Will To Live
The Kay Hunter series from
Rachel Amphlett is shaping up to be a very good one indeed. I really enjoyed
the first offering, ‘Scared To Death’, which I reviewed here.
And the follow up, ‘Will To Live’ is just as good.
This outing sees Kay Hunter
investigating a series of deaths linked to the railways. At first they were
thought to be suicides, until a dog walker chances to see one victim’s final
moments. Could there be more to what is going on than meets the eye. Is the
murderer actually using trains to kill people? Who would do that and why?
Kay and her team have to
look for links between the victims, and as they do, an event from the past
gives them the first glimpse of an insight into the killer’s motive.
This story is packed with
action, intrigue and peril and, as with the previous one, is very well plotted.
One of the things I like
about this series is that we have a satisfying character arc running through
the books that is based on Kay’s ongoing personal and professional issues.
I love her husband, who is a
vet with a tendency to bring his work home with him. Last time it was a snake,
this time a pregnant Great Dane. Being familiar with her family situation also
raises the stakes for the reader when Kay finds herself at the sharp end of
some criminal activity which hits her way too close to home.
This book continues the
thread started in the last one about Kay’s professional past and the issues she
has had to deal with. There is no let up for her in this instalment and we are
left wondering just who is trying to blacken her name and why.
All in all, a thoroughly
compelling story and I look forward to reading more in the series.
Thanks very much to the author
for a review copy of this book.
You can find out more here.
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