I love these characters so much! I can't wait for another round with them. Once again, a can't put down book, Ellery Kane never fails to entertain.

First off I want to say a huge thank you to the publisher Bookouture, the author Kllery Kane , and to NetGalley for inviting me to join the blog tour for this book as well as letting me read and review it.
All I can say about this one was and is WOW , what a read , its the type of book you will get lost in and won't put down after you start it because of the who dun it factor and how intense it gets as well as how much it'll keep you guessing on who done it and why, and whose telling the truth , so pull up a chair , get a drink and a snack and set back and enjoy the story page by page .

My thanks to Ellery Kane, Bookoutre and Netgalley.
I have a weakness for Rockwell and Decker. They have a very slow romantic relationship developing. I like that! I hate full on romance, and this is definitely not that.
The best thing about this series? If you love a whodunit, and an absolutely messed up bunch of murders? This is really good!
I will say that I did know from the beginning who the murderer was. In truth? I really just wanted to place my hand inside the book, and give them a Jethro Gibbs knock upside the head! But, the last bit was sort of a surprise?!?
It was a good book!
What I like about this author is her/his willingness to have horrible death's, and also completely despicable characters!

One Child Alive by Ellery Kane
This is the 3rd book in the Olivia Rockwell and Will Decker series and they just keep getting better and better. This book was intense and intriguing, I thought I knew and had it figured out but was wrong, I love it when a writer can keep you interested and hooked till the end and this story definitely does! Thank you to Netgalley, the writer and the publisher for an advance copy and letting me leave my opinion! I was not disappointed and you won't be either! Can't wait for book 4!

On the 4th of July almost an entire family is wiped out. Only one small child eluded death. Who committed such a heinous act? And will there be more attacks. I was all in from the description. This series is still new to me so I haven’t had a chance to read the first two books yet. However, it’s easily read as a stand alone. I liked how the relationship progressed between Deck and Olivia. The mystery part was intriguing and the author was quite creative with the narrative. There were harrowing events which made me wince. I have noticed Kane likes to leave the reader with a cliffhanger at the end as a prelude into the next book. It reminds me of season cliff hangers back in the 1980s when viewers had to wait months to see what happened. Hopefully the next book in the series will arrive sooner than that.

I don’t normally read these kinds of books. But I’d read anything Ellery A Kane put out... even her shopping list. I’ve been lucky enough to follow her writing career from the start and even got to do a really cool interview with her back in the day. 

I say this with every review I leave for her books, but she really keeps getting better and better! Her opening scenes always suck me in. When I first downloaded this to my kindle, I swore to myself that I was only going to read a few pages because my kitchen was a mess and I needed to clean it. Yeah... my partner came home with our daughter a few hours later and there I was... curled up on the sofa with a dirty kitchen. I just couldn’t put it down! 

I am in love with both Decker and Olivia. They are fantastic, well flushed out characters that are so good at what they do. This novel is dark and twisted and the vibe of it just perfect! Pair this story with a creepy video in the background and a glass of wine…. just perfection! 

Yes, I was given this novel for free, but that will never influence my review. This book is just that good! Even if this story isn’t your normal genre, give it a go. It will suck you in. 

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I really enjoy the Decker and Rockwell series. This one kept me guessing until the end. A family of 4 is murdered but one child survives. Who killed the family and why? Can the desire for revenge override your survival instinct? Deck and Olivia work together to try and figure out this mystery. Just a touch of romance. Great cast of characters. Well written. I received an Advance Reader Copy in exchange for an honest review and this is my honest review.

Olivia Rockwell, a psychologist and Detective Will Decker try to solve the murders of a whole family ( except 4 year old Thomas Fox who escaped.)
Set in California this is the third book in the series which tracks Olivia and Deck’s on/off romance.
Why were the Fox family killed - was it after an altercation between Peter Fox, the father and a local Graham Bauer or a client he had represented in court?
Lots of twists and turns in the book.
I particularly liked the relationship between Deck and his old partner JB.
Enjoyable read but worked out the perpetrator fairly early on.
3.5 Stars ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for a fair review.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Bookouture for an advance copy of One Child Alive, the third novel to feature psychologist Dr Olivia Rockwell and Detective Will Decker, set in the fictional Californian town of Fog Harbor.

A family is shot dead and their house is set on fire. Olivia finds it tragic until she sees a toy and small footsteps. Miraculously 4 year old Thomas Fox has survived by hiding. He isn’t saying much, but his terror when Deck reveals he is a police officer offers a line of investigation.

I thoroughly enjoyed One Child Alive, which is an exciting read with lots happening and a few good twists. I would, however, recommend reading the series in order as this novel elaborates on a couple of threads developed in the previous novels. I can’t say how much the reader would miss out by not reading them, because I have the knowledge but I think it would offer more.

The novel is told from Olivia and Deck’s points of view, so the who and why remain satisfactorily obscure and puzzling until the action packed showdown. I had a good guess at the perpetrator’s identity early on, but so what? It didn’t take me anywhere near a motive or the full story, so I tucked it away and enjoyed the rest of the journey.

The novel is well plotted and exciting. There is always something going on, be it developments in the murder enquiry or Olivia and Deck’s potential romance or small steps in Olivia’s quest to understand her father’s death. This latter bubbles away in the background, but with little progress it looks like a thread that could run and run. There is a frisson to it as Olivia works in the local prison and isn’t averse to recruiting help from the population. No, none of it is particularly realistic but it’s entertaining and that’s really all that matters.

I like the characterisation in the novel. Olivia is smart and driven but doesn’t always make the right decisions. Deck is more intuitive, but it’s the banter between him and his partner, JB, that make the novel such fun.

One Child Alive is a good read that I have no hesitation in recommending.

This was a well-written thriller with compelling characters and a compelling plot. I loved that the story started fast, and the pace was consistent. There were numerous twists and turns, and there were no loose ends dangling at the finish. The tale was believable and frightening.

Another really good one in this series. Olivia and Deck are relatable, approachable characters and we root for them to find their way to each other and of course find the killer. The writing is good, the storyline is interesting, not predictable. there is humor, there is insight, there are back stories, there is the what is coming next, setting the stage for the next book. While this is a series and this might be the best one yet, it is easy to read as a stand alone

Just when I thought I figured it out, I found out I was wrong! The whodunnit factor in the book was intense! What a colorful cast of characters. I didn’t want it to end but I couldn’t stop reading. I felt like I was right there with them in Fog Harbor! The writing is phenomenal! The story was pulse pounding! I can’t wait for the next book!