DCI Stone Crime Thrillers #1/Detective Erica Sands Book 1
Book Blurb:
Date: November 5th, 10:32pm (everyone thinks I’m asleep!)
Age: Nearly exactly eight and a half!
Dear Diary, I saw something last night. I shouldn’t even write it down, but I need to tell someone. I’m so, so scared…
Six months later. After the sudden death of her husband, Christine Harvey would do anything to give her precious children Molly and Ryan a fresh start. The huge clifftop house she’s hastily purchased has the most breath-taking ocean view she’s ever seen. Surely here they can someday be happy again?
But Christine had no idea that her family’s new dream house is right next door to where a child was abducted and murdered. And nobody told her that the father – who was the main suspect in the police investigation before it collapsed – still lives there.
Everyone urges her to move on, but Christine can’t stop thinking about that child. Fearing for the safety of Molly and Ryan, she frantically delves deeper into the old case, looking for anything that will give them some answers.
But some secrets are best left buried, and as the behaviour of their new neighbour grows increasingly unsettling, Christine wonders if digging up this one was the worst thing she could have done for her family…
From the number-one bestselling author, this is an unputdownable read with a twist that will make you gasp. Perfect for fans of JP Delaney, The Housemaid and Shari Lapena, you won’t be able to put this book down.
His Review:
This is the tragic story of an 8-year-old girl found murdered and mutilated on a beach. They recently moved to a new home overlooking a beautiful bay. The mother is very excited about the times she will have sharing the bay and the beach with her daughter. But it will never happen.
The murder is the first investigation in this locale in seven years. The mother and father are devastated. The prime suspect is an escapee from a mental institution, but the prime question is: How was he able to get into a newly built and secured house on the beach, abduct the child, and take her to the water.
The writer keeps the tension high as the investigation continues. Following the near-manic thought processes of the mother are exhausting.
A masterful switch at the end startled me and made me question what I thought I knew about the entire story. The writer has a macabre imagination regarding a very dysfunctional family. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good crime thriller saga. 4.5 stars – CE Williams
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this book. These are my own opinions.
Rosepoint Publishing: Four point Five Stars 
Book Details:
Genre: Serial Killer Thrillers, Psychological Thrillers, Cozy Animal Mysteries
Publisher: Storm Publishing
ISBN: 1805083740
ASIN: B0C5TKWLYD
Print Length: 408 pages
Publication Date: July 25, 2023
Source: Publisher and NetGalley
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The Author: Gregg Dunnett is a #1 bestselling author of thrillers and mysteries, usually set around the coasts, oceans and beaches. His book ‘The Things you find in Rockpools’ has sold over 100,00 copies, and the series has over 20 million Kindle Unlimited page reads. In 2022 he and his family moved from the UK to live in Cantabria, northern Spain. For more information visit his website at http://www.greggdunnett.co.uk or sign up to his newsletter to try one of his books for free.
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