Somebody's Daughter is a gripping new book in the Natalie Ward series. What started off as a bright new series is now evolving into a solid, thrilling & dramatic series. Natalie with all her tragedy & drama in her personal life makes for an interesting character. I don't remember seeing a character go through so much upheaval over the course of 7 books. Natalie is an ambitious, perceptive & practical police officer making her very level-headed. I liked this book the most in this series. Lucy & Murray have a more detailed role in this one & it was interesting to see them work with the change in team dynamics. Their frustrations & struggles with the case was captured so well! The plot felt very ordinary at the start but soon starts to pick up with the intrigue. The ending felt a bit abrupt & I was hoping to see the team tie up loose ends in a neat bow . However, I was happy to see the reason for Nat's estrangement from her sister finally revealed. Some new characters make their way to her life & Im looking forward to see how these are handled in the next book! 

Thank you, NetGalley, Bookouture & Carol Wyer for an arc!

When two young girls are murdered are murdered within days of each other the connections seem clear. Both were runaways, both had been working the streets. Both had been linked to a violent young man called Tommy. As DCI Natalie Ward and her team search for him another woman is found dead. Killed in the same way but this time she is rich....privileged. Suddenly a seemingly simple case becomes a  lot more complicated.

As always Carol Wyer has delivered. It's a hard to put down and compelling story  although difficult to read sometimes. The young girls stories are tragic and sadly very believable. Natalie Ward remains one of the most relatable and authentic fictional detectives around at the moment. She has a personal life but not one that takes over every story. Looking forward to book 8.

This took me a while to get around to but so glad I finished it! I absolutely love Thrillers and it was an amazing page-Turner. I will definitely be looking out for more in this series and by this author!

I am a massive fan of Carol Wyer's writing, in particular this series. Natalie is one of my favourite characters and i always enjoy catching up with her and her team.  This seris has just gone from strength to strength. I have enjoyed getting to know the characters and seeing how they have developed and changed throughout.

Carol Wyer has a unique way of describing crime scenes that make it easy to visualise the image she is trying to convey. Her characters are well rounded, and it is so interesting to read about both the professional and personal lives of the main characters. It adds another dimension to the story as I am more invested in them and what happens to them.

Natalie has been through a lot, but she doesn't let this effect her working life too much. In this book she seemed a lot more settled and content with her life and the various types of relationships she has with people seemed to add a lot to her character.

Somebody's Daughter is a wonderful read and one I highly recommend. Carol Wyer has once again produced a piece of writing that I loved, packed full of mystery and suspense.

When a young girl runs away from home and a second girl is found dead in a car park Natalie Ward’s brand new crime unit finds itself facing its first case. Now Natalie is a DCI it’s not her running the case, it’s up to her new DI Lucy…

As ever Carol’s writing is absolutely gripping. You can’t help but be drawn into the investigation, trying to spot clues and figure out who the murderer is ahead of the team. Carol has never really shied away from the darker aspects of crime in her books, from young missing children, to mothers being killed in front of their babies but for some reason I found this book the hardest to read. Not in the sense it was a bad book by any stretch of the imagination but I felt the victim’s stories, the lives that they were living really affected me for the first time. I’ve always felt a lot of empathy for the victims in Carol’s past books but quite often the victims themselves haven’t really been living bad lives, they’ve been happy in life up until the point it’s been dramatically ended. But in this story there are a few characters that I really couldn’t help but empathise with, it was so sad that they had ended up living the lives that they were.

Now how to talk about Natalie without giving away any spoilers… Natalie is now heading up a shiny new serious crime unit which does mean with her promotion to DCI she is not as actively involved in the investigation. She is no longer the one making the day to day decisions about which leads to follow and what steps to take next. I’ll be honest I think I was struggling to get used to it as much as Natalie was herself! Luckily for me Natalie is still very involved in the case offering support to her brand DI especially as the body count increases and the media start circling along with Superintendent Tasker. I have to be honest though it’s the personal aspects of Natalie’s development in this book that really intrigued me and I’m not sure really how much I can say without giving things away! It was really interesting to read in detail about what happened between Natalie and her sister all those years ago, it’s something I’ve been wondering about ever since we discovered in the earlier books that something had happened leading to them no longer talking so it was really interesting to finally understand what was behind all of that. I’m also intrigued to discover more about what’s going on with David…

I thought it was really interesting to see Lucy step up into her new role, dealing with being the one that makes the decisions but also the different dynamic of the team. I hope that Lucy and Murray’s friendship will manage to overcome the fact that she was given the promotion over him, there were a couple of moments where I was a little disappointed with some of his feelings but at the same time I can almost understand where they are coming from.

As this is likely to be my last Natalie Ward review for a while I can’t let it pass without mentioning Mike, I’m still so firmly on Team Mike! I pleased their relationship is still going well, and I hope her relationship with Thea continues to get stronger, although I appreciate it must be difficult with everything that happened with her daughter still so raw! Natalie deserves some good in her life though so I hope they manage to make it work long term!


Final Thoughts…
I’m not sure if or when we’ll get more in the Natalie Ward series, I hope that one day we will, if not Carol I have some questions I need you to answer! What I will say is that the Natalie Ward series has been an absolute joy to read from The Birthday through to Somebody’s Daughter. Each of the seven books has captured my imagination and I’ve loved following Natalie’s journey. I hope this isn’t the very end but in the meantime I’m looking forward to meeting Carol’s latest detective in her new series next year!

This book started off really well. It had me hooked on the first page. In parts it did seem to slow down but overall it didnt affect the book to me. I havent read any of the other books but I will be definately reading more now !! I love the character of Natalie Ward . The book was so realistic that I believed I knew the characters.

This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building.
Can't wait to read what the author brings out next.
Recommend reading.

I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.

a great book that keeps you hooked and wanting to know more, I have loved this series and haven't found myself feeling like it has been dragged out.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.

The last book in the series was probably my favourite and this may have been my least favourite.That doesn't mean it wasn't good. The story was still as engaging as ever and it was so nice to see the characters adapting to their new roles. 

I really hope we get more books in this series!

Carol Wyer is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. She is a go to author when I want a book I know I’m guaranteed to enjoy. This book was brilliant. Intrigue. Realistic characters. It has all the ingredients of a brilliant book that you can’t put down. Highly recommend this.

Two teenage girls who were street workers and under the protection of Tommy are found on consecutive days.  Both had been strangled and left in the same area.

On the third day, a wealthy young woman was also found strangled ... the word "guilty" written on her forehead.   And then a man is found outside the school where he worked ..also strangled, also with the word "guilty" written on his forehead.

DCI Natalie Ward has assigned the investigation to the newest Di .. Lucy. She's never led an investigation before and it seems like her self confidence has flown and she's relying more and more on Natalie to help her out.  Natalie is under the gun and threatened that her team might be dismembered if these cases aren't solved ... and soon.

The team races desperately to solve these crimes .. and when the prime suspect is also found murdered, they suspect a mole in their department.  Whoever the killer is .... he is always at least one step ahead.

It's an action-packed page-turner full of twists and turns which rival a good old fashioned roller coaster ride.  Suspects are many and varied.  The characters are deftly drawn with the main characters leading the charge.   Although 7th in the series, this is easily read as a stand alone, however, I recommend starting with the first book and reading in order.  It's been a terrific series and I enjoy how the personal lives are blended with the professional.  Each book seems better than the last.

Many thanks to the author / Bookouture / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction.  Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Carol Wyre had done it again!

Another smashed to add to the fantastic series, once again full of mystery and suspense  and twists and turns galore, you’ll be reading well into the night with this one!

Can’t wait for the next one!!!

This is a dark and sinister tale. It begins when Natalie,  a detective,  finds the body of a teenaged girl.  The characters are very likeable. The tale is very realistic. The author has painted a dismal picture of the murder of a child. Natalie is sure to catch the perpetrator of this heinous crime. It is a fast paced and suspense filled mystery that you will not want to put down. If you are looking for that thriller that will keep you turning pages long after midnight,  than this one is for you.

I absolutely love this series! I loved this book so much I truly didn’t want it to end. Can’t wait for the next one!

This is the seventh book in the series featuring Detective Natalie award and is another fantastic read.  Natalie has recently promoted to Detective Chief Inspector and what a first case she has to,solve,  her home life seems more settled as she has recently moved in with Head of Forensics, Mike but is struggling to bond with his young daughter.  Natalie is still grieving over the death of her teenage daughter and her friend so when she is called out to the murder of a young teenage girl Amelia, it immediately touches her heartstrings.  Amelia appears to have run away from home and has been forced into prostitution by her boyfriend Tommy.  The next day another young girl is found strangled in the park and on investigation Natalie finds that she had connections with Tommy also.  Is he the murderer?  So when the body of a third young woman is found with GUILTY written on her forehead this theory is in doubt as she certainly wasn’t a prostitute and was wealthy.  This is a fast paced thriller that I couldn’t put down.  It was great to connect with all the characters from the previous books and to see how Natalie has developed.  There are plenty of twists and turns in this clever plot and I can’t wait for the next book in the series. 
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Well this is the last of this series so far until book eight is published and I’m sad that for now the series has come to an end. 

This book was one of my favourites. I could really connect with the characters and feel the pain and torment they went through. Great writing and another fabulous instalment of the series. 

Each of the main characters have history that has been installed into the timelines of each book. With the new characters on the team, I’m keen to explore their lives in future novels. 

In this book we found out more about Natalie Ward and her past which has intrigued me since book one. It’s great to find out what really happened there in her past. It also is set up for her future too. 

A great novel and really looking forward to the next!

I fell in love with this series from the moment I started to read book one. I have recently binged the last 3 books in the series in as many days. And finishing with this most current installment was just the icing on the cake for me. 

The storyline of Somebody's Daughter had me absolutely enthralled in the words on the pages. I struggled to put it down, and when I did I was constantly thinking about it, and which way it could turn. 

I would never have guessed who the perpetrator was, and in a strange way I found the way that all of the questions were answered very satisfying. 

What I have come to love about this series, is that you are questioning the motives right up until they are revealed. 

I have come to look at D.I Natalie Ward as a fond friend and her team feel like family. This installment answered a lot of questions about Natalie's past also that I have been dying to find out. 

I cant wait for the next book in the series to learn more and see how things progress.

Somebody's Daughter by Carol Wyer is the OMG seventh book in this brilliant Detective Natalie Ward series. 
As all of these books in this series I was hooked within the first few pages and I didn't want the book to finish. 
Carol you have done it again and I am so looking forward to the next book in this fantastic series.

I highly recommend this Detective Natalie Ward series and any book Carol Wyer has written. They have all been an excellent read.

Big 5 stars for this book!

Big Thank you to Bookouture and Netgalley for my advanced copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.
Excellent book and good story line

Natalie Ward is one of my favorite detectives in the book world and I still haven't fully recovered from the death of her daughter. When Natalie is ask to work the case of a dead teenage girl it's not easy for her. Amelia Sanders is a runaway girl, working the streets. But how could that happen, who is the one responsible for her death. Could it be drugs or maybe the one she worked for? Highly recommended series!