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For almost a decade now, Brent Wright has been in prison for the murder of seven women – unless the surviving twin sister of one of his victims is right and Brent didn’t kill anyone at all. 

She goes to Brent’s sister in her last attempt to prove that Brent didn’t kill Sunni. 

In fact, Sunni’s alive … and she’s the real murderer behind everything. 

If the theory is true, Sunni is dangerous and they should leave well enough alone, but neither sister will be entirely satisfied until they find out for certain.

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Rebecca Frost is a published academic who researches and writes about serial killers. Her dissertation was about the history of written true crime in the United States. She is the author of three books published through McFarland on Jack the Ripper, H.H. Holmes, and Making a Murderer, is currently under contract for two books about the works of Stephen King, one through McFarland and one through Lexington. She is also the author of Psychological Thriller Not Your Mary Sue published through Aesthetic Press. BLOOD SISTERS is her second published title through Aesthetic Press. Rebecca uses her research into both real and fictional serial killers in order to realistically craft her own murderous characters.

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My thoughts: the sister of a convicted killer teams up with the sister of one of his supposed victims – who might still be alive, and might just be the real killer.

With lots of twists and turns, this is a clever and twisted tale from a writer with an interest in serial killers that keeps you hooked.

Vanessa will do almost anything to prove her brother’s innocence, and Skye wants to prove that Sunni’s still alive, somewhere. The pairing is interesting and I felt for Vanessa, she’s only got Brent, (and her husband and his snotty family) her brother means the most to her and she never believed he was guilty. An enjoyable and compelling read.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.

A killer is hiding in plain sight, like a snake in the long grass…

When Dr Nell Ward stumbles across a woman’s body amongst the purple heather on Furze Heath, she was on the lookout for nests of poisonous adders.

But something is lurking out here far more dangerous than vipers.

A cold-blooded killer is on the loose and this is not his first victim. As DI James Clark begins to investigate, a pattern emerges pointing towards this being the work of a serial killer. Every victim shares the same physical characteristics – all of which are a match to Nell herself.

As Nell is pulled into a tightly coiled mystery, she can’t help feeling someone is tracking her every move…

Can she unmask the murderer before they strike again?

A completely gripping and page-turning cosy mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett and Robert Thorogood.

My thoughts: I really like this series, but if I was Nell, I’d maybe stop going anywhere on my own – she either finds dead bodies or almost becomes one in every story, including this one! Maybe it’s time to write a book on bats Nell, something you can do inside, safely.

Having said that, could murderers stop leaving bodies in beautiful places full of wild creatures, it’s probably affecting them quite badly too. Not every little newt or adder fancies finding dead humans in their homes. Which is how come Nell finds this one, she’s doing an ecological survey on a planned development site, one teeming with wildlife, some of which is protected, and stumbles across a corpse.

Could the killer be one of her new colleagues? And if so, how much danger is she in, given that the deceased looks a lot like her?

With Rav in hospital, and Nell needing to finish this survey and help the animals move house, it’s up to James, luckily a police inspector, to work out whether it’s one of the four men Nell now works, which one and why. Not that Nell, or Rav, can leave it alone.

Rav’s long road to recuperation following his accident in the last book, is well done. My former husband was a paraplegic, so I felt for Rav, spinal injuries are very hard to overcome and can be endlessly frustrating as you reconcile the person you are post-injury with who you were before. But you can lead a full and happy life disabled, and I hope Rav learns that, Nell isn’t going anywhere.

The crimes of this killer also relate to the work of Nell’s mother, a Tory MP with an eye to prison reform, partly due to all the scrapes Nell gets into. She’s a total magnet for murder and chaos. Even when she says she wants to focus on her work as an ecologist and bat expert (please fewer murdered bats in future, that was probably the worst bit), she can’t help getting involved with the investigation.

James also gets more of a role in this book, I quite like him. He puts up with Shannon’s craziness and is a dedicated officer and a good friend. He really shows his detective nous in this one, and there’s more of his team too. It isn’t Nell and Rav doing all the investigating this time. Although Rav spots a few crucial clues.

This series gets better and better with each book and I’m really pleased. I also feel my British wildlife knowledge has improved too (the author is a Doctor of ecology, like Nell) and I love all the different creatures Nell and Rav come across too.

*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.