4.5 STARS

Twenty-Five years ago three young boys were murdered. The prime suspect was killed in a hit and run accident and the killings stopped. Detective Matt Ballard was never sure that the real murderer wasn't still out there. The case has haunted him since then.

Today Ballard received a large brown envelope containing the picture of the very last victim ...at the time of his death. More photos are received ...some were sent to his team. All are photos of the three boys murdered all those years ago.

All those who are near and dear to Ballard have been touched by the goings on ... and none of them are safe.

And then another boy is taken and killed. Is the murderer the same from before ... or is this a copy cat killer? How did he get these photos? What does he want with Ballard?

Ballard and his team will have to work harder and dig deeper than ever before to stop a killer .. someone who has no boundaries.

I have read several of this author's books and each one just gets better and better. I definitely was not disappointed with this stand alone book.

This is a well written fast-paced crime thriller filled with memorable characters that jump off the page. With the balance of professional life vs personal life, the characters come across as very credible. The suspense starts on Page 1 and continues through the twists and turns until the very surprising ending.

I would love to see this one as a beginning to a new series!

Many thanks to the author / Joffe Books / Netgalley for the advance digital copy. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Thank you Net Galley. A fascinating and complex police procedural by Ms. Ellis. I enjoyed the plot and the characters very much. I hope she turns this into a series. I would like to read more about the adventures of Matt Ballard and company.