As he delves into the victim's life, he uncovers a trail of deceit and betrayal that leads him to suspect a member of her own family. Aisling's family has never been picture-perfect: abandoned as a child by her father, and still grieving her mother,Aisling's two sons are all she has left. This is a fast-paced, well-plotted police procedural which provides satisfying tension and the investigation progresses. It would be nice to read the others for more background on the characters, but the author provides enough details so that each book can be read as a standalone.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Dubbed the 'bonfire killer' because of the circumstances in which the victims are found, the killer shows no signs of slowing down. More importantly, though, you’d miss out on all of the character development that truly makes these books what they are. We also meet her two sons, Finn and Ethan, who are chalk and cheese, but also seem to be nursing secrets. But single mom Aisling Cooley has a lot to distract her: two beloved teenage sons and a quest to find her long-lost father, whom she hasn’t seen since she was a teenager.They support one another, they treat each other with respect and the camaraderie is frankly, workplace goals. However, when his sons succeed in the jailbreak attempt, the father brings along his cell-mate, a former two time killer, and soon the sons find themselves involved in the pair's murderous crime spree. She decides to submit a DNA sample to online database Globalry, in the hopes that she might finally be able to track him down and reconcile. Assuming the perpetrator is male, that leaves Aisling facing the cold, hard fact that one of the three most important men in her life just may also happen to be evil personified. This was a mystery surrounding a single mom who uploads her DNA to a site and finds out she is related to a serial killer hating her town.

Aisling Cooleys DNA is matched to a serial killer’s in this Fifth book of the DCI Jonah Sheen series. Remake of the 1961 Disney comedy about separated identical twins who meet at camp, change places and hatch a plot to reunite their divorced parents. Even better, just when I thought it had all come to a head there were more revelations yet to be had. Lodge delves into the complex relationships between parents and children, siblings, and spouses, revealing the darkness that can lurk beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary lives. From the acclaimed author of Little Sister, this endlessly twisty crime novel asks: What might a family do to protect or expose a serial killer in its midst?Generally, I only like romance series novels and not police procedural series or thriller series novels. So… if you’re looking for a fantastic group of flawed but lovable detectives, and a compelling read that makes you think, look no further!

This is the fifth novel in the series, although I met Jonah back on book three (I have read three, four and five. When a second woman is found, however, this time untouched by fire but nonetheless posed on a pyre, the revelation strikes fear into the hearts far and wide. There are also a few storylines going on with multiple characters to keep it interesting and provide extra details about recurring characters to link all the books together. While this is part of a series, I have only read the first book in the series years ago, and this one works fine as a standalone.Overall, this is a dark, intense, and another well-written and unputdownable novel from the series that keeps growing on me. Thanks NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Random House for this ARC that will be released August 8, 2023! I had so many different theories, but I actually hoped I wasn’t correct, as I really liked all the characters involved. Although this plot was far more detailed and intricate than the other Sheens books I’ve read, I was just as entranced by Lodge’s writing prowess and character development in this novel as in her other works.

While this is book 5 in a series, any of them can be read as stand alone's since each book is a separate case. I liked Aisling, with her very modern occupation, and felt it would make sense for her to consider a modern technique for finding Dara. While there were some good parts in the story, it dragged and I couldn't keep up with all the characters and the change in using first names and surnames. When the police were narrowing down the suspects to one of Aisling's close male relations, I could share the panic that she must be feeling, as well as her disbelief at how an innocent act had ripped her world apart.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Before I get to the murders, though, I'll mention that the aforementioned Jonah is experiencing some kind of marital upset; that, too, most likely was an issue in a previous book or books. Read all A father serving time for murder convinces his three teenage sons that his life is being threatened by fellow inmates and that they should break him out of jail. To me it seemed that the author had fallen asleep while writing this book and had accidentally sent it to her editor who had fallen asleep while reading this book and had accidentally sent it to the publisher who had fallen asleep while reading this book and had accidentally sent it to print.