Geraldine, or should I say Leigh, never disappoints.
Another great addition to this series and I loved the subplot, it’s like meeting up with old friends and catching up on their news. When the body of a harmless man is killed and dna evidence that’s a match to someone on their database is found on the body, everyone but Geraldine is happy that the case has been solved. While I suspected who the villain was early on, the twist totally threw me. Very clever!
Read in less than a day, the perfect way to spend a winters afternoon

I would like to thank Netgalley and Oldcastle Books for an advance copy of Guilt Edged, the seventeenth novel to feature DI Geraldine Steel of the Yorkshire Police.

When a man with no enemies is killed, the police quickly find a suspect although Geraldine isn’t sure. She finds a witness to alibi him and releases him. That same night there is another murder and the same suspect is in the frame. When he goes on the run Geraldine starts to question herself.

When I first started this series it was a must read, but lately I have found it competent but flat and uninspiring. Guilt Edge is no different, so I found it difficult to get absorbed and kept putting it down. I don’t know if this is due to way the series is developing or whether my taste in reading has changed.

The narrative is divided mostly between Geraldine and the unknown killer with Geraldine’s side showing the investigation and her doubts, while the killer explores his motive, managing to keep silent on his identity and why his victims are chosen and maintaining the mystery. The killer has a certain belief in his own cleverness that is tiresome but realistic whereas Geraldine is full of self doubt, which has become a feature of the series and not proven by her past results. As the novel progresses the narrative starts to includes the suspect’s wife’s voice and this is interesting as it sheds light on the collateral damage of a murder investigation. She seems the most credible character in the novel.

The plot is the usual police procedural with the suspect pool wide open until the police narrow it down. In this case they find a suspect almost immediately, so it becomes more psychological as motives are untangled, behaviour is examined and links are established. It’s not particularly realistic, but a couple of good twists towards the end give it a jolt.

Guilt Edged is a solid read.

A gripping police procedural with plenty of red herrings along the way, kept me engaged from the first to the last page, full of suspense, suspicion and great characters.

This is a well established series and I have not read all of the books in the series but the ones that I have I have always enjoyed. .

A completely gripping read that I just could not put down. It was well written with good characters and an intriguing storyline that compelled me to carry on reading. I really enjoyed it.

I can’t believe this is the 17th Geraldine book!! What a ride it’s been! This is another cracking police procedural with our heroine using her built in bull*$#t detector to get to the bottom of two murders where the clues just don’t add up.
Leigh, thank you for a wonderful book, now crack on with number 18 please 😀

As usual Leigh Russell never disappoints. Great series and loved this book. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the oppprtunity to review

As with the previous DI Geraldine Steel books this had me hooked from the outset.
The ongoing storyline of Geraldine & her team alongside 2 seemingly unrelated murders make for an intriguing tale.
Already looking forward to the next instalment.

A murder. DNA discovered at the crime scene. A suspect apprehended. An apparently open and shut case for DI Geraldine Steel and the team, right?

When a witness comes forward to give the suspect an alibi, Geraldine releases him. But then another murder victim is discovered with the same DNA at the scene. Has Geraldine made a terrible mistake in letting him go?

Book 17 in this excellent series. Lots of twists and turns. Looking forward to the next one.

Thanks to netgalley for letting me review the latest geraldine steel. This book had me guessing from the start right to the end......... Can geraldine prove all of her team wrong when she is the only one to believe the main suspect is innocent ?

I'm pretty sure I've read every book in this series but don't know why I've just realised how grumpy, serious and dour Geraldine is!!
The team face a particularly bizarre case and only Geraldine believes that an innocent man has been arrested and she alone is determined to uncover the truth.

No 17 in the Geraldine Steel series and Leigh Russell has done it again with this brilliant police procedural thriller. A murder with no obvious motive and very little to go on requires extra leg work for the team, until DNA left on a scarf near the body points to a local man, who is on police records. He is taken in for questioning and although they have the evidence a witness comes forward and puts the suspect in the clear. Geraldine is the officer who releases him but has she made a huge mistake? her gut instinct tells her she is right in assuming his innocence but then another body is discovered in the same area as the first!!!. I absolutely love this series which is set in and around York, it is written with precision and the charecters are well developed.

Leigh Russell's heroine, Geraldine, is called upon to find the person who murdered someone with apparently no enemies.
More of a steady pressure than a series of breakthroughs, fans of police procedurals will enjoy this one.

A seemingly motiveless attack leaves a man dead. But there's DNA on the body from an apparent stranger.

Another murder, a suspect with an alibi, and a man on the run....who Geraldine Steel doesn't think is the killer.

Is she guilt-ridden after releasing him only for another murder to take place?

Thrilling

Guilt Edged by Leigh Russell

An inoffensive man is murdered in a seemingly motiveless attack. Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel and her team are baffled, until DNA from an apparent stranger is discovered on the victim's body.

Geraldine is not convinced the suspect is guilty. When a witness comes forward to offer the suspect an alibi, Geraldine lets him go. That night, a second murder is committed. The evidence points to the suspect who has just been released.
First time read for me by this author , and I thought it was a great read.
I loved reading about DI Geraldine Steel and the brilliant way she solved her cases. Lots of twists to keep you reading right until the very end.
I will definitely be looking out for her other books.