290 pages

5 stars

What an engrossing book! I had to stay in my chair and read it all in practically one sitting. 

Detective Siv Drummond and her usual partner Ali are called to an abandoned warehouse about to be demolished. Inside is a body that has been hung up on the back of a refrigerator. It is determined that the body is that of a woman's and subsequent investigation shows that her name was Lyn Dimas. She has been missing for six years. The case was investigated, but was closed with no good leads. 

Siv is still coming to terms with the death of her husband and moves to a smaller town – a going home if you will. Unfortunately, her nearly estranged mother shows up in town also. 

After reviewing the original investigation, Siv and her small team begin to re-interview the witnesses, suspects and family members in Lyn's case. They make slow and painful progress. 

There is much going on in this book. Many people are telling lies and evading the truth. Some of their reason are understandable, while others are not. The team must verify the stories and pickup some interesting tidbits. Siv's team begin to make connections that the original investigation missed. Lyn's children are very – well...odd. 

The identity of the killer makes sense, although I had not picked that person out. 

This book is one of Ms. Mulrooney's best. I liked Siv, Ali and Patrick. There was sufficient background information given on each of them so that the reader had a grasp on their lives outside of the police force. But it certainly did not intrude on the story in any way. The writing and plotting of this book are excellent. I truly enjoyed this book and look very much forward to reading the next in  this series. 

I want to thank NetGalley and Joffe Books for forwarding to me a copy of this book for me to read, enjoy and review.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Lyn Dimas disappeared several years ago leaving behind a son and daughter. Her body was found in an old building. This book was ok, but lagged at times.

The second book to feature DI Siv Drummond. A cold case mystery about a woman who has disappeared. Six years later her partially mummified remains are found trussed to the back of an old fridge freezer. A real whodunnit which kept me glued to my seat and reading late into the night. A real workout for the grey matter, which had me constantly changing my mind. This author certainly knows how to tell a story and I can't wait to find out what this author has in store for Siv Drummond and her team.
Thanks to Joffre Books and Netgalley for the ARC in return for giving an honest review.

I was very excited to be approved for this book.  The description intrigued me and I was hoping for a page turner I wouldn’t be able to put down.  Unfortunately, this book was not as engaging as I had hoped.  Although it was well written, it dragged in some spots and left me wanting more leaving it to be a good book instead of a great one.

I enjoyed reading this book. It had a good story to it. I liked the variety of characters in it. It is my first book read by this author. I hope to read more books by this author.

First encounter with D I Siv Drummond and the involvement of her somewhat crazy mother in the storyline, lightens what is in fact an extremely good thriller. A great read. Look forward to more from Greta Mulrooney.

This is the second in the Detective Siv Drummond series and like the first, I loved it.
A wife and mother, Lyn Dimas, leaves home for a quick trip out, leaving her 9-year old son alone, while her daughter was at her prom.  She never came back.  Her husband had left her for another man, leaving her bitter and vengeful, but it was totally unlike her to just leave her son alone and not return shortly.
6 Years later, her dessicated body is found at the back of a fridge in a disused warehouse.
Siv, still mourning the loss of her husband, delves into the case, which proves to be tough; it was such a long time ago, after all.
I really like Siv and the way the writing makes you feel like you're in the middle of the action.  You get a real feel for the characters, too,  It's a terrific mystery, highly recommended.
Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the eARC.

Overall this was a good, well written book, a bit slow in parts and it didn't really grab my attention, not a page turner in my opinion.  I also found it hard to get involved with the characters.

I am not sure I will read more from this author and based on this I wouldn't recommend to my friends.

Thank you to Netgalley and Joffe Books for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

This book was ok, it didn’t grab my attention as much as some others have done. I thought it was ok but perhaps if I’d read others in the series I’d have been more invested

I loved These Little Lies so just could not wait to get stuck into Never Came Home.
D.I. Siv Drummond book two.
Berminster, Siv's phone rings it was sergeant Ali Carlin she was fishing with Barter and had to go a body has been found, no day off no picnic.
Orford End a cul-de-sac derelict and abandoned two guy's, Ivor Bass and Grant Haddon were working on the site, and found the body in a freezer, the place is ready for demolishing and the body must have been there a long time.
Female Lyn Dimas has been strangled and murdered and went missing six years ago, leaving behind a gay husband and two kids now grown up, Lily now married and Adam studying his GCSE's.
she popped to the shops all those years ago and never came home, so what's the story?
This book has it all, family secrets soon unfold, loved this book just like the first, the character Siv brings it alive. A dynamic read with massive twists, that i did not see coming

Really enjoyed this book, it was an intricate and interesting story.  It kept me engaged and guessing right until the very end.  I didn’t guess the bad guy which was a bonus!   It was a hard hitting book with deceit, bigotry and a whole lot of unhappiness.  I loved it and couldn’t put it down.  A great book which I highly recommend.

3.5 stars

A decent second outing for Siva and her team.
I really like her team,it's small and they each have their own issues,which add to the story but don't dominate it.
This was a strange murder,with the body of a missing woman being found tied to the back of a fridge in an abandoned building.
Six years on,the trail is obviously cold,and as alibi's are checked,it seems maybe everyone wasn't telling the truth.
It's a twisty path to find out who did it,but clues were dropped,and I was pleased to find I'd picked them up.
Enjoyable stuff.

This book is a cold case mystery about a woman who disappears. Her body turns of six years later asking the question who murdered her and why.  I highly enjoyed this novel and would recommend reading it.