One sister is a cop. The other a con artist. Both are suspects.
When DI Tess Fox arrives at her first murder scene there are already two big problems. First, the victim was thrown from the balcony of an apartment locked from the inside. Second, Tess knows the victim, and a clue left at the scene means the killer knows that too.
Only one person knows about Tess’s link to the victim and has the skills and criminal background to mastermind a locked-room murder. But Tess’s half-sister Sarah is a con-artist, not a killer. And Tess is going to need her expertise if she’s ever going to crack the case.
Soon two more bodies turn up in equally mysterious circumstances and also known to the sisters. Tess now has three locked room mysteries to solve and even more reason to be suspicious of Sarah. Can she trust someone who breaks the law for a living, even if she is family?
Review
A great fast paced read.
I just love a locked door mystery and this was certainly a page turner for me. The words seemed to just flow so well that I was a quarter way through the book before I realised it. I couldn't put it down as more and more intrigue was unveiled. What made it all the more intriguing was the good sister (cop) bad sister (con artist).
DI Tess Fox is on the brink of promotion. So when she gets a murder case of her own to head up it's not ideal that it's apparently been committed by an invisible person and she knows the victim. She can't reveal that she knows the victim, or she probably wouldn't be in the Police Force anymore. Little by little her past is catching up to her and there is no one she can tell, or can she? What makes it worse is that two more "impossible" murders happen and only Tess knows the link.
Sarah is Tess's half sister and a very clever and skilful con artist. With a link to the first victim Tess decides to confide in her even though she's been estranged from her for many years. But is Sarah going to be a help to the case or the undoing of Tess's Police career?
It could be said that some of this book was unbelievable. I can do unbelievable if it is also clever, and this was very clever. My only disappointment was the ending. I never saw it coming and maybe we have to wait to find out what happens next?
I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks to netgalley for the ARC to review.
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