KILLERS DON'T JUST DISAPPEAR . . .
The unmissable brand new thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante - now available in hardback, eBook and audiobook.
When an eccentric widow claims she is being stalked by her former lodger, Detective Jack Warr is the only person who believes her wild claims.
Days later, she is found brutally murdered in her home.
When the investigation uncovers an international drugs operation on the widow's property, the case grows even more complex. And as the hunt for the widow's lodger hits dead end after dead end, it seems that the prime suspect has vanished without a trace.
To find answers, Jack must decide how far is he willing to go - and what he is willing to risk - in his search for justice. Because if he crosses the line of the law, one wrong move could cost him everything . . .
What did I think?
Vanished is the third book in the Detective Jack Warr series and I am absolutely loving the series so far. You can read Vanished as a standalone but it's better when read as part of the series to fully understand the foibles and flaws of the characters that are developing in each instalment.
This was a bit of a strange one for me as I was more interested in the characters' personal lives than the actual crime story in Vanished. I was interested in the murder and intrigued by the mystery of the disappearing lodger but I was absolutely riveted by the events in the lives of DS Jack Warr and his family, as well as his boss DCI Simon Ridley. I have come to know and love the characters over the course of the series and I just can't get enough of them.
The murder mystery is very good and there are lots of shocks and surprises in store for the reader. It's also a little grisly as Lynda La Plante paints such a vivid picture of events with her masterful words. I just love Jack Warr and his inability to focus on anything but the case in front of him, even if that means disappointing his family or lying to his boss. Jack gets results but you perhaps don't want to look too closely at how he got them.
Filled with mystery and intrigue, Vanished is another fabulous instalment in the Detective Jack Warr series. They don't call Lynda La Plante the Queen of Crime Drama for no reason and I highly recommend this whole series.
I received a gifted copy to review for the Compulsive Readers blogathon and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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