In this third book of the series featuring DC Maggie Jamieson from the Major and Organized Crime Department (MOCD) in Staffordshire, she and her associates are on the hunt for a killer who is targeting victims that look like her close friend, Dr. Kate Moloney. When two women are killed who are made up to look like Kate, the team goes to great lengths to protect her from this stalker who seems suspiciously close and knows way too much about Kate. The investigation is long and complicated and Kate is not happy about the safety measures put in place. Can Maggie and her colleagues find the man the papers have dubbed the "Living Doll Killer" before Kate becomes his next doll?
This was a quick read, but so easy to guess and predict the outcome. Maggie's personality sometimes gets on my nerves and her obsession with Kate certainly distracts her from her job. Other characters from the two previous books are also still hanging around and interacting inter-departmentally with the Staffordshire unit. I feel like the books in the series should be read in order from the beginning, but that's just my preference and the way I've done it so not sure if this would work as a standalone or not. Typical British crime thriller all around with lots of acronyms thrown about, definite police procedural techniques, and lots of suspects to run down. I'm looking forward to the next installment as this one ends with a tease.
Thank you to Netgalley and One More Chapter for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is the third in series, read in order.
Genre - British crime fiction, police procedural, bisexual main character, female detective
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