Child's Play

<p><b>Finally we're playing a game. A game that I have chosen...</b></p><p>Late one summer evening, <b>Detective Kim Stone</b> arrives at the scene of a horrific crime: a woman in her sixties tied to a swing with barbed wire.</p><p>The dead woman was a retired professor of child psychology, and when two more bodies are found bearing the same markings, Kim knows she is on the hunt for a serial killer. The only thing linking the victims are tournaments for gifted children...</p><p>Kim and her team are up against one of the most ruthless killers they've ever encountered. The clues lie in investigating every child who attended the tournaments, dating back decades.</p><p>Faced with hundreds of potential leads, <b>can Kim get inside the mind of a killer and stop another murder before it's too late?</b></p><p><b>The addictive crime thriller from multi-million-copy, number one bestseller Angela Marsons explores the dark side of child prodigies and will have you absolutely hooked.</b></p><p><b>Read what everyone is saying about <i>Child's Play</i>:</b></p><p>'<b>Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow Wow!!! How did I not see any of that coming!</b>... I could barely put the book down.' <i>Rachel's Random Reads </i>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'<b>Loved loved this book, Angela has done it again, just brilliant</b>... pulls you in from the first page and never lets go... <b>Get it, read it, you won't be disappointed</b>.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'<b>I have nothing but praise for this amazing series, 11 books and counting and the series keeps getting better with each instalment</b>. I highly recommend this series.' <i>Bookish </i>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'Angela Marsons pushes the limits again to bring us the best of crime fiction! <b>To me, reaching a point where you trust an author this much with your precious time, is invaluable</b>...<b> This is why finding your happy place, your go-to people, your - rather deadly - dreamland is the best feeling in the world</b>...<b> I must thank Angela Marsons for never letting me down</b>.' <i>Chocolate'n'Waffles </i>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'The release of a Kim Stone novel is an event to look forward to. Full of engaging characters and humour, this series is fast becoming one of my favourites. <b>I wish I could give it more than 5 stars because it certainly deserves it</b>. Excellent and I happily recommend it and the series to anyone.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'<b>Superb!!</b>...<b> one of the best openings to a book I have read</b>... <b>DI Kim Stone is one of my favourite all time characters</b>... one of the best books in the series and as this is already book 11 in the series that says a lot... <b>very, very highly recommended!!</b>' <i>Donnasbookblog </i>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>'<b>Marsons for me is the QUEEN of this genre</b>. She knows how to add the human touch to each story and I just adore her. <b>Bloody FABULOUS</b>.' <i>Postcard Reviews</i></p>