The Doll's House
DI Helen Grace 3
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4.4 • 232 Ratings
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
The twisting and terrifying Sunday Times bestseller thriller from the rip-roaring Detective Inspector Helen Grace series
'Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years' JEFFERY DEAVER
'Fast-paced and nail-bitingly tense . . . Taut and gripping' SUN
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A young woman wakes up in a cold, dark cellar, with no idea how she got there or who her kidnapper is. So begins her terrible nightmare . . .
Nearby, the body of another young woman is discovered buried on a remote beach.
But the dead girl was never reported missing - her estranged family having received regular texts from her over the years.
Someone has been keeping her alive from beyond the grave.
For DI Helen Grace, it's chilling evidence that she's searching for a monster not only twisted and clever - but a predator who's killed before.
Now, as she struggles to understand the killer's motivation, she begins a desperate race against time . . .
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PRAISE FOR M.J. ARLIDGE:
'Page-turningly chilling' The Times
'DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine . . . M.J. Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone' Daily Mail
'M.J. Arlidge is the new Jo Nesbo' Judy Finnigan
'Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent' Sun
'Chilling stuff' Fabulist
'A chilling read' My Weekly
'A grisly, gripping thriller' Sunday Mirror
'Dark, twisted, thought provoking, and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. Take a ride on this roller coaster from hell - white knuckles guaranteed' Tami Hoag
'DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell' Will Lavender
'A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller' Huffington Post
Customer Reviews
Better than average...
but nothing startlingly good. I’m sure I’ve read several similar plots.
If you like short chapters then you’ll love this book. The chapters average just over two pages in length. An advantage of this is, it’s easy to read ’just one more chapter’, then just one more. Because of this I read the book in a couple of days.
The short chapters generally leap about from one scenario and set of characters to different ones. This confused me slightly especially early on. By the time I’d remembered who was who and who was doing what, the chapter was finished and I had to start again with the next lot. Maybe that’s just my problem. Also, I was unsure if the time scales of the separate elements were synchronised.
Another thing that stopped me giving 5* was this being about yet another troubled lead police officer who ends up in life threatening situations. This becomes rather boring after reading too many similar stories by different writers.
Another winner
This was my second of the Helen Grace series & I enjoyed it just as much. Once again it is well plotted, with a truly evil protagonist for DI Grace to chase. I look forward to my next instalment!
Hooked
I loved this book it kept me happily entertained through two long flights. It had real suspense and kept me wanting more. It's the first book I've listened to from this author and I will certainly be downloading others