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- Publisher : Orion (20 Jan. 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 416 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1409192458
- ISBN-13 : 978-1409192459
Some victims leave clues to their killers…
A Hidden Clue
A victim leaves a note for the SIO who will investigate her death. This not what DCI Kate Daniels expects to find concealed at a crime scene.
A Desperate Plea
The note contains a last request: ‘Find Aaron’. But is Kate searching for a potential second victim, or a killer?
The Countdown is on…
Following the clues, Kate becomes the obsession of her adversary who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Will she find Aaron before he does?
Book Review
I loved this book.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mari Hannah’s last book, Without A Trace, but I enjoyed this one more.
Her Last Request is a fast-paced police procedural which at times felt emotional and thought-provoking.
DCI Kate Daniels was left a letter containing clues from a murder victim to find Aaron. During the investigation Kate had to use these clues knowing that the perpetrator was also on her trail.
A dark start to the book with the victim realising she has been found. Kate felt emotional during this investigation and was determined to remember Hannah as the woman rather than just another victim.
Tension was felt throughout this book with JC’s point of view. A manipulator who carefully follows Kate’s investigation.
I was gripped to find out the culprit and whether Kate could accomplish her task for Hannah.
A great read.
Mari Hannah is a multi-award-winning author whose authentic voice is no happy accident. A former probation officer, she lives in rural Northumberland with her partner, an ex-murder detective. Mari turned to screenwriting when her career was cut short following an assault on duty. Her debut, The Murder Wall, won her the Polari First Book Prize. Her second picked up a Northern Writers’ Award and her body of work won her the CWA Dagger in the Library 2017, an incredible honour to receive so early in her career. In 2019, she was Programming Chair of Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival and was awarded the DIVA Wordsmith of the Year. In 2020, Mari won Capital Crime ‘Crime Book of the Year’ for Without a Trace. Her Kate Daniels series is in development with Sprout Pictures.
