Wow sit back and breathe. The best Will & Sarah book yet could not put it down. Will & Sara are on their honeymoon when Mercy one of the owners is murdered. A list of suspects change back and forth untill your head spins. Great characters good and bad, Not to mention Kathleen Early's narration her characterisation of the cast were as good as the book. Thanks to HarperCollins audio UK and Netgalley for this review copy.

This is my first Will Trent novel, and I can't wait to start the series from the beginning. Although the start was a bit slow, it still kept my attention.

This book was really good, although some parts were difficult to listen to. Mercy's story is incredibly sad and tragic.

There are many unlikable characters in this book, so when a murder occurs, everyone is a suspect. But the truth is even more heartbreaking than I expected.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK Audio | HarperCollins for the ALC of this book.

Deeply deeply disturbing content. Trigger warnings apply for child abandonment, brutal murder scenes, domestic violence. Familial abuse. Child neglect. Drug/Alcohol misuse: insert. Sexual assault and pedophilia.

I’m not sure how I’ve come to this series so late. I believe this is book 12, I think I was under the impression that I wasn’t a fan of the author, don’t come for me I’m just being honest; and I was wrong anyway. In this regard I really enjoyed the novel, I don’t know if fans of the series would agree but I was happy to read it as a standalone, I didn’t feel like I had missed out on a huge backstory.

This was written brilliantly for my taste. We know from the outset that Mercy has been murdered. The rest of the book is working back through the days and hours leading to the murder. Theres maybe around 2-3 characters that you are not in suspicion of all the way through, every last member of this “mountain family” are sick, twisted abominable people.

The mountain and the retreat itself are idyllic, the perfect honeymoon getaway for Sarah and Will, until they end up working a murder case.

The is an absolute mind twister, there is layer upon layer of storytelling, multiple twists that I was frantically trying to get to grips with, some of the events are completely harrowing but essentially the story is so carefully crafted that it made for a brilliant read.

The narration was a perfect fit for the story.

My thanks to HarperCollins UK Audio and NetGalley for an audio arc of this title.