I just finished this 10th installment of the DI Helen Grace series. Once again, I had to keep reading until I finished! I only have one more waiting for me on my shelf so will definitely have to ration myself! This book finds the city of Southampton in a crimewave like never before. "An arson at the docks. A carjacking gone wrong. A murder in a country park." How are they all connected? DI Grace has her hands full, not only with this uptick in crimes, but also with insubordination inside her formerly close team. Another hone run from M.J. Arlidge! ( )

DNF

I am just floored that M.J. Arlidge continues to write consistently outstanding novels, ten books into this series. There is no sign of weakening, and I am thankful for it!

In 'Truth or Dare" DI Helen Grace (truly the most awesome, badass law enforcement officer ever) finds herself dealing with a sudden rash of seemingly random murders, while continuing to battle her media nemesis Emilia Garanita and deal with the unpleasant situation with DS Joseph Hudson. I was wondering how all of this stuff was going to resolve, and I was not disappointed. I loved the ending and cannot WAIT for #11!

(Note to readers new to this series: Read the books in order so you can get the full picture.) ( )

MIT is incredibly busy, there has been a spate of major crimes in the area and it's not stopping. For DI Helen Grace this means trouble. Her close confidante Charlie is on maternity leave and her team is being riven by internal politics driven by her ex-lover Hudson plus the local press is wasting no opportunity to criticise. Each crime is violent but they all seem unrelated, a disparate group of people murdered with no clues. However something seems to indicate that this is not random but Grace may not have the time to investigate.
I love the DI Grace series and this is no exception. For a police procedural it is nicely balanced between crime, psychological motives and personal issues which works well. Here I'd worked out the motives and modus operandi fairly quickly but the pace really picks up towards the end and the final section is satisfying in the fact that there is no clear conclusion. ( )

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