This is a good book! It is definitely nerve wracking trying to figure out who the killer as as more and more people are murdered. There are 5 murders this police mystery is investigating. The pacing is good and fast, it kept me reading to get to the end faster. The characters were written well, and I enjoyed it, thank you to NetGalley, author, and publisher for the arc in exchange for my honest review!!!

I remember reading the first book in this series and finding it a bit too cosy and soft centred. That’s certainly not the case here as there are five fatalities and a palpable sense of threat. It certainly lives up to its title! The central character Matt runs a private detective agency. He is ex police and his wife Karen is a senior detective. Anita Waller does a good job on characterisation and even relatively minor characters are brought to life and given a distinctive identity. There isn’t a lot of mystery associated with the murder investigation, but the procedural elements have a ring of authenticity about them and focus on the teamwork required to secure a successful outcome. I always find it a bit hard to swallow when ordinary citizens and private detectives solve crimes so I was pleased that the focus was very much on the police at the novel’s resolution.