When I requested this book I didnt realise it was actually number 4 in the series. Having said that you can read this as a standalone . The chapters are short and lots of twists that you wont see coming. Fast paced , it will have you turning the pages.

Where Loyalties Lie is a murder thriller with an investigative reporter by Val Collins. Released 1st March 2022, it's 270 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.

This is a very fast paced, action driven thriller featuring a reporter protagonist and a heap of unreliable witnesses. Despite being the fourth book in the series, it works quite well as a standalone, and readers coming into the series with this book won't have any troubles keeping up with the plot or characters. I liked that Aoife is tenacious and intelligent, and her interplay with the other characters is well written and nuanced.

Four stars. The ending is definitely a page-turner, and I found the climax, denouement, and resolution satisfying and well done. This is one for fans of procedural/investigative thrillers.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes

I didn’t download this in time but was able to get from my local library. If you’re looking for a quick read that will keep you guessing this is the one for you. There are quite a few red herrings and a really good and twisted plot line. I definitely will be recommending this!

This book was just so good, a page turner that I could not put down once I started it, so many twists in it that I could not keep up and a really good ending ..