Rating: 4 out of 5.

This fast-paced mystery/thriller is set in and around Bath, England and focuses on ex-DCI Luke Sackville. He starts a new job expecting it to be a soft, boring corporate job. Especially when his supervisor tells him instead of being the head of security, he is now the head of a new department investigating internal employees. His team is comprised of misfits and rejects from other departments, but Luke’s instincts and skills brings out the best of this oddball squad and they meld into a competent team.

The team is challenged when a woman from work vanishes, and then her disappearance is linked to the death of another female co-worker. When a third goes missing Luke knows that time is short to find the missing women alive.

I loved Luke’s no-nonsense demeanor with pompous people and his ability to build up his teams’ confidence and bring out the best of them. Despite his painful past, he is still at the top of his game and expertly finds one lead after another before the police. Each member of the team has their own strengths and their quirks add humor to the tense story. The action keeps coming and so many twists are thrown into the story you have to really pay attention to catch them all. The author does a great job adding several red herrings that keep the reader guessing until the end.

If you want a quick and easy mystery thriller to spend an afternoon with, I recommend you pick this book up.

I received a free e-copy of this book from Love Books Tours. All opinions are my own.