Great book will be reading other books by this author.
Will also recommend this book to others.
Great read

Another outstanding instalment in this brilliant series.
Perfect Crime sees the return of several characters in this gripping read. As always the plot is fast paced and complex with a few unexpected twists and a conclusion that perfectly sets up the beginning of the next book

❤️I got a copy from the publisher through NetGalley and this is my most honest uninfluenced review❤️

Rating: 7 of 7; 5 of 5; 10 of 10

I’ve met Helen last year through NetGalley. I saw the cover for the last book and thought it was cool, I read the description and liked it. When I got it, I went running to get the others so I could read the whole series. It was an amazing weak. So, guess how happy I was when I saw Perfect crime available to request. Guess how happy I was when I got it! I was with a huge book hungover, hadn't finished a book in the first two weeks of the year. But it took only a couple of days to read all of it. Of course, if adulting wasn't getting in the way, I would have finished it in hours bc damn it was beautiful.

Anyway, Helen delivered another amazing book. Perfect crime is - as expected - an intriguing mystery that makes you unable to put the book down. You need to know who's the brilliantly twisted mind behind the killings and definitely need desperately to know the end of Luc's story.

There’s something that I’m not sure if I should point it out, but I must. There’s this scene. I thought everything was going too fast. I felt like the characters were like inside a dream, everything felt weird. However, with the benefit of hindsight, I think it was an amazingly brilliant move. I applaud Helen for such a touch. It makes one feel so caught up with the moment that you don't stop to think about what's actually happening. Just like the characters, you feel so in the moment, so caught up that you just go with it. You’re too “wait what” to actually be rational. It was just so brilliant. It was a pleasure to see how it developed, even though my heart was basically ripped off from my chest.

I’m already looking very much forward to see Perfect dark on NetGalley *fingers cross*

Helen Fields is an amazing writer whose eye for detail makes the reader feel like they are part of the story. In Perfect Crime, she puts us right there with Stephen Barry as he plans to jump off a bridge, only he’s stopped by a man who quite literally, talks him down from the ledge. But soon after, he succeeds in ending his life but the circumstances surrounding his death don’t add up.

Stephen Berry is about to jump off a bridge until suicide prevention counselor stops him. One week later, Stephen Berry is found dead at the bottom of a cliff. But did he take his own life…or was he pushed? A spate of murders sweeps across Edinburgh, and to make matters worse for DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner, the victims seem random and entirely unconnected.

With no clear method for how the killer chooses their victims, Callanach and Turner are under more pressure than ever to identify the killer before it’s too late. But as a separate murder case rears its head and places Callanach as the prime suspect, it seems like this killer might just be uncatchable.

This is the fifth in a series about Luc Callanach. I hadn’t read any of the other books and you don’t really need to in order to enjoy this one. Told from Ava and Luc’s point of view, its a classic who dunnit.

A dark and compelling thriller and mystery book , fifth in the series of DI Callanach.

Settle in for a compelling story of twists, turns and red herrings.

DI Luc Callanach and his boss DCI Ava Turner are desperately trying to solve a murder which is quickly turning out to seem like a serial killer is at work

There are stories within in stories . The characters are all strong and you cant help but turn the pages quickly

Although this is the 5th in the series, you can read it as a stand alone but you would benefit from reading the entire series and you would not regret it.

Another great story by Helen Fields

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the opportunity of reading this great story.

Another fantastic edition to the series but it was so cheeky for Helen Fields to give her readers and fans of Luc hope then dashing it back out. Perfect Crime brings Luc's past to the present involving in a murder in which he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Would Ava be prepared to risk her career to support him? Looking forward to the next one!

Brilliant book, huge fan of DI Callanach and this book does not disappoint at all. Dark, gritty, disturbing - loved it

Was very excited to be approved to review the 5th book in the DI Callanach series.

The story start off with what looks to be a suicide when a body is found at the base of a building. However a broken nail and a boot print on one of the victim’s fingers implies the man was murdered.

When further victims are found murdered, it is established that all the victims have previously sought the advice of a counselling service. The race is on to find the murderer.

There is also the ongoing “will they, won’t they” between Luc and Ava, which gets knocked back a few steps after a shocking revelation.

I enjoyed this story a lot, however I am knocking off a star as I was disappointed in how the relationship between Luc and Ava is constantly getting knocked back. It would be good to see these two in a happy stable relationship and seeing how this would affect their working together.

Many thanks to the author, Avon and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my review.

I liked the premise, and the plot was fast-paced. However, I am not a fan of the overdone/unnecessary trope where a male character’s main arc/character development hinges on the prior sexual assault of a woman in his life. It out me off immediately and I never got past it.

Perfect Crime is the 5th in Helen Fields' "Perfect" series featuring French heartthrob DI Luc Callenach and DCI Ava Turner. I'm a big fan of this series,it reminds me very much of Stuart MacBride's Logan McCrea books before ,in my humble opinion at least, his main characters drifted into caricatures that got into ever more farcical situations with each new book.
Perfect Crime is framed around the murders of people with a previous history of attempted suicide or known suicidal tendencies. A secondary thread involves Callenach's past and intertwined with both is his relationship with Turner which gets very complicated indeed. While it can be read as a standalone I'd advise reading the rest of the series to both get the backstory of the various characters and of course to enjoy 4 very good books.
This is a step up for the series and Helen Fields has grown as an author with each new book, this is accomplished and very entertaining. My only gripe is that I could see where the "suicide" plot was leading from the start, whether through perception or a lucky guess the "perp" wasn't any surprise to me when I reached the "big reveal".
An excellent read and I look forward to seeing where the next instalment of what has become one of my favourite series takes the characters I've got to know so well.

Big thanks to Helen Fields, Netgalley and Avon books for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Hot on its heels of Perfect Silence comes the fifth title in Helen Fields Scotland-based police procedural series featuring DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner, Perfect Crime opens with a 30-something year-old man about to jump off a bridge. Stephen Berry is talked down by suicide prevention counsellor Rune McClure but within days Stephen is found dead, having apparently fallen from a castle at the top of a cliff. Before long, DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner are on the case, trying to discover whether the death was suicide or something more sinister. When further apparent suicides follow, things begin to look very murky.

What I liked most about this book is how Helen Fields is developing the characters of some of the police officers that Callanach and Turner work — Lively, Overbeck and Tripp in particular. The relationship between Callanach and Turner also moves forward in Perfect Crime although perhaps not in an entirely believable way. I thought there was perhaps too much crammed into the ending of Perfect Crime and that it took away from what was otherwise a good read. Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to the next instalment in this series.

Another complex and gritty installment in the Perfect series, with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. If you're a fan of escapist, police procedural books with high drama levels, this is definitely a series worth giving a go.

At times, the police procedural gets subverted in favour of more personal drama, which can mean that you have to suspend your disbelief at the lack of common sense/professionalism shown and just go with the flow of the narrative. But overall this works well in off-setting the dark and graphic nature of the crimes explored in the book, and serves to build the tension between characters for the various subplots going on.

I would say that, unlike other books in this series, I did end up skipping some parts. With a focus on suicide, the reader is occasionally confronted with quite long monologues on a character's depression and suicidal thoughts/attempts - this is absolutely a subject worth writing about and publishing responsibly, but I felt it could have been explored with a slightly defter touch; having a couple of pages covering a person's suicidal thoughts felt overwrought and I, personally, don't think it added to the dramatic tension or plot development.

We got to see a lot more of Luc and Ava working and hanging out together, which is great, and some big revelations happen which mean I now can't wait for the next book in the series...

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy of Helen Fields' new "Perfect Crime", the fifth book in the "Perfect" series. Hail, hail, the gang's all back: Luc Callanach, Ava Turner, Lively, Tripp, Janet Monroe, Daisy (Daish!?) "Evil Overlord" Overbeck... and even Lance Proudfoot in this continuation of the excellent series featuring the transplanted French/Scottish DI "Supermodel" Luc Callanach.

This time around, they're investigating the death of a man whose involvement with Luc and his family goes way, way back, as well as the deaths of a number of people who had previously attempted (but either failed or changed their minds) suicide, and Ms. Fields introduces possibly one of her weirdest serial killers!

The action is fast and furious in this outing - right out of the gate. What looks like a clear case of suicide turns out to be someone who had previously attempted and was talked down in public view; while Luc is back early from a visit to France to visit a man in a nursing home suffering from Alzheimer's- someone from his parents' past.

This fifth installment of the series is simply as good if not better than the previous four; and we get a glimpse into Ava and Luc's private lives - with some shocking twists.

Highly recommended as a stand alone novel, but much more satisfying if you've read the previous installations.

A character driven procedural that takes place in Edinburgh. Luc reports to Ava and there is a level of romance and sexual tension as they navigate their feelings for one another. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose targeting people who have attempted suicide. Detailed and we'll drawn in plot, I am new to this series but would definitely read more.

Copy provided by the Publisher and NetGalley

Another brilliant book in this great series. A very dark and compelling read which has you wondering how can this be possible. Ava and Luc are still working together as a team but for how long? Ava is shell shocked when Luc admits what has been happening in his private life, she is also extremely annoyed that he hasn't confided in her. She is prepared to back him and help him in whatever way she can, that is until she finds something that freaks her out. Can their relationship ever be the same again?

I always wait with anticipation for the new book from Helen Fields as they form part of the best crime/thriller series I’ve read. This is the fifth instalment and I do recommend that they are read in order.

I’ve given this 4 stars (not the usual 5 stars) because, for me, the plot didn’t grip me as much as the previous ones did. I didn’t feel that the victims being sought because they had been suicidal was a strong story, and the culprit was too annoyingly obvious - something I hadn’t felt with the other books.

Luc and Ava’s on-off relationship needs to be addressed once and for all - they are both adults but their playground tactics need to stop. I really hope they do get together properly, but as this is the fifth book, the time has come to make it official or just simply be colleagues and be done with it.

One thing I particularly enjoyed was seeing more of Overbeck - I love her attitude and wittiness. More of her please!

All in all, not the best book in the series but I’m still very much looking forward to the next instalment.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon UK for my advanced copy.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Avon Books UK for an advance copy of Perfect Crime, the fifth novel to feature DI Luc Callanach and DCI Ava Turner of the Edinburgh Police.

When Counsellor Rune Mclure stops Stephen Berry from committing suicide it seems like a win but when Stephen is found dead a few weeks later at the foot of Tantallon Castle nobody doubts it was suicide until the pathologist notices some anomalies. When more bodies of people with a history of self harm turn up the team have no doubt they are hunting a serial killer. In the meantime Luc is the last man to see a murder victim, a man he has a grudge against, before he is murdered and comes under suspicion.

I thoroughly enjoyed Perfect Crime which is a good procedural with a couple of interesting subplots. The novel is mostly told from Ava and Luc’s points of view with the odd foray into the unnamed killer’s thoughts. Normally I’m not a big fan of this approach but it works well here. The killer has an unusual mindset so what he has to say is more interesting than the usual drivel and had me hooked. The switch between Ava and Luc is more pertinent in this novel than others as they have differing views on certain subjects so it gives the reader a wider perspective. I liked the two main plots, both of which are well conceived and original, as they had me guessing throughout and I still didn’t have a clue until the reveals. I found myself feverishly turning the pages to find out what was coming next.

I was less convinced by the emotional aspects of the novel. Luc and Ava have been fighting an attraction for the whole series but in this novel it’s a case of one step forward and two steps back. At some points it seems to take over the novel and worse, it seems contrived.

Perfect Crime is a good read which I have no hesitation in recommending.

Going into this novel I did not realize it was part of a series but I needn't have worried as the characters are fleshed out and this reads as a stand-alone book (though I'll certainly read more of Fields)! Lots of plot lines, including an unresolved rape case from the past, several "suicides" that are suspicious, tension in the department, relationship issues, and a freakish murderer. Add to this many grisly scenes that may make you cringe a little, and you have a police procedural that is engrossing and fast-paced. Not all the characters are likable, and some have questionable judgement, but overall it was a satisfying read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon books for giving me the chance to read the book in exchange for an honest review.

I had not read any of the series of books before and was surprised to find it was number 5 in the series.

I really enjoyed the majority of the book, I thought it was well researched and treated the subject of suicides and would-be suicides with empathy, dignity and respect. Their was another story running alongside the main one, which unfortunately I found far fetched towards the end, which is a huge shame as I think it diminished the book.

There are two things I took exception to, one being the way DCI Ava Turner covered for DI Callanach, not suspending him when she should have done, and the general way he could seemingly get away with anything, the way he spoken down to her etc. came across as very arrogant. Finally, DI Callanach's character comes over as obsessive, bordering on stalker like, especially the way he took items from her home, I'm not sure what the author has planned for this character but unless he is going to be a major threat eventually, think it should be toned down, made for uncomfortable reading.

On the whole a good read.

The perfect crime is a pretty perfect mystery! When I began this novel, I did not realize that this novel was a part of a series. No worries- the author brings the reader up to date pretty quickly so that this can definitely be read as a standalone novel. I felt that I really understood Luc Callanach and his relationship with Ava who is now his boss. The basic premise is that several unrelated "suicides" are gradually discovered. In each case the victim had tried to attempt suicide before. Hence, the detectives working on solving the case are perplexed whether they are dealing with a string of suicides or is a more sinister plot at hand? The mystery grew in a natural way and I really wasn't certain who the culprit was. This was definitely well crafted so that there were several candidates in my mind for the murderer and all were viable. I liked the complexity of Luc's relationship with Ava and can't wait to see how it evolves in future books. This is a definite "recommend"!