Fast-paced mystery investigation into the murders of 2 murders, and 2 missing women.

But...its exhausting reading about everyone being nasty, unpleasant, drunk and dysfunctional.

Un grito corta el aire en un entierro en el cementerio de Ragmullin. Encogido en el fondo de una tumba abierta yace el cuerpo semienterrado de una joven. La inspectora Lottie Parker debe encargarse de la investigación y, enseguida, sospecha que podría tratarse de Elizabeth Byrne, una joven desaparecida pocos días atrás al volver del trabajo en tren desde Dublín. Poco después, otras dos mujeres de Ragmullin desaparecen, y Lottie y su equipo creen que un asesino en serie anda suelto. Además, las desapariciones son muy parecidas a la de un caso sin resolver de hace diez años.

Please see combined series review on my blog at https://www.robinlovesreading.com/2019/10/blog-tour-broken-souls.html.

No Safe Place begins with an average funeral. It is far from that, however, when a body of a woman is found just as the casket is about to be lowered. Lottie begins her investigation immediately. As a matter of fact, there is a missing person and Lottie wonders if they are one and the same. Then two more women disappear, and there is a real concern that a serial killer is about and Lottie and her team are quite concerned that even more women will end up killed. Lottie also discovers a connection to a long-ago case, so she has to consider things from different aspects. Lottie herself soon faces danger in this fast-moving story in this series. As before, Lottie's personal issues and her home life are part of this exciting, tension-filled story. 4 Stars ( )

No Safe Place by Patricia Gibney
D.I. Lottie Parker #4

Polished police procedural set in small town Ireland stars D.I. Lottie Parker in her fourth case. Coming into this series on this book was okay but I did find mentions of events and people that must have been important in previous books. If given the chance I believe reading previous books would be beneficial though not essential.

Lottie: a widow with three teenage children – one an unwed mother is a detective inspector that is perhaps not the best loved member of her team but does seem to get the job done. She is somewhat acerbic, pithy and has a temper. I picked up that she may have issues with alcohol and prescription drugs and is still mourning the loss of her husband while not on good terms with many of her family members…including her mother.

This story started out with a woman running for her life and the story didn’t slow down till the end. Young women abducted and treated badly but why? Why were some killed? What about the case that occurred similarly ten years before? And the travelers…how did they fit in? The gravedigger and the priest and the people on the train and…well…so many threads to follow but follow them I did. And then, why were some women being beaten up and even killed in a side story that proved related? This was a complex story with many characters, subplots, red herrings, work and family related issues and…well…all I can say is “well done!”. I may not LOVE Lottie but I do admire her. I think the interim boss she has to deal with is a pain in the patoot and hope he won’t be there long. There is a hook at the end of the book that infers Lottie may have a relative from the USA coming to visit – wonder what that will be about and also wonder if she and Boyd will find themselves in a relationship eventually.

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I like to read more books by this author/in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars ( )