With a plethora of choice in crime books Carol Wyer stands out as one of the top writers. Her fantastic works of fiction shows how versatile she really is.

The Dare is another fantastic novel featuring DI Natalie Ward who is fast becoming one of my favourite characters.

Natalie is strong and seems to have it all. She has a husband and children. In this book teenagers are disappearing all of them close to her own daughters age making this case even more difficult for her.

This book was very fast paced which is a very good thing as it has no real extras that detract from the story.v this is just what I like.  I love faster paced books where they have just the right depth for the characters.  Also the action keeps on with the pace.

I love a series as you really see a lot of growth in them and also you get to know the character and feel a bond with them.  Natalie is like that as she seems to have everything.

So emotional this book was and you really see such a difficult situation and how it got resolved.  I am still not sure about Natalie's husband as he seems to be a bit of a jerk.  I think he is growing on me though. 

The family dynamics is a bit of a shock at times.  They seem to have a good life but then things aren't always great between them.  They are making it work.