The Cold Case – ARC Book Review

The brand-new gripping thriller in Will Shindler’s acclaimed DI Alex Finn series – available to pre-order now!Years ago someone got away with murder… But time’s up. 2009 During a summer heatwave, teenagers are going missing. Junior officer Alex Finn takes the case and fears that the disappearances are linked. In a race against the clock to find and rescue the children alive, Finn and his team are only partially successful. Two of the children are saved, but they were too late for Oliver. And the killer got away. 2023 DI Alex Finn is still tormented by the cases of his youth – none more than so than the 2009 kidnappings. And it seems someone else has not forgotten either. They want answers after all this time, and with a gun in their pocket and their sights set on Alex, they’ll do anything to get what they’re after… Highly original and utterly compelling, THE COLD CASE is Will Shindler’s biggest book yet and is perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Mick Herron.

This was a five star read for me!

The story starts with the murder of Jemima whose body was found. DI Alex Finn recognizes Jemima as one of the kids who got kidnapped along with two other teenagers nearly fifteen years ago. When Finn tells Leo, Jemima’s boyfriend at that time about Jemima’s murder, Leo keep Finn hostage along with others as he tells Finn that the person, who is currently locked up in prison for their kidnapping and the murder of one teenager is not responsible for what happened fifteen years ago and that Finn must find the real killer before it is too late.

This was a fast paced thriller to me. The page divides back and forth between the present day and the past set in 2009 when Finn was investigating the teenager’s kidnappings. This is also a page turner as well. I was hooked into the story from the first chapter till the end and there are twists and unexpected turns along the way. The ending was brilliant and was quiet unexpected.

I hope this will become a series as I cannot wait to read more books from this author–worth 5 stars!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Hodder for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.