Fatal Promise

DI Kim Stone has finally had her cast removed after the incident in which one of the members of her team was killed.  Her boss wants her to take counselling, but she refuses.  Her DS, Bryant is the first to return, and it doesn’t take long for the pair to settle into a familiar banter.  DC Stacey Wood is quick to follow.  Within moments of their meeting, they have a new case on their hands.

It was the body of a doctor that they had met in their most recent case.  Based on the wounds to the body, it would appear that the killer didn’t like the victim.

The team is shocked when DS Penn joins them as the replacement.  He had worked with them in the past, however it is hard to accept him as the replacement for DS Dawson.

Despite having the current case to work on, Stacey is unable to give up on a missing girl she had been working on while seconded away.  She learns a bit more about the girl when she goes to speak to the mother a second time even though she is no longer on the case.

Stone’s case takes a nasty turn when the son of the doctor is severely injured in an automobile accident.  Stone can only wonder if someone has it in for the doctor.  The question is, if someone has it in for the doctor, who is next in line to be killed?

Can Stone and her team prevent further deaths before they catch the killer or will someone else die?  Will Stacey find the missing girl, or is she dead, too?

Author Angela Marsons’ thriller has all the answers in the following pages.  Once again, Marsons has written a fast paced thriller that is hard to put down.  Where will the next book in the series lead DI Stone and her team?  I look forward to finding out.