A Lottie Parker mystery
Patricia Gibney
ISBN 139780751572179
About:
The hole they dug was not deep. A white flour bag encased the little body. Three small faces watched from the window, eyes black with terror.
The child in the middle spoke without turning his head. ‘I wonder which one of us will be next?’
When a woman’s body is discovered in a cathedral and hours later a young man is found hanging from a tree outside his home, Detective Lottie Parker is called in to lead the investigation. Both bodies have the same distinctive tattoo clumsily inscribed on their legs. It’s clear the pair are connected, but how?
The trail leads Lottie to St Angela’s, a former children’s home, with a dark connection to her own family history. Suddenly the case just got personal.
As Lottie begins to link the current victims to unsolved murders decades old, two teenage boys go missing. She must close in on the killer before they strike again, but in doing so is she putting her own children in terrifying danger?
Lottie is about to come face to face with a twisted soul who has a very warped idea of justice.
My Review:
Intense, gripping, graphic . Lottie Parker is the likeable but at times unlikeable detective. She’s annoying, disrespectful and goes with her gut rather than take orders. She annoys her fellow officers but is fond of her sidekick Boyd.
This plot is masterfully weaved by the author hitting hard on the church and past endeavours of bishops and priests whilst also dealing with the unsavoury dealings of a developer. It’s personal harking back to an old case 20yrs previously.
The twist no one saw coming at the end will leave you feeling sad.
You’ll not be able to put this down.
