Brilliant edge of your seat book with a great story that hooks you and reels you in, great story with characters that you either love or dislike.

Wow! DI Henley is back with a gripping and personal case that has you hooked from the first page. The Kill List, book three of the DI Henley series, packs a punch, plays with your heart strings and leaves you eager for a hopeful book four.
The team are landed with a cold case entwined with a new murder (or murders) that also plays a part in DI Henley's past. I love how Nadine Matheson weaves together the different parts of this intricate case and keeps the reader guessing right until the big reveal. The twists and shocks were aplenty and the case intriguing (though not a match for Henley and team!).
Another gripping page turner from the Queen of detective thrillers.

Thanks to Nadine and Netgalley for allowing me to read The Kill List before the publication date.

25years ago, 15 year old Anj Henley was a witness in the case against Andrew Streeter, whose first victim was Anj’s friend.

Today, few people in the Serial Crime Unit know about the now DI Henley’s connection with the Streeter trial.
Henley is struggling to deal with the allegations that her long time friend and mentor, Harry Rhimes, was corrupt.

Meanwhile, the big guns at HQ are trained on the SCU, determined to undermine them and overload them with work. The question is, who is pulling their strings?

Lock the doors and settle in for this page turner of a book.
Nadine’s horrific crime scene descriptions are not for the faint hearted but they do serve to set the atmosphere for the book.
With a strong cast of characters , each with their own issues and agendas, Nadine has captured the essence of their lives, both personal and professional.

As you would expect, there are plenty of secrets and lies to and more than a few red herrings.

Nadine Matheson sure knows how to write a police procedural thriller, that's for sure. DI Henly is once again at her very best with this case that falls a little too close to home, in terms of revisiting the murder of her childhood best friend, and investigating claims that her old boss and mentor was corrupt. Like with the two previous books in this series, the pacing is spot on, I was hooked throughout, and I also kept coming back for more of Henly and Ramouter's friendship and solidarity to each other. I have to admit, I'm not as keen on the stuff about their homelives, as I'm way more interested in the case they're trying to solve. But it doesn't detract from the story, and it does build up the characters without taking me too far out of the story of the main plot. This does get a little gory and graphic in terms of the murders and victims bodies, but if you've read the first two in this series, you'll know it's a theme, and I don't mind it. Loved the set up for the cliffhanger at the end, and can't wait for Henly number 4 to see where it goes next!

This is a great crime thriller.
Henley is contacted by a representative of a man who has been in prison for murder for 25 years as he wants to see her.
This man was charged with killing her best friend when she was 15, so it takes a lot for her to visit him.
When they meet he tells her that he has appealed his conviction and will soon be released due to the Detective at the time planting evidence.
On the day of his release, he is found dead and Henley and the team are asked to investigate.
Soon other people are murdered and they all link back to the case 25 years ago.
With a twisted killer out there Henley is determined to find him and make sure he finally gets put in prison.
There’s lots going on in the personal lives of Henley and the team as well, but they are all committed to this case.
Thanks to HQ and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Nadine Matheson is a crime fiction QUEEN. She writes such beautifully complex, brutal page turners that perfectly blend police procedure + the personal lives of the detectives. I really enjoyed 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐢𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧 last year + now need to go back and read the second book, which I annoyingly missed!

This gory, action-packed, engaging read brings together well developed characters, each with their own flaws + struggles and a relentless pace with short chapters + interchanging perspectives to keep you on your toes. The writing style is clever + captivating writing style, and there’s no shortage of politics, emotion + corruption to have you glued to the pages.

The characters are authentic + relatable and I loved seeing the human side to the team of detectives— Matheson brilliantly highlighted the toll this kind of career takes on people and it was both moving + strikingly true. Henley is such a bold and likeable MC, whose vulnerability was explored throughout the plot, and the serial killer was callous, chilling and cunning.. everything a well written serial killer should be.

That cliffhanger ending has me super excited for (🤞🏽) book four! This series is an absolute must read for any police procedural lovers!

𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝐻𝑄 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑁𝑒𝑡𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑦 & 𝑁𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤. 𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑦 𝑜𝑤𝑛. 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝐼𝐺 (@𝑟𝑒𝑑ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙), 𝐺𝑅 & 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ.

Having read the first two books n this series I was delighted to have the opportunity to read The Kill List and revisit the SCU team.
The team are called upon to investigate the death of Elias Piper who is representing a dying man who has spent 25 years in prison always denying he was responsible for the death of 5 young people.
This story revisits the deaths of these people, the possibility that the team's old boss was crooked and 'fitted up' Andrew Streeter and a new series of deaths.
The SCU team struggle with the slur on their old boss; Anjelica Henley has to face her demons as her best friend was one of the original youngsters who was killed and the violent deaths of yet more people. Again not for the faint-hearted!
Another page turner!
Many thanks to Netgalley/Nadine Matheson/HQ for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

The kill list is the third in the Henley series however I had not heard of the previous ones, although there is some references to the first and second book I felt this did not hinder the knowledge and enjoyment reading it and it could easily be a standalone book.

The SCU find their lives turned upside down when their favourite boss DCI Rhimes has his professionalism questioned and an investigation started into his misconducts on past arrests. DI Henley is having none of it and worse still he passed away so is not around to defend himself. The team have to reopen one of his cases, the brutal murder of 5 people in the 90’s, one of which was Henley’s best friend. As they dig deeper it is obvious to the team that there are many inconsistencies and they fear what they may uncover. What did DCI Rhimes get himself into and will it fracture this close team beyond repair.

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good whodunnit, I felt the characters were developed well and overall it was a well written book, I look forward to going back and reading book 1&2.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced reading copy.

This is the third book in the Inspector Henley series, and I would advise reading them in order, to fully appreciate the overall tale and the back-story to the main characters. As with the previous two books, the murders are vicious and the details are dark, so perhaps not for the faint of heart. Book three is another solid police procedural/thriller with well-developed characters and storyline; however, my enjoyment of the book was marred slightly by the myriad of characters. There are a lot of names to remember and to make it more complex, some were referred to by different names at different times e.g. the investigating team were called by both their first names and their surnames. I did also find the first part of the book to be a tad disjointed – the author goes slightly overboard in her descriptive narration, which allowed my attention to wander - I was around 16% in when things settled, and I started to really enjoy the tale. The ending indicates a fourth instalment will be forthcoming, and I look forward to reading it.

One of my favourite genres but I struggled with this book. It’s the third in the series and I haven’t read the first two novels but I found this one boring and lacking pace. Sorry but it’s not one for me and has put me off reading more from this author. Thank you to NetGalley, HQ and the author for the chance to review.

Book 3 in the Inspector Henley thrillers. I hadn't read the first two books, but this was fine as a stand-alone, and in fact tees up Book 4 nicely.

In stark contrast to the the crime thriller I'd read before this, this is a proper gritty crime thriller, with all the constituent parts. Very well written, excellent twisty plot, gruesome, disturbing, challenging, great character development (even without having read the first two books in the series), high paced, cat & mouse detective/criminal stuff. I think one day Nadine Matheson will be regarded right up there with the best crime thriller authors of a generation.

I'd definitely recommend this book, and indeed I'm looking out for Book 4 of the series.

Many thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh my word!! Talk about sat on the edge of my seat the whole time that I was reading this book!!! It was tense, the plot was brilliant, the characters were so relatable that I was totally invested in this story from page two!!! The end will make you hungry for the next book in this series!!!
Many thanks to HQ for the opportunity to read this arc copy for review consideration via Netgalley. My opinion is my own.
#Netgalley, #HQ, #QueenNads.

This was my first book in the series and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
It was a well plotted police procedural thriller set in London and Kent, with lots of twists and turns, great characters I cared about and some very graphic descriptions of some horrible things. It would adapt well as a television series.
I struggled at times with some of the characters as there were lots of them but I am sure if I'd been familiar with other books in the series, this would not have been a problem for me.
Well-written, great plot and character development. I binge read it as I was hooked.
Thank you to NetGalley for an advance reader copy of this novel.

Andrew Streeter has been in prison for 25 years for the brutal murders of five people.
One of those murdered was the best friend of DI Anjelica Henley and Anjelica was the one who found her body.
But new evidence has come to light and Streeter is claiming his innocence, that he was set up.
When a body turns up, killed in the same way as those 25 years ago, it’s obvious that Streeter is telling the truth.
Henley must put her personal feelings aside and find who was responsible for the murders before they kill again. To do that they will have to investigate one of their own in a case that will either make the team stronger or pull them apart.
This is a tense, pacey, totally gripping thriller. Henley is a great character, with a strong team supporting her. I can’t wait for the next one.

Where were the bodies buried? Literally!
I hadn't realised that this book is sequel,but there is enough referred to for the reader to be able to realise the significance of what had gone before.
This book follows the well trodden path of a police procedural where some of the staff have issues in their home lives caused by the pressures and out of hours work of the job. However it doesn't come over as that at all hackneyed and Nadine Matheson brings afreshness to that situation.
What we have here is a very well written book that takes in serial killings, police corruption and a frntic race against time beautifully put together.

I really wanted to love this book, but for me it started off so slowly that I almost gave up. But I persevered.
There were so many characters in this book, that I felt a little overwhelmed at times.

The plot for this book was solid and I did enjoy it. But overall I just didn't enjoy the reading experience unfortunately and it didn't keep me on the edge of my seat.

I'm sorry, I read this ages ago and was sure I'd done the review already.

This was a solid police proceduraly/thriller with a well-developed storyline made overly complicated by the enormous cast of sharacters, many of whom were referred to by different names through the book - for example, most of the police character were called by both their first names and their surnames at different times, and some had nicknames too. This made it really hard to follow the characters in an otherwise engaging story. I'd look out for the author's first books in the series.

I couldn't get into this book, the third in a series. I just couldn't connect with the characters and sadly I stopped reading it. Something I hate doing.

The Kill List by Nadine Matheson is an absolutely gripping crime suspense and one that I just could not put down. It is part of the Inspector Anjelica Henley series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces.
Once more Nadine Matheson has constructed a marvellous plotline. The whole novel is extremely well thought out and executed. The story is complex, and Nadine Matheson has an eye for detail as she draws the reader into a world of crime.
All of the characters were well drawn. The police officers are relentless in their pursuit of justice – whether it’s a bent copper, a serial killer or a miscarriage of justice – no stone is left unturned.
Cold case crimes from 1995 and 1996 are resurrected in present day as a kill list appears. Is it a copycat killer? Or has the killer remained dormant for nearly thirty years? The police and the reader must seek out the truth as the killer walks amongst them.
Nadine Matheson creates realistic characters. The police officers all have home lives that are often less than perfect. There is a tension as the job is not 9 to 5 and therefore disrupts home lives. All the characters are well rounded and believable.
We see the hubris in some of the characters – especially a female reporter who seems to enjoy the attention that the Burier (as she named him) gives her, until it all becomes a little too close to home.
Nadine Matheson always writes novels that draw the reader in, as we are glued and guessing as to who the perpetrator is.
The Kill List would make a marvellous movie – but I am not sure I would be brave enough to watch it! This is a fabulous book, as always.
I received a free copy from the publishers. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.

I love police procedurals, I love serial killers (in books!), I love delving into the past and I love Nadine Matheson's series about DI Henley :)

As good as, if not better than, the first two in the series. I love getting to know more and more about Angelica, especially now that we get to visit her in her past in this book.

A cracking read - you'll not want to put this one down.