This is not my first Judith Yates book, and will absolutely not be the last. I love her books. Her writing is excellent and she does top-notch research. Her style of writing is exactly what I like in true crime. This book is excellent, about the murder of Ejaz Ahmad. The killer is a sociopathic female that you will not like, right from the beginning. Judith makes this story come alive and become a believable story, out of unbelievable circumstances. I recommend this book if you enjoy true crime. You won't regret it.

Gripping and tragic. A must read for fans of true crime.

Although I found the book good, I found the writing lacking. It wasn't very soul catching in its narrative and I found I couldn't really connect with the story in most places.

The story itself was heartbreaking but it didn't make me emotional which is a shame because what happened was tragic and horrible but the way this was told wasn't amazing, or even great, and that made for an extremely hard read.

This is an interesting book, mostly because it is so rare to find a book about a female sociopath and that's just what this is. Still, for a true crime book a lot of the writing here could have been better organised and more coherent. I didn't dislike this book, but I stumbled over a lot of the passages and thoughts that were injected between the facts.

This is a compelling story with an unusual set of circumstances and that makes it worth the time to read if you are a fan of true crime books, but there were times when I struggled to pay attention and the passages felt like they were rambling away from the focus.

Overall, this wasn't a bad book and I'm happy to have had the chance to read it.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

The whole first chapter reads as if it were written by a 12 yr old. That is not conducive to make me want to read more. Here are some quick notes I made:

1. The writing style consists of short declarative sentences which never seems to vary.
2. There is no flow… nothing that connects one sentence to the previous one or to the next one.
3. At 6% read, it says that here was a nude body of a male. The next sentence says that the nude was wearing a red and white shirt. Was there an editor here???
4. The author thinks she’s writing fiction: “A huge rat was sitting atop the body, boldly glaring at Norris.” Really? Did she learn that it was boldly glaring from her so called extensive research.
5. You don’t need 2 pages of Pakistani history for a crime book

I cannot finish this silly book.

This was my first time reading the author and it will not be my last. This book grabs from page one and will not let go. I was actually sad when I was done reading. The victim in this book, Ejaz Ahmad, was a hard working, good father. He did not deserve what Leah Ward was horrendous. This woman was a true sociopath. There were warning signs but Ejaz being the kind of man he was, chose to ignore them. This book is a very good writing on domestic violence. We never truly know people, do we? For the lover of the true crime genre, read this book. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the advanced reading copy in return for my honest review.

A thorough and well-written book about a woman who is pure trouble all of her life for those who care about her most. And woe unto those who allow her to get close to them or take pity on her and try to help her. This book held my interest very well following Leah Ward almost like a high-velocity tropical storm on its path waiting to see if it becomes a hurricane and how much damage it will do before it ends. We know it's usually the guys we have to watch out for, but every now and then a woman comes along that is just purely bad from a young age and nothing can fix that. Leah is one you just don't want to cross paths with. This is one for the true crime lovers. Read and find out for yourselves. My thanks to NetGalley, WildBlue Press, and the author for providing me with an ARC in return for my honest review.