So I have to say I was wrong. I said that the first book in the series was going to be the book of 2018 however I think this is. As with the first book there are twists and turns that leave you guessing and this is again a real page turner that has you gripped form the start. As with any book like this saying too much will give the game away but I think it is safe to say that Cara Hunter will be the next big British Crime Writer.

What a follow-up to the first book! DI Adam Fawley and his team are fast becoming favourites of mine. When workmen remove bricks from the dividing wall in a cellar, they are shocked to see a distraught woman in the cellar next door. Thus begins the second case for the police murder squad in Oxford. As the enquiry races on, we get the chance to learn more about this team – their strengths and their weaknesses. There isn’t a wasted word in this novel; you need to pay attention to every small detail no matter how insignificant it seems at the time or you will be haunted by chances missed to work out what’s going on. This is a tremendously exciting read. The author has a way of plotting an intricate crime story and merging it with amazingly created characters to create a second masterpiece in this series. The police officers – at all levels – are team players and I am fascinated by the manner in which they manage to get to the bottom of things. The shocks and surprises just never stop coming – right up to the very last – and it all adds up to an absolutely remarkable crime thriller. More, please! My thanks to publishers Penguin Books UK for approving my request via NetGalley. This is my honest, original and unbiased review.

A woman & child are found locked in a cellar. The child doesn’t speak & the woman is deeply traumatised. There are no missing person reports that fit her description. The cellar belongs to an old man who seems to be suffering from Alzheimer’s. In a somewhat abusive manner he insists he had nothing to do with it, but the circumstances seem to make that implausible. This police procedural is told in a mix of third and first person points of view. Adam Fawley is our first person narrative and this adds to story getting us involved with him whilst also seeing what goes on from other points of view, The characters are engaging and the reader is kept guessing. I was not prepared for the ending- that wasn’t anything like I’d imagined! Great read & I look forward to the next one.

A young woman and child are discovered starving and severely dehydrated inside a locked cellar during renovations at the house next door. Extremely traumatised, it's some time until the woman, Vicky, can be properly interviewed. The homeowner, Dr William Harper, is an elderly widower in his 70's who has arthritis and Alzheimer's disease. As unlikely as it seems, could he have abducted the woman and held her captive in his cellar with the child? To further complicate matters, Dr Harper's home is opposite the flat where missing BBC journalist Hannah Gardiner lived with her husband and toddler son. Is it possible Dr Harper was involved in her disappearance too and if so, where is she now? In the Dark is the second book to feature Detective Inspector Adam Fawley. Having thoroughly enjoyed the first, this is fast becoming a must-read British police procedural series. This second book didn't disappoint. Set in Oxford, it had so many unpredictable twists and turns that my head was literally spinning. It was exceptionally well written by a very talented author. The pacing was relentless as DI Fawley's team sought to unravel two cases simultaneously. It really was edge-of-the-seat stuff! I highly recommend. The Kindle edition of No Way Out, DI Adam Fawley #3, is due in late December 2018, with the paperback to follow mid-January 2019.

recently read and thoroughly enjoyed "Close To Home." The second novel forces you to focus and switch on your brain to high alert. The Adam Fawley team are back again. I love the rapport and dark humour between the team members. On this occasion, they discover a young girl and child falsely imprisoned in a cellar. Immediately it reminds you of the Stockholm syndrome and the case of Elizabeth Fritzel in Austria except this young girl is not related to the owner of the house. Slavery then comes to mind. The team have to work out what has been happening. It's not as straightforward as it seems as the plot develops. It's a winding road all the way through. It's a story of lies, revenge and betrayal and it's an exceptionally unusual case. I got nowhere near guessing the outcome. It's brilliantly written and compelling. What impressed me was how one character gave an excellent definition of the difference between a sociopath and a psychopath including gender differences. It is something that I have not been able to distinguish even after research, but now I have discovered the missing links that has evaded me. A gasp-like WOW ending!!!! Massive thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Books UK.