Release: July 23rd 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: No Exit Press
Source: Random Things Tours
Find it at: Amazon
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When a hysterical mother reports her baby’s sudden disappearance, suspicion immediately falls on the absent husband. But Detective Geraldine Steel’s gut instinct tells her this case is not as simple as her colleagues think…
Complications in the mother’s life begin to surface, including her relationship with her controlling father, a controversial political figure. As the police investigate, their attempt to find the missing infant grows ever more urgent.
Hence, Steel has to suspect everyone with the family – and when she discovers a body, matters take a deadly turn.
About the Author:
Leigh Russell is the author of the Ian Peterson series (Cold Sacrifice, Race to Death and Blood Axe) and the internationally bestselling Geraldine Steel series: Cut Short, Road Closed, Dead End, Death Bed, Stop Dead, Fatal Act, Killer Plan, Murder Ring, Deadly Alibi, Class Murder, Death Rope, Rogue Killer and Deathly Affair. The series has sold over a million copies worldwide. Cut Short was shortlisted for the Crime Writers Association (CWA), John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award, and Leigh has been longlisted for the CWA Dagger in the Library Award. Her books have been #1 on Amazon Kindle and iTunes with Stop Dead and Murder Ring selected as finalists for The People’s Book Prize. Leigh is chair of the CWA’s Debut Dagger Award judging panel and is a Royal Literary Fellow.
Leigh studied at the University of Kent, gaining a Masters degree in English and American Literature. She is married with two daughters and a granddaughter, and lives in London.
Deadly Revenge Review:
Why am I hearing of this series now?! I must be living under a rock because this book was so gripping!
The author had me hooked to the plot. The story-line is intense with suspicious murders revolving on domestic violence, greed and revenge. Also, there are so many suspects, that you really don’t know how they are all connected. Just when you feel you have nailed the suspect, the author introduces new characters to throw you off guard. I loved this! Moreover, what I really enjoyed about this story was how the author beautifully balances the case with Geraldine’s personal life. On one hand, you have graphic scenes of Roger finding a body in his garden, and blood stains in the nursery. But on the other hand, you see the emotional drama of Geraldine’s romance with Ian. Also, even though Christine only makes a brief appearance, her character was very creepy.
Speaking of Geraldine, I loved her relationship with Ian. They are so adorable together, it makes me want to read all the previous books to see how they started. Personally, I felt that Geraldine was very tolerant and consistent towards their relationship, even though Ian dismissed her. However, I would have liked it if Bev made an appearance and we had a confrontation between her and Geraldine. I felt the author resolved their issues behind the scenes and we only got the abridged version.
Apart from that, this book was simply fun and exciting. Overall, now I am angry because this is Book 14 and I have missed out on so much! I need to catch up with the first dozen books. “Deadly Revenge” is very entertaining!
Huge thanks for the blog tour support x