Colleague of former detective Steph Grant at Oakwood Sixth Form College, Robin Hughes, is found dead in mysterious circumstances. The police initially conclude suicide. But who is ‘Kirsty’, the new love interest Robin met at a Grief Retreat weekend, and why has she completely vanished?
Steph and art teacher Caroline Jones, convinced that Robin was murdered, decide to do a bit of undercover sleuthing. Having suffered bereavement themselves, they join the next Grief Retreat weekend. They don’t tell anyone of their plans, not even Steph’s fiancé, DCI Philip Hale.
There they find Archie Denham, leader of the charity, oozing ex-military magnetism and charisma. All the other attendees seem to hang on his every word. But why, when Steph mentions Robin do they react so cagily, especially Archie?
Soon Steph and Caroline find themselves embroiled in a tangled web of deceit and lies much bigger than a spot of amateur sleuthing on a weekend away. Can they keep up the pretence without anyone getting hurt? And will they ever get to the bottom of what happened to Robin?
Blood Loss is the sixth thrilling book in the Steph Grant murder mystery series by the brilliant Lin Le Versha.
What did I think?
Blood Loss is the sixth instalment in the outstanding Steph Grant Murder Mystery series by Lin Le Versha and it can totally be read and enjoyed as a standalone. The mystery is unique to this book and it's the main characters that link the whole series together.
Steph and Caroline has a vested interest in the latest mystery as their colleague appeared to take his own life after being scammed at a Grief Retreat weekend. The pair go undercover to find out what's really going on at these weekends but things take a dramatic turn when there's another apparent suicide. Just what the heck is going on?
The storyline is quite dark as the majority of the characters are grieving and it's so sad to think that nefarious people can use this fact for their own advantage. There's a bit of lightness added by the amateur sleuthing, of Caroline at least as Steph used to be detective, that is very entertaining and amusing.
Fast-paced, riveting and unpredictable, Blood Loss is a superb mystery that captivated me from start to finish. This whole series is outstanding and Blood Loss keeps the standard set at the highest level. A highly recommended read.
I received a gifted paperback to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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