Hunter gets demoted by DCI St.John Stevens and is put to work with Maddie Scott in the cold case department. He finds a case which interests him and methodically goes to work on it. What he turns up can ruin his career and also put his life in jeopardy. It is a case of a missing family. Bodies have never been found.
I enjoyed this book and although I guessed the outcome early on, it still held my interest to the end.
Thanks go out to the author, publisher and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed Unsolved which is held my attention throughout and finishes with a real twist in the tale. I must admit that I had my suspicions about this twist but nothing concrete to go on, so it perhaps didn’t have the impact it might have. This did not, however, spoil my enjoyment of the read in the slightest.

For once I didn’t judge the book by the cover.

The read was good, I feel that if the other books in the series are as well written they would be ideal for a TV series.

Page turning into the night to see what happens next - No doubt one of THE BEST police procedurals I've read in a long time! I don't know what was more engaging the murder mystery or the office politics, but I was rooting for Kerr and the team all the way and finished this in 2 days. The characters are very well developed and "real", the relationships complex and engaging, and the mystery behind it all well plotted. I will definitely continue this series - it goes strong

DS Hunter Kerr finds himself in charge of the cold case division, with DC Maddie Scott being his only assistant. DCI St John - Stevens has taken over the unit and he and Hunter already have a history ... they absolutely dislike each other intensely. Before Steven's arrival, Hunter had been working the kidnap and probable murder of a young woman.

Getting involved with cold cases isn't the drudge that Hunter expected. In fast, he's become quite take with a case of a missing family from 19 years ago. The family was never found and no one was ever charged with any crime that may have taken place.

Following all the leads that never went anywhere, he finds that the investigating officer at that time was ... DCI St John-Stevens ... who did a lousy job in trying to get at the truth. Someone suggested a possible scenario and he ran with it contrary to the proof at hand.

Things take a deadly turn when Hunter finds a link from the cold case to the case of the recently missing woman .. and they both link to someone from Hunter's past.

Cleverly written plot is filled with action from start to finish. This crime fiction is set in Yorkshire, with intriguing characters, solidly written. There are a few twists and turns that keep the reader riveted to each and every page. Although 7th in this series, it is easily read as a stand alone. I do recommend reading in order because Hunter Kerr is a terrific character and I want to know how he became the man that he is.

Because the author is a retired police inspector with CID and Vice and Drug Squads, I was expecting a certain amount of credibility .... I was not disappointed.

Many thanks to the author / Sapere Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of this police procedural. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Sapere Books for an advance copy of Unsolved, the seventh novel to feature DS Hunter Kerr of the South Yorkshire Police.

DCI Dominic St John-Stevens has taken charge of the Major Crime Unit and he really doesn’t like Hunter, so he sidelines him to the Cold Case Unit. Hunter is fascinated by the 1991 disappearance of the Bannister family and believes he may have a suspect, a local serial killer he caught the same year.

I thoroughly enjoyed Unsolved which is held my attention throughout and finishes with a real twist in the tale. I must admit that I had my suspicions about this twist but nothing concrete to go on, so it perhaps didn’t have the impact it might have. This did not, however, spoil my enjoyment of the read in the slightest.

I was fully invested in every turn the investigation took and even more in Hunter’s run-ins with the lovely “call me Sir” DCI St John-Stevens. I was cheering him on at every turn, despite knowing that he would be an absolute nightmare to work with and requires careful handling. He has an instinct for investigation and it was interesting to see him tackle a cold case. Did answers fall too easily into his lap? I don’t know, but it certainly kept the narrative moving forward and this reader interested. I read it in one sitting, easy enough to do as it’s not a long novel and nothing is wasted.

I found myself immediately intrigued by the premise of the Bannister’s disappearance. It was posited by the original investigative team as a family annihilation with the father killing himself after dumping the bodies of his wife and child, although there is no proof of this. I followed every development with fascination and liked the way the author wove it all together. I would like to see him tackle more cold cases.

Unsolved is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.