EXCERPT: The man’s body was limp, eyes closed, unmistakably dead as the breeze bobbed him gently back and forth. His neck still tied within the noose. The sight was intoxicating: utterly grim, yet so out of the ordinary that it was hard to turn away…

ABOUT 'NOTHING BUT TROUBLE': When the body of a violent criminal, recently escaped from prison, is found brutally battered and hanging dead from a bridge, the police are left reeling. What message is the killer trying to send?

Struggling to keep secrets of her own, Detective Jessica Daniel throws herself into uncovering the truth. But when a woman is murdered with a single bullet to the head, the investigation leads Jessica to the centre of a twisted game of lies…

As the body count rises, the case becomes uncomfortably close to home for Jessica. A mysterious figure has been watching her… could she be in more danger than she realises?

MY THOUGHTS: An engaging well-paced novel that is much more than a bog-standard murder-mystery.

The opening is shocking and because of it I was on tenterhooks the whole way through. Then the story backs up a several weeks and we learn the background and lead-up to this unimaginable event.

There are multiple threads to this story, from an illegal boxing event to someone watching Jessica's house to a DNA puzzle to the quandary of why break someone out of prison only to kill them? There is, as always plenty going on to keep the reader enthused and entertained.

To be quite honest, I don't really care much for Jessica - although I do love her snarkiness - and I certainly don't like Archie, her on-and-off lover. But there is something about this series that keeps me coming back for more.

Although this is a series, it is able to be read as a stand-alone. There is enough background information to make this viable.

⭐⭐⭐.9

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THE AUTHOR: Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry spent way too long living in the north of England, picking up words like 'barm' and 'ginnel'.

When he's short of ideas, he rides his bike, hikes up something, or bakes cakes. When he's not, he writes it all down.

DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Bookouture via NetGalley for providing a digital ARC of Nothing But Trouble by Kerry Wilkinson for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.

I'm a longtime fan of Jessica Daniel, and the more books of hers that I read, the more invested I get in her life. In this book, the case didn't draw me in as much as what's going on with Jessica. Her relationship with Archie, her living situation with Bex, and her feelings about Adam being out of the picture continue to keep me hooked on her novels. I definitely recommend this series!

I’m a huge fan of Kerry Wilkinson so I was delighted to receive and arc from NetGalley Bookouture and Kerry Wilkinson of Nothing But Trouble in return for an honest review.
This is #11 in the Jessica Daniels series and starts with her being shot on the doorstep of an old man’s house then we are transported back several weeks to when a truck carrying prisoners is hijacked near Manchester and 2 prisoners escape but the body of one of the criminals is found badly beaten and hanging from a bridge. Jessica’s fiance Adam is still in a coma and doctors are in optimistic for his recovery and Jessica is getting ever closer to Archie. A seemingly crazy old man keeps repeatedly calling the station saying his house has been burgled and then Jessica notices someone watching her house !!!
Absolutely loved Nothing But Trouble and can’t wait for #12 !!!

I discovered Kerry Wilkinson's novels on Netgalley and quickly read them all. I love all of the characters and felt like I got to know them better in each novel. I can't wait for more in the series. I recommend you start from the beginning and read them all.

Thank you to Netgalley, the Publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in return for my honest opinion and review.

This book started with a bang, literally and just kept going from there. Jessica Daniels is a great character and I was so nervous that this book might have been the end of her, the author kept me guessing right up until the end. Wonderful cast of characters, I love each one of these books and cannot wait to see what one of my favorite detectives and her co-workers are up to with each book. Keeping the streets safe sometimes comes at a cost, which Jessica is very aware of, but this time, the call is way too close to home; she has already lost her fiancé to a coma from a previous case, hopefully her own life won't be the ultimate cost.

Love these books and love this character. Have not read one book from his author that I did not love.

A gritty,police procedural set in and around Manchester. I like the characters and their interactions and there are plenty of twists. Cliff hanger at the end!

My experience with the Detective Jessica Daniel series has been both warm and lukewarm so far, but this latest entry - the 11th - is one of the better ones. I must note, though, that the customary honker of a cliffhanger rears its ugly (to me) head at the end. That's because by the time the next book comes out, I'll have forgotten where this one stopped. But that said, I'll be at the ready to start a new one all the same.

After a tantalizing prologue, this story reverts to three weeks earlier, when a van transporting prisoners is hijacked and two of them escaped. Not long afterward, one is found hanging from a bridge - quite dead. This is a puzzlement for the entire Manchester Police Department, Jessica included; why on earth would someone go to the trouble of setting a prisoner free only to kill him?

Jessica's personal life is in a bit of a turmoil as well; her fiance, Adam, has been hospitalized and in a coma for months now with no sign that he'll ever recover. That notwithstanding, she's been keeping overnight company with one of her police cohorts (although in fairness, she at least has the good sense to feel guilty about it every once in a while). She's also got Bex, an abused about-to-be 18-year-old girl who's been living with Jessica while she tries to get her life back together. That takes a maudlin turn, though, when it appears a mysterious woman may be stalking Bex (or is it Jessica)? Add to the mix infighting (and a couple of murders) among casino owners - "mob" types who of course deny any involvement and don't want to play nice with the coppers - and you've got a stew of oddball situations going on at once. The fact that any one of them could go south in a New York minute keeps the action moving along quickly.

Honestly, although I do enjoy this series, I've never cared a lot for Jessica; and for sure, I don't much like Archie, her stand-in love (who comes across as more of a dolt than anything). But hey, for better or worse, it's Jessica's life - and that she's a competent enough police detective makes up for what she may lack when she finally calls it a day and goes back home. All told, then, this is a strong, easy-to-read entry in what already is a good series. Many thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to read and review it.

Thank God this is the Kerry Wilkinson I love and adore. After a one off with his prior book, he is back to his wonderfully snarky Jessica Daniels series. I just adore the dry, sarcastic humor. “There was a big bang , he said, presumably referring to the incident and not starting a debate over evolution versus the Bible.”

This one starts off with a very scary scene and you’re left wondering what to make of it. Then the story backs up several days and the action gets going.

I love Jessica. The warped thoughts in her head mirror my own. She doesn’t suffer fools and lets them know it.

There are multiple storylines going on here, both police cases and personal. All kept me equally engaged. This again ends with a cliffhanger. Ok, Kerry, hurry up and get #12 done!

My thanks to netgalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of this book.

I am a big Kerry Wilkinson fan....I’ve read and enjoyed all of the Jessica Daniel series and was excited to receive a copy her newest instalment from Netgalley!
This book started out slow for me....I had a tough time getting into it! I couldn’t really dig in and enjoy the story as much as I have with all of the other books in this series. I was disappointed!
I’m still a fan and will look forward to her next book.

Jessica Daniel is fast becoming one of my favorite characters. She’s funny, smart, and I simply like her.

In this latest installment, Jessica faces a very twisty mystery. And the author starts you off with a tremendous shock!

This is hard, fast, and extremely suspenseful. One of those edge-of-your-seat thrillers.

Now, I did know the identity of a particular person quite early. The red herrings weren’t enough to throw me off. But I also simply wanted to keep reading – just to know if I was right.

Looking forward to the next book already!

*ARC Provided via Net Galley

Excellent book! The books in this series keep getting better and better. This one starts with a real shocker - WHAT! You can't kill off Jessica! Then you go back a few weeks when Jessica has to deal with prisoners being busted out of a van and one being found dead the next day. There is also a lonely veteran who won't sell his house to a developer and who keeps calling the police to report break-ins at his house. We see a fair bit of Bex in this book. A cliffhanger at the end has me wanting the next book NOW! Thank you NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.