This is a first class, well written and tension filled read, from the start right until the last page. What a rollercoaster of emotions as Frankie and David investigate separate cases in Northumbria. This book delivers everything you could want from a thriller, a complex piece of plotting, great characters and a satisfying ending. I absolutely loved it! Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC.

The pace felt a little slow at the get go and it took me a little while to get into, but once the action started, I whizzed through it! Not my favourite of the series so far, but still a very enjoyable read.

Despite My Sister's Killer being her umpteen book about crime in the beautiful county of Northumberland - I'm biased I live there - beginning with a horrifying opening and ending with a breathtaking finish, Mari Hannah has produced an amazing book yet again. Her characters pop into life fully formed as though they'd just been waiting for the reader to apply air by opening the book. Her storylines are exciting, compelling and complicated and she brings them all to a satisfying conclusion. Her attention to detail is second to none. I've lost track of how many books Mari has written but checking in the front of the book I've read and enjoyed every single one. I think that says it all. Do the same and you won't be disappointed.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

The next book in the stone and oliver series.
As Frankie oliver has had a promotion to DI, she has to do a stint in uniform before she can step up into her team Frankies sister was called Joanna she was murdered when only 19, her serving police officer dad Frank found her when called to the scene. They never found the killer, can they now???? Oliver and Stones relationship has become strained but why?
Really enjoyed this, there always seems to be the right amount of action and the characters always seem to gel. Highly recommend

I found it somewhat difficult to get into this book. There seemed to be an awful lot of backstory from several different people to get to grips with and I found it distracting. It was possibly not helped by the fact that the ebook I received often had no line spaces between sections. Therefore, one person's point of view would be immediately followed by another person's pov with no space between them - and often on the same line. This made it confusing.

I found myself more drawn in by the cold case part of the story. I did not warm to the child abduction part.

I'm sorry to be negative and, as a lot of other people seem to have greatly enjoyed it, maybe it was just not for me.

Another brilliant novel from the prolific and consistently excellent Mari Hannah. This is a superb series but in this instalment Stone and Oliver are working apart following Frankie's promotion. The titular killer was responsible for the murder of Frankie's sister and David is investigating on the quiet, putting their relationship under huge pressure. A delight!

This was a really great read which was well written with at times very sad situations and a great insight into the very difficult work faced by the police forces. Frankie and David were great characters and I found their back story very interesting. It was beautifully written with difficult subjects covered with care and sensitivity. It was a tremendous thriller and a real page turner.

Wow, wow, wow.

Frankie and David are back with a bang, I've been eagerly awaiting this next book and boy did it deliver.

Frankie having been promoted ends up back in uniform for a short time, which as this is Frankie doesn't exactly go according to plan, when she arrives on the scene of a rta one evening, things change ina very unexpected way,

meanwhile david is being very shifty and Frankie wants to know what he is hiding from her.

I can't say any more as I don't want to give away any spoilers.

I raced through this book staying up late into the night as I had to finish it.

5 stars

Oh my, I have been waiting all year for Mari Hannah's new novel and boy oh boy I was not disappointed!

Absolutely brilliant. Couldn't put it down and certainly didn't want it to end. Frankie and David are such brilliant characters, love them!

No spoilers, just brilliant writing! Seriously can't wait to read Mari's next one.

Highly recommend.

My thanks to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced digital copy in return for an honest review.

Stone and Oliver are back for their fifth outing and what an outing. Oliver has been promoted and must return to uniform whilst working in Berwick on Tweed. Whilst there she finds herself heading a team to investigate a gang who are trading in vulnerable people, children in particular. Stone overhears a conversation which may help him solve an old case, the murder of Frankie Oliver's sister.

Prepare yourself for plenty of tension, with emotions running high over whether there is something more than just a working relationship between the pair. If you love police procedural then this gets a great big tick. If you love well written, character driven crime novels this gets another big tick and is a must read if you love the North East of England,

There is no northern author better then Mari Hannah, she delivers with every novel. When will we see these on TV......that's the big question.