I really enjoyed this book and will give it a huge thumbs up. With a great story line and excellent main characters - I would highly recommend this book.

A fantastic book, once I started reading I couldn't put the book down.
I will definitely read more books by Charly

With more twists and turns than a white-knuckle rollercoaster ride, Charly Cox returns with a gritty, addictive and spine-chilling thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats throughout: The Toybox.

Detective Alyssa Wyatt’s latest case might just be her most challenging and distressing yet. All around Albuquerque, New Mexico, young women are going missing and seeming to vanish into thin air. There are no clues, no leads and absolutely nothing to link these victims, plunging Alyssa into an uncertain and confounding investigation she wonders whether she will get to the bottom of. This case was already tough, but it becomes personal for Alyssa when Jersey Andrews, her daughter’s best friend, is the latest victim to go missing. This case has got far closer to home than Alyssa had ever imagined, making her even more determined to solve this case and put the evil predator kidnapping young girls behind bars.

As Alyssa and her partner Cord find themselves exploring the darkest and most depraved corners of the human condition, they find themselves shocked and appalled when they find themselves entangled in a world where every sleazy desire is catered for – but only if one has enough cash in their pocket. Human life is a commodity of no value to those who inhabit this world – and anyone who doesn’t comply to these perverted rules is easily disposed of.

Alyssa needs to work fast as dead bodies begin to appear on the streets and she must uncover the killer and ensure that justice is served before more bodies are claimed and more lives are lost. But will the key to this mystery be found in the most unlikely of places? Can Alyssa find it in time? Or is she already far too late?

I had next to nails left after devouring Charly Cox’s The Toybox! A fantastic page-turner where the pace is fast, the action never stops and the suspense will send readers’ heart rate through the roof, The Toybox features one of crime fiction’s most fearless, humane and believable heroines: Alyssa Wyatt.

An intelligent, tense and terrifying thriller from a fast rising star, Charly Cox’s The Toybox is a must-read for crime fiction aficionados everywhere!

This is a gripping read that deals with a very dark story line. Still recovering from the events that happened in Book 1, Alyssa finds herself looking into the case of several disappeared women. Then a body is found…

Detective Alyssa Wyatt finds herself dealing the with the most depraved of people as she struggles to find out the murderer. The story is cleverly told from two points of view so the reader also gets to experience the emotions of the trafficked girls. This is quite disturbing, however the author’s writing is so good, that it is dealt with superbly.

The tension grows throughout the book and it is a great thriller. Highly recommended.

Thank you for providing me a copy of this book.
Sorry I wasn't able to go on and finish this.
It just didn’t work for me.
I'll try again next time and leave a feedback.

A twisty thriller with interesting characters, this the 2rd book in the series is almost as good as the 1st.

I started reading this book after reading Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter and from the get-go, I knew this type of books are not for me. I thought they were, but nope... I definitely do not enjoy the violence against teenager girls. If you are a fan of these novels, I'm sure The Toybox would be one of your favourites. But not for me.

Oh my god, this book. I thought the first book was good but this was next level. Such a good series. It’s dark and terrifying because it’s a very real fear for women all over the world. Parts of it definitely made me cry.

I love Alyssa and the fact that she’s a policewoman who has a stable loving home life and her job doesn’t ruin that. I also like that we get to know her and her family more with each book (especially as she’s always personally involved).

There was so much tension in this book. We switch between Alyssa, her daughter and the missing girls so you get the story from multiple perspectives and it really works. You get to see how everyone is affected. I started getting suspicious about a certain character but I was not expecting the ending. I just couldn't put this book down. I didn't move all day because I had to know what happened and if what had happened to the girls would be discovered.

Highly recommend checking this out.

I received a copy of the ebook via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

I was fully engrossed in this book from page one. It kept me on edge wondering what would happen next. This book started out with the disappearance of several young teens. But it really hit home for this detective when one of her daughters friends is among the missing. This book was an emotional roller coaster. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I literally couldn't put this book down at all.

Oh this book was so good! It was the second in a series and even though I haven't read the first it didn't detract from this one. There are some references to book one but its easy to skip over them.

The characters are well developed and the plot was dark, twisted and intriguing.

I was totally hooked! I am now off to buy the first one.

Will recommend this book to my friends.

This is the second in this series featuring detective Alyssa Wyatt. The incidentS from the first book are brought up a lot so reading that book first is recommended. The mystery involves sex trafficking and reading some of it is rather brutal. The storyline with her partner Cord was slightly annoying to me with his frequently clenched hands. I did figure out one of the involved parties about half way through but that did not take away from the enjoy,ent of the book.
I was given. A copy from Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

Thank you Netgalley, Charly Cox and Hera books for the review copy! These are my honest opinions and are not affected by this in any way.

Rating: CAWPILE: 7.71 => 4 Stars
Characters: 8
Atmosphere: 7.5
Writing: 7.5
Plot: 7.5
Intrigue: 8.5
Logic: 7
Enjoyment: 8

Trigger Warnings : Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Murder, Sex Trafficking

The Toybox by Charly Cox is the second book in the detective Alyssa Wyatt series. Sadly I hadn't read the first one and it did refer back to the previous case, so if I went back I know things that happened.
The second book is, however, a new case and can be read separately if this one interests you more.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, various young women go missing, with no specific link between any of them. Detective Alyssa Wyatt needs to figure out these disappearances and when her daughter's best friend goes missing the case becomes more personal than expected.

It took me almost a month to read this book and it was not because I wasn't enjoying it. I just had difficulties with the hard-hitting subjects of the story. It was so real and it hurt me and I had to take several days in between reading sessions. Definitely check trigger warnings before reading, your mental health is important.

The writing style was really engaging and fast-paced. The shifts in POV between detective Alyssa Wyatt, the missing girls and Alyssa's daughter Holly expanded the story, seeing it from all different kind of perspective instead of only the detective's case. The missing girls POV's were definitely the hardest to read. All characters were very realistic and had various layers. Also seeing the impacts of the previous case on the detectives and how they handle this new case was very liberating to see instead of cold-hearted work-driven detectives. The various parent-child relationships in this book were developed very detailed.

I haven't such a gripping and hard-hitting thriller in a while and I definitely recommend if you can handle the topic.

This was my first Charly Cox novel, and I was hoping that it wouldn't matter too much that I hadn't read the first book in the series, and luckily, I was right. Perfect as a standalone, The Toybox had everything I like in a Crime Thriller. Fast-paced: Tick. Interesting characters: Tick. Multi-levelled plot: Tick. Various Suspects: Tick. Growing, uncomfortable suspense: TICK.

What I thought set it apart though was that we discover 'Whodunnit' quite a bit before the end, leaving the conclusion of the book to concentrate on the impact of the case and the surviving characters. It made for a refreshing change. Thoroughly enjoyed & recommend.

This is the second novel with the Detective Alyssa Wyatt with her coworker Cord. In this novel we have girls that are disappearing including Alyssa's daughter friend. Where are these girls disappearing to?
Then we get a view of the girls and what is happening to them.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more by this author.

i was given this ARC by netgalley and publisher for an honest review and opinion
i have never read anything by this author and didn't realize this was a second book in the series but it was very easy to follow. i will def have to check out the first book. the book is about sex trafficking a very real issue in todays problems. girls are going missing and than a close friend of the characters duaghter is added to the missing girls. Alyssa is in a hunt to find the kills and find out who is taking this girls.
very good book and one that will make you want to read the first book.

This is the first book I have read by Charly Cox, I didn't know this was the second book in a series. I really enjoyed the writing style and would like to read the first book.
This one is a very intense read and delves in to the horrors of sex trafficing, and what the girls went through.
This book had me hooked from the beginning and I enjoyed seeing how it unfolded.

Alyssa Wyatt is back! I was thrilled to see a sequel in this series because I absolutely loved the debut book! This author grabs your attention from the very first pages and takes you on such a suspensful mystery. Every time you think you have this book figured out the author makes sure to throw you off ! Young girls are missing and it is up to Alyssa and her team to figure out who has these girls before its to late. I look forward to reading ANYTHING in the future by Charly Cox because her writing is one of a kind! Absoultely loved this book.

Thank you to Netgalley, Charly Cox, and Hera publishing for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review. To be upfront, there are trigger warnings for sexual assault, sex trafficking and kidnapping. I did not know this book was second in a series, but do not feel as though you need to read book one in order to read The Toybox. This book was very well written and honestly had me hooked from the first chapter. It read like a great episode of Law and Order SVU, and I loved it. There were a few instances where I felt as though descriptions were being used repetitiously, but overall it was written very well. I appreciated the research the author put into this topic. Highly recommend!

I loved this one! I had a good feeling about Det. Alyssa Wyatt in the last book & this book just settled that Alyssa is now one of my favorites. The Toybox is extremely gripping & shocking and the second installment in the series. There were a lot of nail-biting moments. I'm glad I found this author & read the book! Unlike its innocent namesake - The Toybox, the events in this book are extremely twisted & evil. Every chapter was a thrill.

All around Albuquerque, New Mexico, young girls are going missing, seemingly vanished into thin air. With no link between the victims, Detective Alyssa Wyatt is quickly plunged into a horrifying case with no obvious clues. When Jersey Andrews, the best friend of Alyssa’s teenage daughter, Holly, joins the list of vanished girls, the case becomes personal. But this investigation will lead Alyssa and partner Cord into the most sinister depths of humanity; an evil place where life is expendable, and where the depraved can fulfil their darkest desires – if they have the money to pay for it. As the first body appears, abandoned on the streets, Alyssa is forced into a frantic hunt to track down the killers – before more innocent girls lose their lives. But when the truth comes out, it seems that the key to solving the case was hiding in the last place anyone expected…

I loved all characters in this book. I missed Issac a bit as he was more in the shadows in this one. I hoped to know more about his coping mechanisms after his ordeal in the last book. I also wished we had some more insight into the killers & their backgrounds. I always want to know what makes them tick. This book focussed more on the victims & Allyssa than the killers, but I didn't mind this because the outcome was just as good. I hope the next book has some more action & jaw-dropping moments. I would also love to see more of Alyssa's teammates & their backstory. Overall, this book was a fantastic addition to the Alyssa Wyatt series. I can't wait for the next!

Thank you, NetGalley, Hera Books & Charly Cox for an arc!

Great read! Nail biting and had me reading on and on way past my bedtime!

I liked the way to story switched between the investigation and what the kidnapped girls were gong through, leaving me feeling both likE I want to read on and also a bit sick and wanting to stop, Would recommend.