What a conundrum! How does he do it? 😯 Determined DC Jamieson WILL solve the mystery!

4.5🌟stars
👍👍This police procedural with missing victims and a crazed serial killer who disposed of women like they were trash had all the best elements of a murder mystery. Numerous red herrings, press and a defense that demonize the police, a truly unlikable villain and building tension as the victim count rises all came together in a really suspenseful story. How can a confessed killer who's in prison be involved in a current spate of dismemberment murders? And why fresh murders of the same women he said had been killed two years earlier? The reasoning, motive and execution kept me guessing right through most of the story.

I really liked the writing and format of the story. Short chapters always draw me along at a faster pace. Although some references pop up regarding characters from the previous book in the series (which I did not get the chance to read), you really don't need to read the previous book to enjoy this one. The police station dynamics, with a police team that worked together like a well-liked machine led by a DI who seems a bit distrustful of Maggie's ability to maintain professional objectivity, added to the drama. And what a gasp-inducing way to end the book. There has to be a sequel now!

Thanks to publishers Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for providing an advance complimentary copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.

I read this book in one sitting. Great story with loads of suspense and great characters.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

DC Maggie Jamieson is back in the 2nd book by this author and it was great to be able to catch up again. The wait for this story was so good and the synopsis gives such an intriguing premise for the story.

Bill Raven is behind bars for murder, the bodies were never found but he had confessed to their murders. Then the bodies turn up, the only problem is the fact they have been murdered while he is locked up!!! The ball starts rolling for his release and time is not the side of the police.

The author has created such a good baddie with Bill Raven, he loves to play mind games and Maggie is in the firing line for him as he gets under her skin and taunts her at every turn. Maggie and the team have to go back over notes, files and every bit of information they have to try and discover what was missed and also to see if they have got the wrong man.

Maggie is tenacious and will not let go of her belief that Bill is indeed guilty, especially when people around her are doubting. The time essence for the story adds to the tension of the team as they try to explore every possibility.

The story is gritty and fast-paced, there are seeds of doubt and the tension is high. Assisting the police are various other agencies, this is an aspect that the author does so well and incorporates it into the story adding a bit of “something different” to this police procedural style crime story.

The story is well laid out and even though I did have the odd idea there were some good twists that caught me unawares. There is also a very creepy thread that runs alongside the main focus and this has been left so tantalising and I am looking to see where this one will go.

This is a fabulous 2nd book in the series and if you are a fan of crime thriller reads then this is going to be a book that is right up your street. It is fast-paced, gritty, at times creepy and cleverly written. I would definitely recommend it and I would also advise putting the 3rd book on your wish list.

This is the second in the DC Maggie Jamieson series and I hope there will be many more.

A past case of 3 missing women rears it’s ugly head. Bill Raven admitted murdering the women despite their bodies never being found he was convicted and imprisoned. Body parts of one of the victims are found in a bin bag and tests suggest she had only been killed days ago making Raven’s conviction unsafe. Did Maggie miss vital evidence and allow the real killer to escape?

There are many twists and turns in this book and a shocking ending! Many thanks to the publishers and netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Here's an author that never disappoints!!! This maybe her second book But Wow its a cracker!!!
Noelle Holten's books just get better and better and her latest book Dead Wrong was just Brilliant! and I just love the character Detective Maggie Jamieson.

Dead Wrong is the second book in this Detective Maggie Jamieson's series and she's on a new case which involves a sadistic serial killer, who drugs their victims before killing them in a horrible way possible. These murders have reminded her of someone else, she put behind bars a long time ago called "Raven".

Did she put the wrong killer behind bars all those years ago?

Is this a copycat killer?

Another body has been found, dismembered and has only deceased. How can Raven be responsible or even involved? He is locked up in prison! Detective Maggie Jamieson and her team will have to work hard to connect these murders to Raven.

Will they be in time to catch this killer before they kill again?

Whilst this is happening, Raven who is behind bars is trying to get released and saying that he did not do the murders he is in prison for!
Detective Maggie Jamieson and her team have to work hard to prove He did commit these murders and this is a copycat Killer!

The clock is clicking!!!!!

This book is full of twists and turns and you will be gripped from the very first few pages like I was. The end of the book was a OMG Cliffhanger!!!!
I am so looking forward to Noelle's next book in this brilliant series that is out towards the end of 2020. So its penciled in my diary!

I highly recommend These books!!!

Big Thank you to One More Chapter and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read.
All opinions are my own and are in no way biased

Bill Raven has been behind bars for adducting and killing women and then...body parts of one of those women are found scattered in town. DC Maggie Jamieson has to find out what's going on - and fast- because Raven (a truly loathsome awful man) is arguing to be freed. Does he have an accomplice? It certainly appears that way so what did the original team miss? There's a race against tine here and Holton does a good job with keeping the suspense going. No spoilers for this well done procedural that will appeal to those who enjoy strong female protagonists (and a good team). It's the second in the series but would read well as a standalone. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. Looking forward to the next one!=

I didn’t read the first one in the series but felt it worked well as a stand alone.
However, it didn’t really float my boat - I didn’t click with the main character, her relationships and background stayed flat for me, and for an experienced investigator who is getting free rein to do as she pleases (presumably because she’s so good) she is pretty immature.
The plot itself (and the villain) are solid police procedural fare if not particularly original.
The ending was a pleasant surprise with its well set up cliff hanger but I’m not sure I’m invested enough to find out what happens next.
However, as I can see that I’m in the absolute minority, I’m sure plenty of people will enjoy this book and it will do very well.

This was the second book in the series which started with Dead Inside. The book read very differently to the first, both being excellent examples of crime writing. I love the character of Maggie, who dominates both books. She is a hard talking, takes no prisoners kind of person. What she thinks she says. I imagine working with her you would either love or hate her. There are no shades of grey with Maggie. She continues to spar with Raven who we met in the first book. Their psychological game playing scenes are great to read. There are a lot more gore laden scenes in this book, but all are necessary. It is very fast paced, and delightfully the reader is able to put together the clues and make their own guesses as to what has happened and who is involved. The end of the book is a real shock. It will leave readers stunned until they can get their hands on the next book in the series. Absolutely brilliant.

I hadn't read Book 1 but it didn't negatively impact my jumping into the series with book 2. There is enough back story explained that I was easily able to pick it up.
As for the story ... the author has created a truly creepy character in Bill Raven, a man behind bars for confessing to three murders. The only problem is that the bodies are just beginning to turn up now, two years later and freshly murdered. DI Maggie Jamieson is a wonderful character, feisty and outspoken and prepared to follow through on the courage of her convictions. She caught Bill Raven and his confession to her resulted in a successful conviction, but now the conviction looks set to be overturned, and there is still a murderer on the loose.
This book had me turning pages until the wee hours because I had to know how it finished. And, without spoilers, the ending made me gasp.
This is the first book I've read by Noelle Holten and it won't be the last!

Another great read from Noelle Holten.
I loved Dead Inside and this one is even better.
DC Maggie Jamieson was involved in putting away Bill Raven for murder but he’s put in an appeal and there’s a chance he may be innocent.
Maggie is adamant he’s guilty but when the body parts of one of the women he’s accused of murdering turn up he’s using it to his advantage. The forensics show she was killed days ago rather than years, which is how long Raven has been inside, so who is responsible?
Maggie’s boss initially warns her off pursuing the link to Raven but later comes round to her way of thinking.
This is a gripping crime thriller that is very cleverly written. And as for the ending......
I look forward to reading the next book in this series as I really need to know what happens next!
Thanks to Harper Impulse and Killer Reads and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

With thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for the ARC.

DC Maggie Jamieson returns in the 2nd book in the series.
A few years ago Jamieson put away Bill Raven after he admitted to the murder of several woman. The bodies were never found but his confession was enough to put him in jail.

Now, the bodies start turning up in various states of dismemberment. They are all recently deceased so Raven couldn't have killed them as he is in jail.

He applies to the courts for his release.

Jamieson is convinced Raven is involved so she is racing against the clock to find the evidence to connect him and catch his accomplice who is murdering the women.

Tense, exciting and very well written, what's not to like?

Great read.

The second book by Noelle Holten brings DC Maggie Jamieson head to head with her nemesis and character mentioned throughout book 1, serial killer Bill Raven.

This story feels a bit bigger and longer than the first, an author growing in confidence, Maggie Is a little more to the forefront this time.

A page turning , well crafted thriller with a killer twist.

A great read. In this second book in the series we learn more about DC Maggie Jamieson. A serial killer, Bill Raven is in prison after confessing to the murders of three women. One of the bodies has recently been found, but she only died two days ago. This is a gripping thriller, with time running out as Raven has appealed against his conviction. I raced through this book as I couldn't wait to find out the outcome. So looking forward to the next book in this thrilling series.

A great who dunnit. Noelle Hilton has written a fabulous police / crime novel. Keeps you gripped to the end.

This book is second in a series. I never read the first book but it certainly didn’t stop me from enjoying this.

Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the arc in return for an honest review.

The second book in the Maggie Jamieson series.  As a second book this wasn't what I was expecting.  I was expecting the same type of story where Maggie still worked for the department she was in the first book.


In this book she returns to her original department which seems at first a struggle for her.  She has to push things from the get go as she isn't known as much anymore and has to prove her worth.


That happened quickly when a case she worked on years ago resurfaces and with inferences to her not really doing her job the first time around. 


The book was solid and had a lot going for it.   Who doesn't love a serial killer book though this one seems to be more rooted in a wrongful conviction. 


Her and the team she is with must piece together different clues and try to figure out just what happened years ago and how to protect people in that area.


I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to read this book as an arc as I see so much growth in the author and this book has the really great capacity for further books in the series.  I am hope there is more many many more

Oh, my. This is embarrassing. I quickly scrolled down the web page of reviews already submitted on this book, and it was a long, straight column of 5 stars, one review after another. So what did I miss?

I've previously posted a couple hundred reviews on this site, and have always been able to list the numerous strengths of a book before I move on (if necessary) to the elements that didn't work. I can't do that in this case.

The preposterous idea that a newbie detective constable -- on the lowest rung of a British investigative team's ladder -- could be given such free rein on the very most crucial tasks of a major case stopped me in my tracks and shattered any hint of credibility for the entire story.

Here's just one of my Kindle notes: "A lowly DC runs rings around her higher ranking teammates and stuns everyone with her keen insights and piercing intuition -- all relayed in a breathless, run-on narrative style."

Every reader wants to suspend disbelief and enjoy the story. I couldn't. Thanks to NetGalley for an advance readers copy.

This book was fantastic. Noelle's writing just keeps better and better. I am desperate for the next book after that shocking ending!

Outstanding!

I raced through Dead Wrong in a matter of hours, unable to turn the pages quick enough. Make no mistake - Noelle Holten has done it again!

I’d like to thank One More Chapter and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Dead Wrong’ by Noelle Holten in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

DC Maggie Jamieson helped put serial killer Bill Raven in prison for the abduction and murder of three women and he admitted killing them although their bodies were never found. Now, just as Raven is appealing to be released citing unlawful imprisonment, one of the bodies is found dismembered and dumped in and around Stafford. The only problem is that the woman died just two days ago, and Raven can’t have been involved as he’s in prison.

‘Dead Wrong’ is the second thriller in the DC Maggie Jamieson series and is every bit as gripping and tense as the first one. The plot is well written, there’s plenty of excitement, drama, action, suspense and a few twists and turns. I like the characters of Maggie, Nathan Wright who’s been promoted to acting DS, their boss DI Rutherford, and Psychotherapist Dr Kate Moloney, a friend of Maggie’s who’s been enlisted to help prove Raven’s involvement, who all gel together to make a successful investigative team. Just as they believe they’ve solved the case there’s a shocking ending which leaves a cliffhanger for, hopefully, the third part of the series. Although I preferred it when Maggie was working with the probation service, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading Noelle Holten’s second novel which I found hard to put down and can definitely recommend it.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this fast moving book

raven a convicted murder, or is he

maggie jamieson the dc who convicted him

but now body parts are turning up of the woman that raven has said he murdered three years ago... but these body parts were alive not that long ago

can maggie and her team find the evidence needed to keep raven in jail and find out where the other women are before their bodies are cut up

oh and that ending...nasty

really enjoyed this one cant wait for the next one now, brilliant