BLURB
A victim killed with a single, precise stab to the heart appears at first glance to be a robbery gone wrong. A caring mother and social worker lost to a senseless act of violence. But for Detective Kim Stone, something doesn’t add up.
When a local drug addict is found murdered with an identical wound, Kim knows instinctively that she is dealing with the same killer. But with nothing to link the two victims except the cold, calculated nature of their death, this could be her most difficult case yet.
Desperate to catch the twisted individual, Kim’s focus on the case is threatened when she receives a chilling letter from Dr Alex Thorne, the sociopath who Kim put behind bars. And this time, Alex is determined to hit where it hurts most, bringing Kim face-to-face with the woman responsible for the death of Kim’s little brother – her own mother.
As the body count increases, Kim and her team unravel a web of dark secrets, bringing them closer to the killer. But one of their own could be in mortal danger. Only this time, Kim might not be strong enough to save them…
A totally gripping thriller that will have you hooked from the very first page to the final, dramatic twist.
MY THOUGHTS
I couldn’t have been more excited when I could
finally read the fifth book in the Kim Stone series by Angela Marsons. I was
excited to learn that we would be meeting, yet again the psychopath, Alexandra
Throne who we were first introduced to in Evil Games. Angela really has sent
Kim on an emotional rollercoaster of a ride in this novel, and whilst Alexandra
attempts to use her as a puppet in her game she has to try and find a serial
killer who has hidden themselves well within the shadows.
Blood Lines grabs you from the set off, when we find
Kim seemingly on her own at night and being followed by a serial rapist.
Thankfully, the operation is swiftly concluded and the criminal arrested. But
without a moment to pause and think, Kim and her team are called to a scene
where a dead body has been discovered, a young woman, a social care worker, has
been found with a single stab wound.
As the body count begins to ride, Kim must try and
find a link between the victims and it is during this time that from within
prison walls, Alexandra Throne begins to bring her plans to fruition. Kim is
faced with the unthinkable possibility for her, that her mother, who was
sectioned in a psychiatric unit after killing Kim’s twin, Mikey, after she
convinced herself that her son was the devil, could be set free. The final
showdown Angela has written between the pair is brilliant and one of my
favourite scenes from the novel.
The novel is taut with tension throughout and I even
felt scared for some of the inmates Alexandra was imprisoned with. Alex Thorne
is an ingenious creation and I do wonder if this is the last we’ll hear from
her, I would like to see how she gets on after the events that have occurred in
Blood Lines.
The Kim Stone novels keep getting better and better,
roll on the next one Angela, I can’t wait to read it! Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for the early review copy.
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication date: 4th November 2016
Print length: 380 pages
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