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Love Me Not

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The author is back to his best in this book. Was put off the series after the last book as it wasnt anywhere near as good as the rest. But glad to say this one had everything you needed. suspense, hanging on the edge of your chair. gore and interesting storyline. Great to see Grace back to her best and look forward to another book in the series

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Excellent book! Great characters and a brilliant storyline. I would highly recommend this book.

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Helen Grace is back at work and has a difficulty case to solve involving a serial killer. The action takes place within one day and so is a race a race against time. What connects these cold blooded gruesome murders? Who is behind them? Helen also has some demons to lay to rest after her wrongful imprisonment , one being her relationship with DS Sanderson. She also needs to appraise her 'raisin d'etre'. Another thrilling read that kept interest. The short chapters help raise the excitement level. And keep you going to the ultimate conclusion. Can be read a stand alone as there are frequent references to previous relevant incidents. Another fast paced, action packed storyline.

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4.5*
Another brilliant book by MJ Arlidge in the Helen Grace series. Love Me Not is told in real time over a 24 hour period.

A fast paced and gripping thriller that takes Helen and her team racing around the city to try and stop the murders that are happening at an alarming rate all in one day. As usual Helen Grace will stop at nothing to catch the bad guy and in Love Me Not she puts herself in harm’s way once again to get results.

An excellent book that I highly recommend and can’t wait for the next one.

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DCI Helen Grace is back in amongst the action in this superbly fast paced thriller.
A day of murder and mayhem with two brutal killers who have a plan to cause as much pain as they can as quickly as possible.
This grabbed and held my interest throughout, written brilliantly to hold the readers attention, the speed of this book pushes you along. I found myself holding my breath in places as it swept me along....simply brilliant. ..I need more Helen Grace please

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5*. Another excellent book in the brilliant D I Helen Grace series by M J Arlidge. The story is told over a 24 hour period. Totally gripping, real edge of your seat stuff. As you can gather, I loved it. One to recommend. My thanks to the publisher & NetGalley for the advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

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Oh my goodness, this book was brilliant!!! I loved the story and flew through it from cover to cover. The pace is excellent and personally think that the story line is the best so far in the Helen Grace series, it is a story I could really easily see happening too. I wasn't a huge fan of the sixth book in the series but this one tops all of the books I've read so far in 2017 and all of the books in the series (and I've read them all). I really, really enjoyed it and wouldn't hesitate to give it 5 stars. I loved the format and how the story played out and the way the book is a different style from the others in the series. Very highly recommended and will feature on my blog nearer publication date too. Pre-order your copy now - you won't regret it if you love fast paced crime thrillers! 5 stars no hesitation

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I am a huge fan of DI Helen Grace and have read all of the series, if you haven't read any then I'd really recommend that you start at the beginning with Eeeny Meeny and go from there as I am sure that you would enjoy the books more in order.

Following the shocking storyline in Hide and Seek I was looking forward to reading what MJ Arlidge would do next with Helen Grace. Love Me Not is a little bit different in that it takes place over 24 hours and is told in real time, this makes for a really fast pace with short chapters increasing the tension and keeping the reader hanging. I read it in two days which is really quick for me, it was one of those books where you ignore the pile of dirty washing and the million and one other things that you have to do, just so that you can keep reading.

I don't want to give too much away but of course, the 24 hours during which the book is set are a very crazy, with lots happening and DI Helen Grace and her team struggling to keep up with it all. It's a fast-paced and fun read and I look forward to the next book!

Thank you to the publishers, Michael Joseph, for the opportunity to read Love Me Not. I was under no obligation to review and all thoughts are my own.

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Brilliantly paced paced thriller that had me hooked from the start and kept the momentum going through out the book. Narrated over a 24hr time period Helen Grace is chasing over Southampton trying to get ahead of a killer on a rampage. She is trying to find a pattern to the killings and understand the killers motive. The low life journalise Emilia Garanita is in the thick oft things, desperate for a great story break to reinstate her as a top journalist and go some way to repairing her reputation. Another 5 start read from M J Arlidge

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I would like to thank Netgalley and Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for an advance copy of Love Me Not, the seventh novel in the Southampton based DI Helen Grace series.

It has been 9 months since Helen's release from prison and major crime has been quiet in Southampton but Helen has what can only be described as PTSD manifested in a lack of trust towards her colleagues and terrible nightmares. To relieve the stress she takes her bike out for a blast on country roads. It is on one such early morning blast that she finds Sonia Smalling lying on the road dying from gunshot wounds. This is the start of a spree which has Helen and the team playing catchup.

Wow, what a book! This is a high octane read that rattles along at breakneck speed. It takes place over the course of one day so with a high body count it is nonstop action. Obviously, Helen finding Sonia's body is a bit of a coincidence but in I didn't have time to ponder over it before it was off to the next body. I really enjoyed this novel, not just because of the fast pace but it was interesting to read about the team's efforts to identify not only the perpetrator but the next victim and I couldn't put it down until the end so I read it in one sitting.

Love Me Not puts the thrill into thriller so I have no hesitation in recommending it as a great read.

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The latest DI Helen Grace just doesn't disappoint. I devoured it in 3 sittings. It is fast paced and captivating from the very first page. The story is told over a breathtaking 24 hour period and is full of twists and turns and edge of the seat moments.

DI Helen Grace has been released from prison and is struggling to come to terms with things that happened inside. She's finding it hard to bond with her team again in particular DS Sanderson.

The opening chapter sets the scene for the whole book. I was both horrified with what took place as I was hooked on reading on. It's a fast paced read and you just don't know where the killer is going to strike next. The race is on to find out why and to find out who's next...

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I've been reading this series about DI Helen Grace since it was first published and was very excited to receive this latest installment from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
It was a great read and certainly the sort of novel that kept me on the edge of my seat. It was about a series of murders that take place over the course of one day and Helen and her team are on a race against time to stop the perpetrators and stop the killing. There is no mystery about who the criminaals are as part of the narrative is told from their point of view. It is their motivation which Helen has to discover in order to prevent further deaths.
There is not much information about Helen's personal life unlike previous books. This one just focuses on the spree killings taking place and the desparate rush to catch those responsible.
Although this book is part of a series it can be read as a stand alone novel and I would recommend it to all fans of action packed thrillers. If you haven't read the earlier books you have got a real treat in store!

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I would like to thank Michael Joseph and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Love Me Not’ by M J Arlidge in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
‘Love Me Not’ begins with a man and woman hijacking Probation Officer Sonia Smalling as she drives to work and shooting her dead with a sawn-off shotgun. The woman, Daisy Anderson is a young woman who’s been dealt a bad deal and is now determined to retaliate on those people she felt have rejected or humiliated her. It’s up to Helen Grace, as head of the team and with no boss to take overall charge of the situation, to foresee what Daisy’s going to do next and eventually stop her, but not before Daisy has increased her death tally to six.
‘Love Me Not’ is the seventh in the DI Helen Grace series of thrillers. I’ve read every book and thoroughly enjoyed them all, partly due to their being set in Southampton close to where I live and know the area, but mainly due to the exceptional writing of M J Arlidge who has the ability to introduce excitement and anticipation into each novel. ‘Love Me Not’, in line with the other six, keeps the reader enthralled, the plot is gripping and exciting, and it’s impossible to put down until the last page has been reached. I eagerly await number eight.

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This latest instalment in the series featuring Detective Helen Grace is a fast-paced action thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The events take place in the course of just one day, at the head-spinning speed. As usual, there's plenty of murder, action and suspense, but I also liked the short background stories of the victims, which gave a glimpse into their lives.
Every book in the series is different and M J Arlidge never fails to surprise. I can't wait for the next one.
I'd like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.

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Another fantastic Helen Grace book. I love the action, speed of the story unfolding and the gritty nature of the adventure.

This was brilliantly written as always. Looking forward to the next chapter in Helen's life.

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Yet another winner from this author. Read this in one sitting last night, an absolute must read as are all the other books in the series. M. J. Arlidge is one of the best writers out there and never fails to deliver!

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This book is the best of the Helen Grace series to date. This book follows on from after Helen was in prison and how her relationships has been effected. The main story covers a series of murders that is happening in one day. Who has witnessed these murders and was allowed to live, we find out why they where aloud at the end. During the timeline of the murders is the timeline of Helen Grace and her team and how the follow and if they catch who has committed these murders! Worth more than 5 stars. Everybody should read this book!

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Really loved this !! I have read all the previous Helen Grace novels and this was not a disappointment . I raced through it , we know pretty much straight away who the police are looking for after a murderous rampage in which the victims seem unrelated at first . Its down to DI Grace and her team to stop them and to find out the reasons behind what is happening . Really fast paced and exciting with some edge of my seat moments .Fantastic read can't wait for the next one ..... Thank you for the opportunity

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A new Helen Grace book is always a joy and this one is no exception. Love Me Not sees Helen Grace in a very different place to the earlier novels. Not long out of prison, feeling angry and betrayed by her colleagues, and with no access to her usual method of relieving tension, Helen is wound up tighter than a snare drum.
To make matters worse, there is a vacancy at the top for a Chief Inspector, so no-one is currently holding those reins. Meanwhile, Helen’s nemesis, Emily Garanita, is back on the desk of the local paper, doing the church notes and other junior jobs as punishment for selling her last story into the nationals, who then dropped her after the same stories that helped to vilify Helen were proved false.
So when a killing spree begins in Southampton, Helen has to fight her demons in order to lead her troops and catch a pair of terrible killers and Emily keen to prove to her boss that she is the best crime reporter the paper will ever have.
Sonia is a mum and wife. She is on her way to work when she comes across a road accident. Minutes later she is lying dead in the road. She will soon be recognised as the first victim in a spree that shows no signs of ever stopping.
The second victim is Alan Samson, a pharmacist. Soon the police are desperately trying to work out what links the victims to establish motive. Emily Garanita thinks she has found a link, in the form of an elaborate dragon eating its tail.
But as Emily sets out to prove her theory she will come face to face with a killer and there will be more deaths before the day is out; deaths that will shock to Southampton force to its core.
Love Me Not is a fast paced thriller that plays out over the course of a 24 hour period. It is an unmissable read and I devoured it in the same period of time.
I loved the way that Helen has changed because of what happened in Hide and Seek. Emily Garanita, too, has become a slightly (but only slightly) less abrasive character.
If Helen’s early life shaped who she is, the events of the last book and this one will undoubtedly leave a strong mark on her.
Where she goes from here will be a fascinating journey and one I am determined not to miss.

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