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Stolen Children

DCI Matilda Darke, Book 6

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Stolen Children

By: Michael Wood
Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie
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The addictive new crime thriller featuring DCI Matilda Darke. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons.

Some cases won’t die.
A young boy walks into a police station in France. He claims to be Carl Meagan – a missing child from Sheffield whose name is still whispered as a warning to kids who stay out after dark.

Some children won’t be found.
On her way home from the supermarket, nine-year-old Keeley Armitage vanishes without trace. Her family is overcome with shock and DCI Matilda Darke can’t help but focus on memories of the Carl Meagan case that almost ruined her career.

Some killers won’t be stopped.
As Matilda investigates, she peels back the layers of grief and sadness that surround Keeley’s family. Until she is left with an unimaginable choice: betray those closest to her or let a violent killer walk free…

©2020 Michael Wood (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

"She is the perfect heroine." (Elly Griffiths)

"DCI Matilda Darke is going places." (James Oswald)
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This is a brilliantly propulsive read. Often with police procedurals, the pleasure is in the detail and just hanging out with the team/characters -- but with this book i found myself genuinely wanting to solve the crime and find out who'd done it. This was one of the most intriguing of the series.

Michael Wood's plots are great. There is a lot going here -- not even sub plots, but multiple big storylines coming together. And the characters are all great. i love it when the team is cohesive rather than warring. Matilda is a brilliant DCI.

Sometimes i think he could delve more into the psychology behind motive but with a story of this scale, that would take a few more hours....

Compelling

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