I loveeeee the Sally Fairburn series and I cannot wait for more of them. I saw another review that said they're fun like a cozy mystery but have a little more oomph! It's so true!!! This series is THE BEST!

Sally Fairburn returns for another crime in the neighborhood - and she thought she retired! A different kind of detecting, close to being "cozy" but with a bit more ooompf. A good mystery read

Wow I stayed up late into the night reading this book and read it in a few short hours. It's electric and tension filled edge of your seat reading.

After reading the first book - I quickly started the next and found it just as enjoyable, easy to read and full of shocking twists, it kept me guessing to the end.
I am really interested to see how sally develops and I would love to see her ex husband get his comeuppance!
Easy 5 stars

This is the second book in the series. This book was non stop. I had a hard time putting it down. I recommend you read the first book so you get a better understanding of the characters.

I am really enjoying this series, ex victim’s advocate Sally Fairburn has been through a lot and is determined to keep her son Paul safe, she is now working in a book store and café and enjoying it.
When her neighbour Carolyn Tate asks her for help saying that her husband is trying to poison her Sally is reluctant to offer her help but when Carolyn is dead a couple of days later Sally is now determined to get to the truth of what happened to her.

Sally starts her investigation and this put her and her son in grave danger she also has to contend with phone calls and notes and flowers from Richard Foster the serial killer she helped to put behind bars which means it is very stressful in the Fairburn house. Will she be able to keep herself and Paul safe and will she get her answers and find the killer?

This one has many twists and turns and had me guessing till the very end, Sally does put herself in some very dangerous situations that had me sitting on the edge of my seat. It is another great story in this series and I am very much looking forward to the next one, is Sally still in danger?

I do highly recommend this one to reader who loves a good mystery.

My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.

WoW the second book that followed the first book in this excellent series

Her Deadly Truth by L.A. Larkinby L.A. Larkin is the second book in the new and exciting Sally Fairburn Crime Thriller series and I loved it. This book within this series was no different. Once I started to read it I could not put it down especially as it was a great holiday read. So if you enjoy reading crime thrillers and are a police procedural lover, this is a new series for you.

So looking forward reading more from this author
A series not to be missed! I highly recommend this book I loved it.

Big Thank you to Netgalley, the author L A Larkin and Bookouture for my eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Sally is on to solve her next crime. After being in the spotlight for catching a serial killer everyone is asking for her help, including her neighbor. Sally didn’t want to get involved until her neighbor dies and she is determined to find out what happened. Will she be in another killers crosshairs?

Second ARC thank you for this.
Book 2 definitely picked up pace and had some brilliant twists and turns. The development of her sons character is becoming interesting and I look forward to seeing where that by story line goes.
Will definitely continue to read the series and look forward to the growth of the characters

When Carolyn Tate died and it was discovered to be murder, Sally Fairburn, ex-police officer and Carolyn's next door neighbour, immediately felt guilty at not answering her call for help. So Sally decided to discover who had killed Carolyn. Carolyn's husband Matt was Detective Clarke's main suspect, but Sally could see his grief. Carolyn's friends all protected Matt as well. So who was it? As the days passed, Sally knew she was being followed - a killer in prison, Richard Foster - gave Sally the name she needed, which she passed on to Clarke. Sally also knew she was getting closer, with the break-ins to her house and car, plus the person shadowing her every move. She needed to keep her son, Paul, safe, and would go to any lengths to do that. What would be the outcome to this murder that Sally couldn't leave alone?

Her Deadly Truth is the 2nd in A Sally Fairburn Crime Thriller series by Aussie author L.A. Larkin and it was fast paced and intense. Once again, Sally does many foolish things - her determination to discover a killer will one day be her downfall! I do recommend #1 be read first as this one has many spoilers for the first book, Next Girl Missing. Recommended to fans of crime thrillers.

With thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.

This is even better than the first in this series: tense, fast paced, and gripping. It moved me and kept me on the edge.
Sally's character is growing and I'm liking her.
Cannot wait to read the next story.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Another good read from this author. I enjoyed this twisty book very much. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Wow !!!! What a book !! I've never read this author before but they are at the top of my list now. I am going back to read the first one now. You can read them out of order if needed. Carolyn has been trying to tell people for weeks that her husband is trying to kill her but no one believes her or will listen to her story. When she stumbles into the street in her nightgown and barefoot people still won't believe..that is until her body turns up a few hours later. Carolyn's neighbor, Sally, is an ex police officer and determined to find out what happened to her friend. She know Carolyn's friend Lauren is hiding something and she sets out to find out what is going on and why no one would believe Carolyn.

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Review for 'Her Deadly Truth' by L.A Larkin.

Read and reviewed via NetGalley for L.A Larkin, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous

Publication date 16th June 2023.

This is the fourth book I have read by this author. I have previously read 'Widow's Island', 'The Safe Place' and 'Next Girl Missing' (First book in this series) which I would also highly recommend. It is also the second book in 'A Sally Fairburn Crime Thriller' series.


I was originally drawn to this book by its beautiful eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. The synopsis stated that this book is 'A gripping, addictive crime thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Greg Olsen and Melinda Leigh. Be prepared to sleep with the light on…'. I am a MASSIVE fan of all of three of these amazing authors so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement. I am also a huge fan of L.A Larkin and if this is half as good as 'Widow's Island', 'The Safe Place' and 'Next Girl Missing' it is guaranteed to be a page turning read. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture. I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).

This novel consists of 62 chapters. The chapters are short to medium in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!

This book is set in Franklin, Tennessee, USA 🇺🇸.


This book is written in third perspective and the main protagonist is Sally Fairburn. The benefits of third person perspective are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing. It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out in anything.

Wow!!! Yet another fast paced, addictive, gripping shocking and page turning heart racer by this extremely talented author!!!

This book is extremely well written with extremely vivid descriptions that leaves you feeling the heat and leaves you with sweat dripping down your face. The cover, title and synopsis suit the storyline perfectly.

The storyline is action packed and very fast paced. Another heart pounding book by this amazing author that had me absolutely captivated throughout!!! In this suspense packed crime book we meet Sally Fairburn, who is an ex police officer, again. In this intense page turner Sally's neighbour Carolyn discloses to Sally that she thinks her own husband Matt is trying to kill her. Several days after Carolyn tells Sally this, Carolyn is indeed dead. Sally is trying to lead a quiet love working in a book shop but wherever she goes drama and disaster seems to follow her. Carolyn's death is extremely suspicious but because Sally no longer works in the police force there doesn't seem to be much that she can do. Sally is living with guilt feeling that she could have prevented Carolyn's death and she is determined to try and get justice for her. Sally's automatic first suspect is Matt but it looks like his grief is genuine. As Sally investigates and feels she is getting closer to the answers she is looking for she knows she is being followed and after her car and home get broken into will she find the killer before they get to her? Is Matt the real killer or is devastation genuine? Is her son Paul safe or has Sally put him in danger?
Grab this explosive book to get the answer to these questions and many more. Yet again, I just couldn't put this gritty and suspense packed page turner down and each and every time I promised myself one more chapter each one ended so I just had to know what happened next. Well it would have been just rude to have put it down so I read one more, then another until I had completely devoured it in one sitting just like I did with the first book in this epic series !!!! The storyline is multilayered with several plots going on and each one just as addictive and explosive as the next. Larkin weaved them all together perfectly and the ending was an explosive twist I would have never seen coming!!! It is getting alot harder to shock me but Larkin blew my mind with this one so a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS is in order!!!The storyline is filled with tension, family, heartbreak, fear, stress, suspense, twists and everything that will keep your heart pounding. Please tell me there are more books to come in this series!!! Like LOADS more!!!! There is no way you can torture us by just having two of these epic books and NOT creating more so I really hope your busy writing the next book in this series!!!

Another HUGE success by this amazing author!!! Clear your schedules as you will not be able to put this fantastic page turner down!!!

Although this is the second book in the series I would have had absolutely no problems reading it without the others. Any details or events that have previously happened are mentioned in just the right amount of detail to let a new reader know what has happened and yet not too much to bore a previous reader.

There was another wide range of strong, realistic and unique characters in this book. I absolutely loved meeting Sally again as I had become completely invested in her in 'Next Girl Missing'. She has had an awful past having suffered from abuse and lost her daughter but instead of wallowing in pity she is determined to fight for families to get their answers, as well as her own. She has gone from an abused wife to police officer to an advocate for victims. She stands up for herself along with those others who are victims. I love how empathetic she is as well as being such a fantastic and strong female lead. I loved when there are strong female leads in books being female myself I always seem to connect more to female leads. Sally is a mum like myself and even though she lost her daughter through suicide she still has her son Paul even though their relationship is frictional!!! I can definitely relate to this being a mum of three boys myself!! I have loved watching Sally grow in strength from the beginning of 'Next Girl Missing' to the end of this page turner and I just completely adore her personality. I really cannot wait to see her continuing to go from strength to strength and learn more about her in the next book in this promising series, hint hint Larkin 😉. I won't say any more as I don't want to give too much away but regardless of how you feel about each of the characters they all came together perfectly to make this a gripping and addictive page turner!!!


Yet another absolutely fantastic read LA Larkin!!! Congratulations on another huge success and here's to your next one 🥂 This is exactly why you are one of my favourite authors!!!

Make sure you read to the very end of the book to read the prologue and the first three chapters of L.A Larkin's absolutely addictive 'Widow Island' which is another explosive page turner and one I have read myself and would highly recommend!!

Overall a heart racing, fast paced, non stop action packed psychological thriller that will keep you up late turning the pages

Genres covered in this book include Serial Killers, Kidnapping Crime Fiction, Serial Killers, Women Sleuths, Police Procedural, Murder Thriller, Mystery, Thriller, Women's Literary Fiction, Women's Crime Fiction, Serial Killer Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Suspense, Crime, Thriller & Mystery Adventures, Murder Thrillers and Crime Fiction amongst others.


I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of 'Gone Girl', 'Behind Closed Doors', 'The Housemaid', 'The Night She Disappeared', 'The Perfect Couple', 'The Family Across The Street ', 'The Family Upstairs', Shari Lapena, Karin Slaughter, Melinda Leigh, Kendra Elliot, Lisa Regan, Greg Olsen, Paula Hawkins, Lisa Jewell, Gillian Flynn, Freida McFadden, Rachel Abbot and anyone who loves an explosive ending!!!


328 pages


This book is just £1.99 to purchase on kindle, free with kindle unlimited and £8.99 for the paperback via Amazon at time of review which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!



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Don’t know how I missed this on point day!

Her Deadly Truth is book 2 in A Sally Fairburn Crime series by L.A. Larkin.
I enjoyed this just as much as book one.
Larkin does it again bring us a thrilling new series.
This well-written mystery will keep you in the suspense until the end.
Every page is jam packed with action and intrigue.
This story has the same great pace, interesting characters and so many twists that I couldn’t stop reading until I turned the last page of this book.
The mystery was engaging and I was kept on the edge of my seat.
Suspenseful and intriguing, I was completely enthralled throughout the entire story.
With twist after twist makes this book impossible to put down.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Thank You NetGalley and Bookouture for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

So the next book in the series interested me a lot more than the first the writing has got better and the plotting of the story i will look forward to reading more

Thank you Netgalley for a copy for an honest review

When Carolyn Tate moved next door to Sally Fairburn she seemed a nice new neighbour to have. Newly married Carolyn has only recently moved to the US. When she confides in Sally that she thinks her husband, Matt, is trying to poison her. Sally is concerned but bearing in mind that Carolyn is bi-polar she wonders if her meds are off . That is until Carolyn stumbles out of her house & collapses. Her death is at first thought to be heart related, but Sally persuades the coroner to double check for poison & sure enough that was the cause of her death. Sally can't live with herself if she doesn't discover who has done this. Carolyn's friends are not very helpful & Matt seems intent on removing all traces of his wife. Once again Sally finds herself in a dangerous situation.

Having loved the first of L.A. Larkin's Sally Fairburn books I was hoping this one wouldn't be a let down. I needn't have worried, this was every bit as good & kept me glued to the page. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & eview this book. I do hope there are more to come.

Another chilling read follows in this series. Sally has moved on with her life but is drawn into another potential crime. This book has echoes of cosy crime with the small town and the main protagonist's reluctance to become a criminal investigator, but it is much darker than this. Sally and her son become the focus of a criminal putting their lives in danger again. This is an atmospheric story with lots of suspects and a menacing undercurrent.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Sally Fairborn Is fair game for trouble.
Rarely do I get to read the first two books in a new series back to back.
Sally works in a bookshop and is moving on, but her neighbor and a slimy criminal won’t allow her to relinquish sleuthing.
I thought Sally has the cops on speed dial as many times she called them during the week.
The plot was evil and fun to read. Lots of characters to sift through in order to determine who offed whom and how Foster gets his power.
I really want a showdown between Scoot and Sally!

This is the second book in the Sally Fairburn Crime Series and I loved it!

I really enjoyed the first book and started this one as soon as I had finished and it was just as gripping as I had hoped. There is a continuation of themes and characters but I think that this could be read as a standalone as the author does enough to explain the back stories.

This was another well written story. It was additive and had me well and truly hooked. The author’s writing style and the pace of the story were perfect for this genre and she had me turning the pages in to the early hours and I had to find out how it would all end.

As with the first book, I loved the mix of characters and their different personalities. I saw at the end of this book that there is a third to be released and I can’t wait to get my hands on it now as there was a bit of a cliff hanger at the end!

It is 5 stars from me for this one – very highly recommended!