot of needless repetition and explaining. This may just be the writer's style; I have not read anything else by her so I don't know for sure. If not, then this book is need of some major editing. It looks like I may be alone in my opinion, however, so I would suggest reading this and deciding for yourself!

Thank you to Simon & Schuster UK and NetGalley for a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.