Synopsis:
There is a
sickness in the forest. First, it was the wild horses. Now it's innocent men
and women, hunted down and murdered by a faceless figure. Lost in the darkness,
they try to flee, they try to hide. In desperation, they call out for help. But
there is no-one to hear their cries here...
DI Helen Grace must face down a new nightmare. The arrow-ridden victims hang from the New Forest's ancient oaks, like pieces of strange fruit. Why are helpless holidaymakers being targeted in peak camping season? And what do their murders signify? Is a psychopath stalking the forest? Is there an occult element to the killings? Could the murders even be an offering to the Forest itself? Helen must walk into the darkness to discover the truth behind her most challenging, most macabre case yet.
My
review:
Another cracker in this fabulous series. Helen
Grace and Charlie Brooks are back with a new DC in their team (the handsome and
slightly mysterious Joseph Hudson) and they have another horrific case on their
hands.
This time there is a murdered on the loose
within the darkness of the New Forest, his victims left out to be found in a
staging that just doesn’t make sense. Well at least for a while. Helen and
Charlie race against time to ensure the safety of all holiday campers, but the
murdered always seems to be one step ahead of them.
Help comes from an unexpected direction this
time and people’s dislike for another has to be put aside. This is a brilliant
case, set in the beautiful forest (which slightly puts me of camping there!).
It’s a proper leaving-you-on-the-edge book and one that you just have to keep
reading to find out the truth.
Even though this is the eights book in this
series, the author never seems to lose that spark the books need to keep the
reader engaged. Well played!
Massive thanks to the author, publishers and
NetGalley.
My rating: 5/5
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