The Truth Will Out: Shocking. Page-Turning. Crime Thriller with DCI Helen Lavery

OMG what a fantastic start to a book!

Two women using Skye to communicate with each other after work, one just having come home, had her tea and switched the PC on.............then.........OMG.

I was thinking of it from the other person's point of view too, she's watching all of this, horrendous.

This book kept me well and truly hooked. I was entertained for several hours by Jane Isaac as she wrote cleverly and fluently page after page.

I loved the hint of a little romance there from of old! really made the main DI humane.

I can't speak highly enough of this read, if you want to get lost in a plot.......this is the one.

Another great book from an author to watch. The details are well researched and the topics authentic.

I know Jane from Twitter and Facebook so was really delighted to read her book. And do glad I did. It was a cracking read right from the off and kept up a really good pace throughout. Characters were likeable and settings were captured well. Good story, good storytelling and some surprising bits too. Didn't see that one coming. I was hoping for a different ending for a certain couple!!

All in alt a good read that I would recommend.

Thanks very much to all for the ARC.

Wow! A traditional murder mystery with all the elements with a strong, independent, vulnerable woman as the lead character. Murder, mystery, drug trafficking, police corruption all woven together to create a good old fashion story. The book moved between the different leads until they all wove together with a powerful finale. Read it! You won't be disappointed.

Excellent reading. Gripping story. Have recommended to friends.

"Naomi, what is it?" She whisked back to face Eva. "There's somebody in the house... "A flash in the distance … the hand … a movement flashed over the Skype box on the screen before it went blank …"Naomi! " What should she do? Call an ambulance? The police? No! Not the police. Definitely, not the police … an ambulance.
Only a week ago Eva and Naomi had been travelling back through France to the ferry port, after a free holiday in Milan. A holiday that had had been offered in return for delivering the car they were driving back to the UK. As they are driving back, they have problems with the car window and when the garage they take it to, takes off the door panel to fix it, they find several brown parcels tucked into the door casing. In a quandary, they decide that their only option is to risk bringing it into the country, as they fear they won’t be believed if they tell the police the truth. Only a week, now Naomi has been attacked and Eva is on the run.
Naomi’s case is allocated to DCI Helen Lavery, who finds herself landed with a puzzling case with no leads, and the added complication of the involvement of the cold case team led by DI Dean Fitzpatrick, with whom she has history. I really enjoyed this book. The plot was plausible and kept me gripped. I liked the way the story developed, with the full picture gradually unfolding as the narrative alternated between Helen’s story and Eva’s. The plot concentrates as much on the characters involved, as the how and why of the crimes, which makes for a more enjoyable read. DCI Lavery in particular is a very believable character. Thankfully she doesn’t adhere to some of the stereotypical portrayals of female detectives, and she has a warmth and empathy, that is engaging. She lives with her mother and two teenage sons and juggles her job with her family life, not always successfully, something that many readers can immediately identify with. Although this is the not the first appearance of DCI Lavery, it is her first in the UK and I hope it will not be the last.

I received an epub version of this book from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This was a good read, a good first effort from Jane Isaac. The main character, DCI Helen Lavery, is a single mom and daughter of a police hero that had previously placed the main bad guy in jail. Overall, the characters were believable and likable, and the plot was well-thought out.

The writing was pretty strong, but the number of flashbacks in the early and middle part of the book, while necessary, slowed the plot down somewhat. I'm not sure there is another way to reveal the required backstory, and the flashbacks did add to the overall tension.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys British police procedurals, and I'm looking forward to the next book.

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