If you haven't entered the world of DI Kim Stone, you're definitely missing one of the best detective series around. The stories keep getting better as the installments continue and this one is immensely satisfying when Kim and her team tackle an unusual situation.
The body of a young woman is found in her bare, impersonal apartment, throat slit, and initially ruled an apparent suicide. When Kim looks closer at the crime scene photos, the manner is changed to murder. Then, another body is found with similar wounds and the victims both found to have a link to a commune known as Unity Farm in nearby Wolverley. It's established that the place is really some sort of cult and Kim sends in a young PC named Tiffany Moore to find out what's going on in the highly secretive place that is now home to over 100 people. NO SPOILERS.
I started this later on today and couldn't put it down. The regular team is all back and I really like all of them so it feels more like a family reunion to catch up with everyone. Kim is a unique character, yes she has her personal demons and a great backstory, and I really like her no-nonsense personality. She treats her colleagues well and they respect her. As they all work toward figuring out what happened to the victims, there is also another issue that Bryant is dealing with. I do love good moral ambiguity! All of the research done by the author on the topic of cults was quite illuminating and very interesting. I thrououghly enjoy this episode and can't wait for the next.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend. If you want to read this one, do yourself a favor and start at the beginning.
This is the 12th book in a series that should be read, from the beginning, in order.
Genre - female detective, police procedural, crime thriller, CULTS
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