Now She's Gone (Detective Rachel Prince, #2)

by Alison James

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour. I really enjoyed the first book in this series and I couldn't wait to get started on this one. Even though this is a series you could read both books as standalones. 

Rachel Prince is back and I am more than a little excited about that! For those of you who haven't read the first book Rachel works for the National Crime Agency. She has previously worked in various parts off the policy force and now assists in complex cases. This case involved Emily van Meijer. The case was ruled as an accident but there's something fishy going on. 

It was great to catch up with Rachel and her DS Mark Brickall again. It was nice to see more about Rachel the person in this book. We learn a bit more about her past and the reason her family relationships are so strained. I was glad to understand her character a bit more. Rachel and Mark make a great team. They understand how the other works and have a good working relationship. Mark can be moody at times and I suspect I know the reason, I'm sure it's going to come out as the series progresses. 

The case was full of twists and turns. Some things were obvious but other's were most definitely not. The case turned out to be much bigger than Rachel originally thought. 

Alison did a fantastic job of keeping me hooked. The pact of the story was perfect. It's not an action packed book by any means. The tension is slowly built throughout the chapters with little reveals here and there grabbing your attention and giving you that need to read just one more chapter. 

If you are a fan of crime fiction then this story will easily draw you in. The characters are a joy to be a round even in the most horrible of circumstances you feel glad that you have this lot by your side. Alison is definitely now a must read author for me.