Dead Mercy by Noelle Holten

A brutal murder…

When a burned body is found with its teeth missing, DC Maggie Jamieson discovers that the victim may be the husband of one of her probation colleagues.

A dark history…

As the body count rises, the team becomes increasingly baffled by how the victims could possibly be connected until a clue leads them to a historical case that was never prosecuted.

A terrible secret…

In order to catch the killer, Maggie must piece together what happened all those years ago before it’s too late.
Author Bio:

Noelle Holten is an award-winning blogger at www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk. She is the PR & Social Media Manager for Bookouture, a leading digital publisher in the UK, and worked as a Senior Probation Officer for eighteen years, covering a variety of risk cases as well as working in a multi agency setting. She has three Hons BA’s – Philosophy, Sociology (Crime & Deviance) and Community Justice – and a Masters in Criminology. Noelle’s hobbies include reading, attending as many book festivals as she can afford and sharing the booklove via her blog. Dead Inside – her debut novel with One More Chapter/Harper Collins UK is an international kindle bestseller and the start of a new series featuring DC Maggie Jamieson.

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My Thoughts

The fifth installment in the Maggie Jamieson thriller series. This is definitely one of the better series out there.

Maggie is a great character and I like the fact that she doesn’t fit in a nice box. She is different and powerful in her own way but also has a softer side.

I really enjoy the relationship that is building with Maggie and the reporter. It is amazing as it feels very natural and it feels like it is growing organically.

I also enjoy the fact that a lot of the crimes seem to also have a focus of fire. Suits me as I love the difference since it wasn’t one I read much of before. However that seemed to hide some of the most harshest items that deals with children’s homes and abusive natures which can be very triggering.

You can see how tough this book is to write and to read as any cases that involve children are so tough. Not that it’s a bad thing as these types of issues need to be discussed and brought out into the open to prevent this type of perversion.

This has one of the standard tropes of revenge that I have loved so much in the past. Something bad occurred to the villains of this piece and they go on a rampage to right the wrongs of the past.

This author knows how to write this style wonderful and has been in a couple of the books. I also like the way she makes the police look better than what they should. Police in the past are guilty of not following the standards and now the new police who are just trying to solve the case have to figure out ways to fix the issue and gain trust.

I really enjoyed the ending as well I found that it satisfied what I wanted to happen and it gave a great lead in to another story.