The follow up to The Last Dance finds DS Declan Miller tackling the underworld of Blackpool and trying to solve the murder of his wife Alex who was murdered while on duty as a police detective. The dialogue between Declan and his dead wife who he sees at regular intervals is truly perfect. Declan is a very unorthodox police officer with a sense of humour like no other character in a book ive ever read before,the banter between him and his partner Sara Xiu is one you cant help but wish you were apart of. His final goodbye to Alex pulls at the heart strings. Fast paced,filled with humour and definitely original. Even though everything was tied up at the end I hope there will be another outing for these characters in the future,maybe a crossover with Tom Thorne who knows. The 23rd full length novel for this highly talented author,ROLl ON THE 24TH. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

My previous review seems to have disappeared and it is a while since I read this! However, I really enjoyed it (you should read the first one to get into the story) and hope there will be another one in the series.

I read this a while back and I have no regrets. Superbly drawn plot with intriguing characters. Love the humour that was mixed in as well, and Sara and Declan make a great duo. I would definitely recommend this.

This is a great follow up to “The last dance “. Well written and great characterization. Great blend of humour and mystery.

Another fabulous treat from this incredible author. I loved 'The Last Dance' and I'd definitely recommend you read that before this one, although, this can absolutely be read as a standalone, it would just be a real shame not to read the lead up, as all the characters reappear in this one and I felt I was getting to know them. Detective Sergeant Miller is a widower who talks to his dead wife and keeps pet rats. He's also a maverick with a cracking sense of humour. Both these books had me laughing out loud. In addition to Miller working on his assigned cases, he's suspicious that his wife's murder investigation isn't progressing and so, keeps poking his nose into that as well. All of the characters are really well drawn. There's his dance team, with whom he shares some of his work. And then, there's his partner; Detective Sergeant Xiu, who has an interesting way to meet partners and who is a great foil to Miller. Overall, this is an excellent, easy to read, fun, murder mystery and I hope there are more adventures to come. Congratulations to the author and many thanks to NetGalley and Little Brown for the opportunity to preview. Fabulous 5 stars from me!