The next installment of this excellent Geraldine Steel series. Investigating a body found in the river, her partner going undercover, now her baby is missing along with the nanny. Who can she trust and can she hold it together. Leigh Russell has pulled out the drops on this one. A read in one sitting. Thanks to Bedford Square publishing and Netgalley for this review ARC

This is the 22nd book in this series so if you haven't started it yet, you'll have a lot of catching up to do. I remember working my way through the early books, borrowing from my library, when I played catch-up... Not forgetting the Ian Peterson trio of books that you'll also need to sneak in too... A bit of a marathon... If you are going to play catch-up I'd stop reading this review now as it will contain spoilers for Geraldine's personal life...
So, her first case back post baby and Geraldine is in two minds about it all. It's a scary thing leaving your child with a minder for the first time... quite how scary, she will find out later!
Anyway, in this, her latest book we follow Geraldine's latest case, that of a wealthy businessman whose body was discovered in a river. Initially it could have looked like a drowning but further investigation turns to very foul play. It appears he was shot and was dead before his body hit the water. As with all cases, his family are the first to be both informed and suspected. His young girlfriend whom he hadn't been with long, and his two grown-up children all get questioned. The police have only just started to get to grips with the initial stages of the case when it is blown open when the girlfriend is also killed.
But if that was all Geraldine would have to contend with, it'd be easy but then Ian leaves to go undercover and their baby is taken...
Oh my days does this author put Geraldine through the ringer time and time again. If you have been with this series from the beginning, you'll already know that. Her path to true love and a family, and her career path, have both been rather fraught on occasion. But she is gritty and tenacious and a fighter... even though, on occasion, she doesn't realise that herself.
And the case of the double murder is a bit of a doozy for her to investigate. It held my attention well, had me second and third guessing along the way. As it did Geraldine and her team. With twists and turns aplenty, and a bunch of secrets and lies thrown in for good measure, it's a cracker for Geraldine to try and unpack. To get to the truth. And what a truth!
All in all, even though it's the 22nd book, with all the curve-balls the author throws in to mix up Geraldine's life, it's still as fresh as the first. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Another excellent read in the Geraldine Steel series which finds Geraldine investigating the body of a man found drowned in a river. The characterisation is excellent as usual but this time Geraldine's baby goes missing and she finds herself struggling as her partner is working undercover and she doesn't know who to trust to help her. Book 22 is as fresh as book 1 in this ever improving series, which is one of my favourites in the crime thriller genre. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

My thanks to Bedford Square Publishers, No Exit Press and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Deadly Will’, the 22nd instalment in the DI Geraldine Steel series written by Leigh Russell, in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

The body of wealthy Martin Reed is found in a river but he didn’t die from drowning as it was a gunshot that killed him. His two adult children, Nigel and Daisy, expect to inherit his wealth and are shocked that he’s left everything to his young girlfriend Serena Baxter. This is DI Geraldine Steel’s first investigation since returning from maternity leave and the pressure is on for her to identify the killer, but she’s finding it hard to focus as her six-month-old son Tom has been kidnapped and she doesn’t know who she can trust in her department.

‘Deadly Will’ is another exciting police thriller where there’s no shortage of plausible suspects and each one DI Geraldine Steel interviews leaves her with more questions than answers and even more confused. The kidnapping of her baby son Tom makes for an interesting second thread to the story and although we find out who was responsible, I would have liked to know what happened afterwards. This thriller is easy to read with a well-thought-out plot, plenty of drama, suspense, and twists and turns that kept me so involved I read it in a day.

Deadly Will is another thriller in the Geraldine Steel series. I have enjoyed all the books in the series and this one doesn't disappoint. In this fast-paced thriller, Geraldine leading a murder investigation while trying to find her kidnapped child.
Highly recommended.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I love this series thank you so much for the opportunity to review. I could not put this down what a ride.

5 stars

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The body of a wealthy businessman is discovered in the river, but this was no accidental drowning. He was shot before his body entered the water. The police question the dead man’s young girlfriend and his two adult children, all of whom are hoping to inherit his fortune. Before the killer is found, the dead man’s girlfriend is murdered, and pressure mounts for Geraldine and her team to solve the case. Geraldine’s partner is called away to work undercover. Soon after he leaves, their baby vanishes along with the child minder. Geraldine struggles to focus on the murder investigation while she desperately tries to find her child. Afraid that one of her colleagues may be in contact with the kidnapper, she knows she has to work alone, but time may be running out for her child.
It was a fun read. Really creepy characters.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bedford Square Publishers for giving me an advance copy.