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5.0
The book opens in 2013 with Violet Watkins being abducted by her stalker. She survives, but six years later, D.I. Jemima Huxley gets a call from Violet’s husband. Violet has disappeared after a get-together with her co-workers and her husband is frantic. Things didn’t go well when Jemima and her partner Dan Broadbent worked on the case the first time. This time, they are even more determined to save Violet’s life and make sure her stalker can’t damage the life of any other victims.
“Stalked” is the third D.I. Jemima Huxley thriller. I have read each of the others, but this book stands on its own. In fact, it would be a perfect introduction into the series for new readers because it includes two timelines, one of which showing how Jemima and Dan first started working together. When Jemima and Dan investigated the original case, Jemima had just been assigned to Cardiff’s Major Incident Squad as a sergeant. Dan is a DC who isn’t happy that he was passed over for the sergeant job he felt he deserved.. It was interesting to see the initial friction between them considering the comfortable work relationship and friendship they eventually develop. Violet’s initial case is a tough one and the villain, Byron Toombes, is creepy. I was holding my breath during Jemima’s confrontation with Byron even though I knew Jemima would survive since this occurs in a flashback! The current investigation of Violet’s second disappearance is just as scary and has more than one huge twist. Before it’s all over, there is an intense showdown between Jemima and Violet’s abductor in which the outcome isn’t as certain as the first one.
In each of the books in this series, the author is able to combine the realism and details of a police investigation with the building tension of a thriller. Each of the books is excellent and I would rate this one 4.5 stars. I am eagerly anticipating the next book in this engaging, well-written series. Something that is mentioned at the end of the book seems to set up at least part of the focus of the next one and it promises to be exciting. “Stalked” is an excellent thriller, with interesting details of a procedural that kept me riveted from the very beginning.
I received this ebook from NetGalley through the courtesy of Sapere Books. An advance copy was provided to me at no cost, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.
“Stalked” is the third D.I. Jemima Huxley thriller. I have read each of the others, but this book stands on its own. In fact, it would be a perfect introduction into the series for new readers because it includes two timelines, one of which showing how Jemima and Dan first started working together. When Jemima and Dan investigated the original case, Jemima had just been assigned to Cardiff’s Major Incident Squad as a sergeant. Dan is a DC who isn’t happy that he was passed over for the sergeant job he felt he deserved.. It was interesting to see the initial friction between them considering the comfortable work relationship and friendship they eventually develop. Violet’s initial case is a tough one and the villain, Byron Toombes, is creepy. I was holding my breath during Jemima’s confrontation with Byron even though I knew Jemima would survive since this occurs in a flashback! The current investigation of Violet’s second disappearance is just as scary and has more than one huge twist. Before it’s all over, there is an intense showdown between Jemima and Violet’s abductor in which the outcome isn’t as certain as the first one.
In each of the books in this series, the author is able to combine the realism and details of a police investigation with the building tension of a thriller. Each of the books is excellent and I would rate this one 4.5 stars. I am eagerly anticipating the next book in this engaging, well-written series. Something that is mentioned at the end of the book seems to set up at least part of the focus of the next one and it promises to be exciting. “Stalked” is an excellent thriller, with interesting details of a procedural that kept me riveted from the very beginning.
I received this ebook from NetGalley through the courtesy of Sapere Books. An advance copy was provided to me at no cost, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.
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