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When a girl's body is found in a dustbin, a case that is eerily similar to the crimes of a serial killer recently released from prison, and Calladine's instincts say that he's the killer. But with an unshakable airtight alibi, Calladine is warned off of harassing him and Ruth tries to convince Calladine that it's a copycat. When another girl is found killed in the same manner, and a third girl goes missing, Calladine and Ruth race to find a killer before any more young lives are lost.
Dead Nasty is the second book I've read in this series and I loved it as much as the last. Ruth and Calladine make a good team, with Calladine's gut instincts and Ruth's rational devil's advocate mindset balance the pair and keep the investigation moving. The labyrinthine did-he-or-didn't-he plot kept me second guessing myself with each page. The pace never slows, a nice little plot twist at the end and an unpredictable plot, made for one of those reads that keeps you off-balanced just enough that you can't put it down.
Overall, another excellent book in the Calladine & Bayliss series, and I recommend it for fans of police procedurals or Brit crime fanatics.
Thank you to Joffee Books and Netgalley for a copy of the book in return for my honest review.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 6 November, 2016: Finished reading
- 6 November, 2016: Reviewed