Blurb:
In a tidy back garden overlooking the
ocean, a small wooden flute rests beside a fresh set of footprints. The groan
of the garden gate as it swings in the breeze is the only sound. Lucy
Carmichael, just eight years old and lost in her own little world as night fell
around her, is gone.
When three little girls mysteriously disappear on the windswept Island of
Jersey, Detective Winter Labey urgently contacts forensic psychologist Saskia Monet for help on a case that’s spiralling out of control. Known for her
unique insight into the darkest corners of the human mind, Detective Labey
needs Saskia to profile the twisted kidnapper, who leaves a chilling signature
of a wooden flute at the site where each child was taken.
Poring over details from the day Lucy vanished, Saskia is struck by the
symbolism of the flute left at the scene, linking it to the disturbing story of
the Pied Piper, who steals local children as revenge for unpaid debts. Everyone
knows everyone on this island… is the kidnapper someone close to the families,
even inside the case, watching their every move? Fearing they’re up against a
manipulative psychopath who’s one step ahead of investigators, Saskia rushes to
tell the police her findings. But her discovery sees her sidelined from the
case, with only Detective Labey still on her side.
Then another child is taken.
…
Just as a shocking revelation about Saskia’s own brother, who lives locally,
threatens to derail everything. Saskia hasn’t told anyone why she moved to the
island, or what kind of monster David is. But as she comes closer to cracking
the case, she draws a number of eerie parallels between him and the Piper.
Could her worst fears about her family be coming true?
Time is running out for them to find the Piper before he strikes again, but
could the key to solving this chilling case be hiding in Saskia’s own dark and
tragic past?
My review:
This is twisted tale of revenge and psychopathy on multiple
levels. This is a crime thriller that will keep you guessing as to the perpetrator
and the motives. I really liked Detective Labey and was torn
by Saskia’s issues.
I look forward to further adventures featuring the two.
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