I have really enjoyed Shed No Tears and the other two police procedurals by Frears featuring DI Cat Kinsella. They're well plotted with great twists, but never too eye-rollingly far fetched (which is the holy grail in crime and thrillers), and the politics of being a woman in the Met is well handled.

I have not read any of the previous books in the series and I wonder if this would be important for other readers to do first, as I imagine there is some back story that is covered in these books. This book was a game of two halves for me, I really enjoyed the plot, but found the writing style did not gel with me. It felt exhausting at times reading it, I have struggled to find the right word to describe it and the only one I can come up with is 'jerky' - which isn't helpful at all! However, perhaps starting from the first book would have felt different so I would encourage that as the plot of the book is a good solid detective mystery.

The third instalment and possibly my favourite. The main character Cat Kinsella is awesome as always. Another fantastic book in the series xx

Wow brilliant book. Cold Case at its best. three deaths case closed. Then a fourth body is found case reopened. Loved that i got the privilege to have a copy via Net galley. Cant wait to read another one

Three women were strangled by 'The Roommate Killer' and the case was closed. Then the remains of a fourth victim are found and DC Cat Kinsella and her team are called in to investigate. Questions come up over the manner of the victim's death, but The Roommate Killer Christopher Masters is now dead so is unable to answer them. DCI Tessa Dyer, who led the case in 2012, lends a hand, as does DCI Steele's old boss and mentor Detective Chief Superintendent Oliver Cairns who is now retired. Every lead has to be investigated again to find out what really happened. Could someone have got away with murder all those years ago?

A good story with a captivating plot and interesting characters. Worth a read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of the book in return for my honest feedback.