Wicked Women

<p><strong>The woman is lying on her back, eyes closed, face still. The blood from the single stab wound in her chest has pooled on the ground, interrupted only where her killer stood to watch her die... </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Detective Kim Stone </strong>knows from the moment she looks down on <strong>Ashley Reynolds </strong>that this is no ordinary crime. No one has a bad word to say about this loving wife and mother. So why did someone murder her, and wait to make sure she was dead?</p><p></p><p>Ashley was a social worker, and some claimed she tore families apart. But her husband is also acting strangely, planning to take their daughter and leave town. Did the threat to her come from home or work?</p><p></p><p>Then another woman is killed in the same cold, calm way. Nadine was a honey trapper, and the men she tricked blamed her for destroying their marriages. Someone clearly believes Ashley and Nadine were wicked... and that wicked women deserve to die. </p><p></p><p>But when a third woman is murdered, Kim and the team can't find anything that even the sickest mind would find fault with. Certain that time is running out, they search desperately for something that links their victims.</p><p></p><p>And then Kim realises something that chills her to the bone. Because if she's right, the worst danger is yet to come...</p><p></p><p><strong>A brilliantly gripping crime thriller about secrets and revenge that will have you gasping at the final reveal. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Val McDermid and Robert Dugoni will love <em>Wicked Women</em>. </strong></p><p></p><p>Can be read as a standalone.</p><p></p><p><strong>See what everyone is saying about the Detective Kim Stone series: </strong></p><p></p><p><span>'</span><strong>WOW, AND DOUBLE WOW with cherries on top!</strong><span>... jaw-dropping... pulls you in from page one... </span><strong>had me completely hooked, racing through the pages</strong><span> and wishing I could read it for the first time all over again.' </span><em>The Book Review Café</em><span>, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</span></p><p></p><p><span>'</span><strong>Absolutely gobsmacking!</strong><span>... </span><strong>Wow, just wow</strong><span>... easy 5 stars... </span><strong>it is brilliant, it is emotional and it is addictive</strong><span>.' </span><em>Mandy Loves to Read</em><span>, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</span></p><p></p>