DI Steph Lewis comes under an unforgiving media spotlight in this twisty locked room mystery, where murder is committed live on air.
While attending a police conference at Cheltenham Town Hall, Steph is summoned to a nearby film studio. A chat show panellist has collapsed during a live broadcast.
At the scene, Steph discovers the man sprawled on the floor. The livestream is still running, other panellists are horrified and the studio is in chaos. Is the death accidental, the result of a severe allergy, or is there more to the fatality than meets the eye?
Despite intrusive press interest in the case, Steph must investigate her suspects: the producer, the studio runner, the cameraman and the diverse cast of panellists.
Nothing about this on-screen death adds up.
Is just one of them a murderer? Or do they all have something to hide?
Her Rising Star is the third book in the Gloucestershire Crime Series, featuring DI Steph Lewis, a spirited, no-nonsense detective with secrets of her own.
What did I think?
I enjoyed catching up again with DI Steph Lewis in the third Gloucester Crime series book, Her Rising Star. I have read the series in order but you can certainly read each book as a standalone as they contain their own murder mystery case for Steph to investigate.
This case is a bit of a puzzler as there are a lot of suspects when a chat show panellist dies live on air. As Steph starts to dig into the lives of the victims and the suspects she uncovers lots of buried secrets that give each one of them motive for murder.
There are quite a few characters and I did sometimes get a little confused about who was who but I was reading faster than normal so I think it would be better if I'd taken my time. I was completely riveted by the mystery plot and didn't have a clue 'whodunnit'. Rachel Sargeant is an author that I often liken to Agatha Christie and Her Rising Star firmly cements that comparison.
Sharply plotted and filled with secrets begging to be uncovered, Her Rising Star is a compelling installment in this fantastic series.
I received a gifted paperback to review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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