D.I. Helen Grace and her team are back in another gripping installment of my favourite crime series. I had been eagerly anticipating this one for months and it was worth the wait. There is a killer lurking in the shadows, stalking their prey. Their targets are the survivors of a group of schoolchildren who were abducted by Daniel King eight years ago. All but one of them got away but the killer was never caught and has been an illusive phantom ever since with no definitive sightings despite rumours over the years. Could he be back and looking to finish what he started all those years ago? And are the survivors telling the full story about what happened in that farmhouse? Are there secrets still waiting to be revealed? M. J. Arlidge has done it again. I was hooked from the first page and immersed in the world he’s created, one that feels so familiar after eight previous books with Helen Grace and her team. The narrative uses multiple points of view and extracts from a book written by one of the survivors to slowly reveal the shocking truth about the killer they are hunting and the events eight years ago. Arlidge has a knack for writing characters that feel real and jump from the pages. The ones in this book felt so real that I had to go back and check his previous books as it felt like I’d read the story of the kids in the farmhouse before. I hadn’t, he’s just that good at immersing you in their world. Helen is the kind of flawed, complex and compelling character I love and I’ve enjoyed following her journey over the course of this series. This time Arlidge explores the politics of policing through the lens of interpersonal relationships, with Helen and her colleague Joseph Hudson in a fledgling relationship when the story opens. Their dynamic shifts as the story progresses and I am excited to see where he takes things next for them after how the book ended. Skillfully and cunningly crafted, Arlidge has once again written a dark, twisty, layered and tantalising thriller. I can’t wait to see what he has in store for this series in book ten.

Another good novel in the Detective Inspector Helen Grace thriller series. Why are certain individuals receiving telephone calls saying " You have one hour to live " ? As one murder follows another, Helen Grace races against time to find out why these people are being targeted and why. A fast moving, action packed good read.

Justin Lanning recieves a call telling him he will die in an hour and that's exactly what happens. DI Helen Geace and her team soon learn that Justin was the first in a spate of killings. Grace also has her private life to deal with. Once again I did not know this book was part of a series when I requested it. Thenstory moves along quickly enough. I did see the end twist coming. The book does read well as a standalone but I prefer to read a series from the beginning. This is a well written and twist filled read. When I get the chance , I will read this series from the start. I would like to thank NetGalley, Orion Publishing Group and the author M.J. Arlidge for my ARC in exchange for an honest review. #AllFallDown #NetGalley