Published July 4th, 2024 by Orion
Thriller, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Police Procedural, Crime Series, Psychological Thriller
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Prepare to read the most exhilarating thriller from M.J. Arlidge yet….
When local teenager Naomi goes missing, Detective Inspector Helen Grace is her only hope.
But with the police force under fire from all sides as a gang war grips the city, Helen will have to defy direct orders to search for her.
Helen’s secret investigation follows a disturbing trail of missing girls disappearing from the streets. She’s the only person looking for them. And with the clock still ticking, she’s about to have more enemies than time working against her…
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MY REVIEW:
After a fight with her boyfriend Darren, teenager Naomi finds herself on the streets with nowhere to go. The homeless shelters are full, so she finds a place outside that seems to offer enough shelter to sleep and settles down. As she does, a man approaches her and offers to take her somewhere safe and warm and she goes with him. A decision she quickly regrets when he kidnaps her and Naomi wakes in a dark and claustrophobic cell. And she’s not alone.
Naomi’s mother, Sheila, receives a silent call from her daughter and spends the night searching the streets. After a fruitless night, she goes to the police station, where DI Helen Grace listens to her and promises to make Naomi’s case a priority. Even if that means she must defy orders to do so. Soon, Helen’s secret investigation leads her to a trail of girls being taken from the streets. And no one else is looking for them. Can she find Naomi and solve the mystery before time runs out?
Dark, propulsive and heart-stoppingly suspenseful, we’re back with Helen Grace and the team for their twelfth instalment. The Helen Grace series is probably my favourite crime series, and each new book is an auto-buy to add to my shelves. After not finding time to read this one last year I couldn’t wait to return to it and catch up. Once again M. J. Arlidge has crafted a deftly written, expertly plotted and twisty thriller that kept me guessing and had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. And speaking of the ending, Mr. Arlidge you are evil to end the book like that! Thank goodness I have book thirteen ready to read.
Forget Me Not is another exhilarating instalment in a series that all thriller-lovers should read.
Rating: ✮✮✮✮✰
Thank you Orion for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
M. J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last twenty years, specializing in high-end drama production, including prime-time crime serials Silent Witness, Torn, The Little House and, most recently, the hit ITV show Innocent. In 2015 his audiobook exclusive Six Degrees of Assassination was a number-one bestseller.
His debut thriller, Eeny Meeny, was the UK’s bestselling crime debut of 2014. He has now written thirteen books in the DI Helen Grace series and written two standalone novels, A Gift For Dying and Eye For An Eye.
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