Little Girl Lost

DI Robyn Carter has been taking an extended leave from her police work due to personal reasons, however to prevent the dulling of her mind, she has been working for her cousin, Ross Cunningham, doing private investigations.  The latest request is to find a missing husband.  Upon speaking to the missing man’s wife, she informs Carter that when she discovered that he was missing, she went through his computer and discovered a file that points to him being a pedophile!

Carter decides to return to work early and make her investigation official.  She learns that the father of the missing man has recently passed away due to a heart attack.  Anyway she turns, she can’t seem to gather information on the missing man.  Fortunately Ross is able to locate the heat attack victim’s computer.  Will Carter be able to access it?

While Carter is in Farnborough checking on possibilities, she receives a call from a member of her team telling her that the housekeeper for the heart attack victim has been found dead in his house.  Not long after this, Carter is informed that the missing man has been found, murdered!  When police go to inform the wife of the victim, they find her dead, also murdered.

Can DI Carter find the killer before they kill again?  Author Carol Wyer’s murder mystery is a complex psychological thriller.  The reader thinks that they know who the killer is only to find themselves questioning their ideas later.  Throughout DI Carter’s investigation, the thoughts of the killer are interspersed to create the basis for the crimes about to be committed, which makes the mystery much more interesting.  This was a thoroughly enjoyable read, and hard to put down.  I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the sequels.