Today it’s my stop on the blog tour for *Daisy Chain by Julia Vaughan. A brilliant cold case murder story brought up to date, with many twists! Read on for my review.
Book Description
In 2009, the body of five-year-old Daisy Prospero was found in Shropshire woodland.
Her killer has never been caught. Ten years on, Detective Chief Inspector Kath Fortune and her new Cold Case team are on the hunt to find the truth. With psychic Lane Petreus and tech expert Byron on board, the team must call on all their resources to close the case.
Alongside the new investigation into his daughter’s murder, Todd Prospero has his own mystery to solve. Who is the woman he finds in his garden in the middle of the night on the brink of death? A chain of secrets and lies leads the team to uncover connections that no one could have imagined.
Can the killer be brought to justice?
What I Thought
It’s been a while since I read a cold case detective story and I wasn’t disappointed. You will be hooked after the first couple of pages. There will be lots of questions you will have and you may think you know whodunnit! What I really like about Daisy Chain is the Cold Case Unit uses a psychic to help them with leads. Not everyone agrees with this, but I think it makes the book different – gives it an edge!
Unlike most crime stories you find out who the perpetrator is well before the end. I love it! I thought after the reveal the story could lose steam, but no it doesn’t!
Just like the cover, the story is pretty dark. You are pulled into the dark and twisted avenues the story takes. It will make you think about how the police missed so much the first time the case was investigated, how the murderer got away with it all this time and why would anyone commit this crime in the first place.
I think Daisy Chain deserves 5 stars, as it’s well-written, fast-paced, character development is spot on and it has a fantastic plot and storyline!
Where Can I Buy?
Publication Date 16th August 2021
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