This is a great, if somewhat complex story. I had no idea it was the second book in what I guess will be a series. The frequent reference to the first book meant I constantly felt I was missing uout.

A ‘cast of thousands’ meant I was frequently confused about who was who and were they fitted in. There. Was little or no character building (perhaps it relied on book 1) so left me out in the cold and ultimately not caring about the dangers the characters faced.

A good book that could have been great but missed the mark for me.

Many thanks to the publishers for the early early access to this book.
A captivating,chilling, and well paced thriller set in 1990's Yorkshire.
Adrian is still struggling from events in book 1 in this series and is driven even deeper into despair when his faced with another truamaic ordeal.
Sheila is also drawn into another harrowing crime, which is connected to her TV show,I like how strong and determined she is, and her friendship with Adrian in spite of the age gap is endearing.
Gavin is a great friend to Adrian, always there with a shoulder to lean on,I'd like to see his character explored a bit more in upcoming books.
The story covers 2 crimes in which one outcome was a surprise, and the other I felt ended a bit abruptly once the culprit was revealed, but that doesn't take nothing away from this great psychological thriller read.
Roll on Book 3
Highly Recommended.
Thanks to Netgalley and Allison and Busby for the Arc.

Top notch investigative mystery - awesome build from Lollipop Man and we have Sheila, Adrian et al, back in the game. You might guess a bit, but not everything! Enought twists and red herriings to keep you guessing. A winner for murder mystery fans.

This was another good read featuring Sheila and Adrian with some nasty assaults and two murders being the crimes that they find themselves caught up in now. Over a year has passed sine the Lollipop Man case and in this book they aren’t working together as much although they are still in regular contact. Sheila finds herself caught up in trying to work out why her tv costar has been murdered whilst Adrian has his own reasons for investigating the attacks but comes to realise the two crimes could well be connected. I would have liked more of Sheila and Adrian collaborating however the format does work well and I loved the part Sheila’s friend Jeanette plays in this, she was quite a significant character in this and really helped with story progression. I liked that the murder victim was very flawed as it opened up so much motive and caused problems for Sheila too which added to the tension. Adrian’s story was well considered and it was interesting to see the varying Police attitudes to the case. Overall there’s some great crimes, it feels authentic to the time it’s set and I personally love the familiar Yorkshire settings.

Who is killing people? That is the question I had in my mind while reading. It is a dark crime mystery that had me looking for any signs. The characters are trying to solve the mystery while not getting killed themselves. It's haunting, nitty gritty,dark plot leaves you breathless.

Leeds, October 1995, Adrian Brown is now a second year student at Leeds University. On one night out, Adrian's world is shattered when he is the victim of a violent encounter. His friend, Shelia Hargreaves is now a co-presenter of a monthly crime show called Yorkshire CrimeTime alongside her normal tv presenting on Yorkshire Tonight. Her co-presenter, Tony Tranter is reported missing by his wife and shortly found soon after, murdered by person (s) unknown. Adrian and Sheila team up with Jeanette Dinsdale, a news reporter, to uncover the mysterious events and Is Tony's death linked to several violent attacks on young men in the city? Who? Why? They uncover secrets and lies and learn the truth about what is happening. It was well written and the characters have been fleshed out more in this book and I find they have respect for each other. It was gritty, suspenseful, taut, tense, terrifying and an unputdownable read. All the subplots came together to an explosive conclusion. More Adrian, Sheila and Jeanette please.