Some victims leave clues to their killers...
A Hidden Clue
A victim reaches out from the grave to the SIO who will investigate her death. This not what DCI Kate Daniels expects to find concealed at a crime scene.
A Desperate Plea
The note contains a last request: 'Find Aaron'. But is Kate searching for a potential second victim, or a killer?
The Countdown is on...
Following the clues, Kate becomes the obsession of her adversary who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Will she find Aaron before he does?
I'd like to thank Alainna at Orion Books for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour and for my proof copy of Her Last Request to review.
Her Last Request is the latest in the DCI Kate Daniels series and if you thought that she had probably seen it all, then you're mistaken as this is a series that is just gaining momentum with every single book written.
From the outset it was clear that Kate Daniels and her team would have to have their wits about them if they were even going to be able to identify who their victim was let alone catch her sadistic killer as there was no I.D or any personal belongings to be found in the caravan to enable them to put a name to her. The young woman, known only as Helen when she made the booking for 6 months in cash, had done everything she possibly could have done to escape but sadly it seems that whoever she was trying to escape from had found her and she suffered the most gruesome of deaths.
But it's the discovery of a note that asks 'Find Aaron' that will be the driving force behind the investigation that will spur Kate on in her quest to find the answers. And just like Kate did when she read the note, I too had so many questions running through my head, who is the real Helen and what was her story but the most prominent one had to be who is the Aaron mentioned in the note and where is he? These and so many more are slowly answered as the team read between the lines and pick up the clues that have cryptically been left for them.
Once again Kate dives straight into the investigation, putting her whole self into being a voice for Helen and in the search for Aaron. But it seems she's not alone and there's someone else who is just as determined to find him and nothing and no-one is going to get in his way. We get to see both sides of the investigation, Kate, Hank, her second-in-command, and the rest of the team in their search for the killer, but also from the perpetrator who is enjoying taunting them at every turn and who seems to be on a mission to stop them at any cost whether it being at risk of their jobs when evidence seems to be putting them in compromising situations or even putting them in physical harm.
Although the crime and investigation are very much at the heart of the story, it's also a story about relationships and I was pleasantly surprised when an old friend from the Stone and Oliver series appeared. The working relationship between Kate and Hank as well as the rest of the team, as well as the her personal relationship with her partner Jo who is called in to assist the team on a professional basis. Jo is also able to use her own personal history to get into the mindset of the victim which helps provide vital evidence to help with their enquiries. Each of the relationships are tested and put through the wringer at various moments but ultimately they are there for one another in their moments of need.
Whether you've read any of the previous books in the series, or are a complete newbie, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Her Last Request. It's an addictive read that will have you reading late into the night if like me you don't start reading until later in the evening as once it's got you in its hold you won't want to stop reading until the bitter end!
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