Book: THE GIRL'S LAST CRY
Author: ALISON BELSHAM
Pub Day: NOVEMBER 7th 2023
Book Description
A body in a cave. A family full of secrets. And time running out before the killer strikes again…
The case is one of the strangest Detective Lexi Bennett has ever seen. In a cave beneath a vineyard, ayoung woman wearing angel wings lies dead, her baby daughter crawling nearby.
Among the green vines and the rolling hills, Lexi finds no shortage of motives. The owner of the vineyard claims to be the father of the victim’s child, and his wife was clearly furious with her rival.
But when another woman is found dead in angel wings, her baby abandoned beside her, Lexi is certain the killer is following a strange and personal ritual.
Under pressure to arrest the obvious suspect and out on a limb, Lexi ignores her boss and follows her gut, deep into the past. When she’s attacked, she knows she’s on the right track. But the killer already has his next victim in his sights… and Lexi will have to risk everything to stop him.
For fans of Angela Marsons, Karin Slaughter and Val McDermid, The Innocent Angels will keep you hooked from the first page to the final shocking reveal
BLOG TOUR REVIEW
Review for 'The Innocent Angels' by Alison Belsham.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Alison Belsham, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous
Publication date 7th November 2023.
This is the third book I have read by this author. It is also the third book in the 'Detective Lexi Bennett' series but can be read as a standalone. I have previously read 'The Girls On Chalk Hill' (book one in the series) and 'The Girls Last Cry' (book two in the series) which I would highly recommend them both.
This novel consists of 62 chapters. The chapters are short to medium in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
Wow!!! What an extremely fast paced, shocking and page turning heart racer!!!
This book is extremely well written with extremely vivid descriptions that leaves you feeling the heat and leaves you with sweat dripping down your face. The cover, title and synopsis suit the storyline perfectly.
I absolutely loved this addition to the fantastic Detective Lexy Bennett series!! I was addicted and gripped by the first two books in this series and didn't think there was any way that Alison could beat that but she managed it big time and this book was even better which wasn't an easy feat at all!!! This book was explosive from the very start with a very harrowing and unique killing and from then it just gets faster and faster and more action packed as Lexi and her team are in a race against time!!! The storyline is action packed and very fast paced. I don't think I've ever read a book with such an explosive and gripping beginning as this one did!!! I just couldn't put this gritty and suspense packed page turner down and each and every time I promised myself one more chapter each one ended so I just had to know what happened next. Well it would have been just rude to have put it down so I read one more, then another until I had completely devoured it in one sitting!!!! It is unique, action packed, heart racing, nail biting and gritty. In fact only now my heart has started slowing down and I finished it a while ago!! I absolutely loved the chapters that are written from the killer's perspective with their lists which gives an insight into why they are doing what they are. Alison weaves these chapters perfectly into the storyline and ensures she doesn't give too much away. The storyline is multilayered with several activities going on and each one just as addictive and explosive as the next. Alison weaved them all together perfectly and has an ending I would have never seen coming!!! It is getting alot harder to surprise me but Alison managed it in both books in this epic series!!!!! The storyline is filled with tension, heartbreak, fear, crime, suspense, twists, murder and everything that will keep your heart pounding.
Clear your schedules and get sucked in to this absolutely amazing addition in Alison's addictive, gripping and addictive Detective Lexi Bennett series. Whether you start with this book or either or the previous two I can promise you won't regret it!!
There was a wide range of strong, realistic and unique characters. I absolutely love Lexi and became completely invested in her the moment I met her in 'The Girls On Chalk Hill' and I absolutely loved seeing her again and watching her character develop even more. She is a strong protagonist, hard working and determine. She has very quickly become one of my favourite characters ever!! I love in when there are strong female leads in books being female myself I always seem to connect more to female leads and Lexi is certainly no exception!! Lexi and Tom work perfectly together along with the rest of the team. I love the bond that Lexi and Tom have and they make fantastic working partners with great team dynamics. I have got to give forensic pathologist Mort Barley a mention. I absolutely loved his attitude and the way him and Lexi communicate had me in stitches on several occasions which is perfect to lighten the atmosphere in such a dark storyline. I really cannot wait to see Lexi, Tom, Mort and the rest of the team continuing to go from strength to strength and learn more about them in the next book in this absolutely amazing, explosive and addictive series!!! I cannot wait to sink my teeth into the next book in this series which I just cannot wait for. Another huge well done Alison in creating such strong, unforgettable and amazing characters that I look forward to meeting time and time again!!!
Although this is the third book in the series I would have had absolutely no problems reading it without the others. Any details or events that have previously happened are mentioned in just the right amount of detail to let a new reader know what has happened and yet not too much to bore a previous reader.
Yet another absolutely fantastic read from Alison!!! Congratulations on yet another huge success and here's to your next one 🥂 This is exactly why you are one of my favourite authors and that this is one of my favourite series'!!!
Overall a gripping, heart racing, fast paced, non stop action packed psychological thriller that you will not want to put down!!!
399 pages
This book is just £1.99 to purchase on kindle, free with kindle unlimited and £10.99 in paperback via Amazon at time of review which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio
In 2016, I entered and won Bloody Scotland’s Pitch Perfect competition. This secured me an agent and a three-book publishing deal with Orion for my police procedural series set in the world of tattoos and tattooing. My first novel, The Tattoo Thief, was translated into 15 languages, was a No 1 bestseller in Italy and is the first instalment of the internationally acclaimed Tattoo Thief trilogy. I also write in collaboration with my brother Nick Higgins – Canelo has published our action thriller series set in Afghanistan, Death In Kabul and Death in Helmand. Now I’m embarking on a fresh crime series with Bookouture. It's set in Canterbury, featuring DI Lexi Bennett, newly appointed to lead the Major Incident Team after a spell working with the FBI’s specialist serial killer unit.
I divide my time between London and Edinburgh, where I am a co-founder of the Edinburgh Writers’ Forum, providing professional development and networking for writers.
To learn more about me and the books I write, visit my website at www.alisonbelsham.com
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