This is the second book in the DI James Walker series and it is just as enjoyable as the first.

A family is found dead at their farmhouse just after Christmas. Was it murder-suicide or something more sinister? It’s up to DI Walker and his team to discover exactly what happened.

A good story with plenty of twists which was an easy and enjoyable read. I look forward to the next book in this series.

I stayed up past my bedtime to finish this last night.

When three dead bodies turn up in DI James Walker’s village he needs to find out if it’s murder or a murder/suicide. It soon comes to light that the deaths resemble those of 24 years ago in the exact same farmhouse. Are they linked? To make matters worse DI Walker’s old adversary from London is released from prison and looking for revenge.

It’s one I’d definitely recommend if you fancy a Christmas book but prefer crime to rom-com. It’s the second book featuring DI James Walker, the first being “The Christmas Killer” released last year. You don’t need to have read the first book to read this one and if you thought the first one was a bit predictable and you guessed the ending id still recommend checking this one out. I thought I knew what was going on but then there’s clever little twists that make you doubt yourself.

A good thriller that was fast paced with a good amount of twists and turns and unpredictability. I also loved the setting and how it made me feel warm abd cozy as snow and cabins etc al;ways do yet at the same time unsettled and uneasy.

What a ride this novel was. Scary, thrilling and a page turner for sure. "The Killer in the Snow" is a great novel by Alex Pine. Plus, I totally loved the cover of this novel!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a great storyline with excellent characters. I would highly recommend this book as it was a great read.

I found this book highly entertaining and and a very enjoyable read.It is the second book by Alex Pine and has the making of a wonderful series..A good plot line and lots of twists and turns and very likeable characters. I would definitely recommend this book.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by Avon Books UK, Avon and #NetGalley for my honest opinion.

This sequel in an established series was as thrilling as the first one. Twists and turns keep your guessing.

A year has passed since DI James Walker cracked his biggest case yet, and he’s hoping for peace and quiet this festive season. But across the fells, a local farmer returns home on Christmas Eve to find footsteps in the fresh snow that lead down to his unused basement – and no footsteps leading away. Days later, his body is found, alongside those of his wife and daughter. Without a neighbour for miles, there are no witnesses and little evidence. And the crime scene has strange echoes of another terrible murder committed at the farmhouse, twenty years earlier. This is the second in the DI Walker series and an outstanding sequel. Interesting characters and location, a gripping and dark mystery, this book was such a great read. I am really looking forward to the third book in this series. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced readers copy for review.

This is a Christmas Mystery, and this is the second book in the DI James Walker Series. I did read and review the first book in this series before picking up this book. I did not feel you have to read the first book in this series before reading this one, but there is a lot of things said about the first books case in this book. I have to say I liked this book a lot more then the first book not that I did not enjoyed reading the first book. I found the case that DI James is working on in this book more interesting. I was really pulled into the case, and I found myself wanting to how what happen to the family that was killed. I did find the flash backs in this book to be a little weird at first, and I think they could have been written in a little bit better. The characters in this book are the type of characters that grow on you. I found that I also really did not care about the side storyline that was going on in this book because I guessed what was going on the minute it came up in the story. I am glad it came to a end because I was getting sick of it coming up, and it runs in the first book and this book. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Avon) or author (Alex Pine) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

I really enjoyed Alex Pine’s first book in this series The Christmas Killer and was excited to have the opportunity to read the
Is as an ARC. The Killer in the Snow is set 12.months after the events of the first book in the sleepy Cumbrian village Kirkby Abbey. DI James walker and his team find themselves faced with another multiple murder to solve. A good romping yarn that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Would they be able to get through the Christmas holiday without a crime? James & his wife hope so, but unfortunately a brutal murder occurs and he is working hard to solve the crimes that not only occurred just a few days ago, but 24 years ago.

I enjoyed reading this book, the character development and twists and turns helped to keep me interested. I do think some of the buildup fell a little flat, it may have been because of the length. But I do love to figure out who committed the crime, so I happily read to the end!

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

This is the second instalment in the James Walker series. James Walker is a detective, and lives with his wife, Annie, in Kirkby Abbey after moving from The Met in London when his life was threatened from a previous case he had worked on. The first book focused on their arrivals to Cumbria and a serial killer that was on the loose. In this book, Walker is sent to investigate the deaths of a husband, wife, and daughter on their farm over Christmas. We go through the highs and lows with the team to catch the perpetrators. And to top it off, the threat from London on Walker’s life has caught up with him in Cumbria.

Although this is only the second one it is definitely shaping up to be a series I will look forward to and enjoy. The characters are all down to earth and relatable. The stories and emotions all feel authentic. The author uses lots of descriptives to really set the scene to give the book a real feel. It’s extremely well written, and every chapter offers a new element to the story, and I genuinely didn’t guess until the final few chapters. Another excellent read from this author.

An intriguing murder mystery. Full of action and sleuthing, it was entertains from start to finish. So many plot twists had me guessing the ending in so many ways. I was wrong of course. The storylines of past and present blended together in the last few chapters and ended in a bang. Can’t wait for more from Alex Pine.

Thank you NetGalley for this arc

DI James Walker returns as a killer is loose again in his sleepy village at Christmas time. A farmer, his wife and grown up daughter are discovered dead in a suspected murder/suicide. However, the more Walker and his team investigate into this family, the more interesting the case becomes. For starters, a similar fate met the previous owners over 20 years earlier. There are unaccounted footprints and a mystery peephole with fresh crumbs nearby. All is not what it seems.
I enjoyed this latest instalment, so many twists and subplots really kept the suspense going. Walker is such a likeable character too. Well done Alex Pine, 5 stars!

I really enjoyed this murder mystery, this book follows on from The Christmas Killer and i must say i found this book really engrossing, it is one of the many books i would class as my favourites from this year. It has the classic who did it feeling and will constantly keep you guessing, the characters are portrayed very well which i did enjoy. Many twists and turns, very riveting and tense which is perfect for this category. It had me gripped from the very start and i would recommend to fellow book readers. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

No Hope For Festive Season…
The second outing for DI James Walker and his hope for the impending festive season to be a quiet and peaceful one are about to be dashed. A crime scene in a local farmhouse is to give him cause for consternation. No witnesses, sparse evidence and echoes of a cold case. A compelling and entertaining read and a worthy follow up to the first in the series, although can happily be read as a standalone.

Outside of the obvious formatting difference, this is what I imagine a Law & Order script reads like. Every person the authorities spoke with gave them, succinctly and without extraneous detail, a crucial next lead to follow. Because that's exactly how anything works ever.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. James who is a detective returns to work after the Christmas holiday. He visits a murder scene that is very gruesome. Their was a similar murder there twenty years ago. This book kept me interested from the first page.

I didnt get off to the best start with this,constant references to the past case were a tad irritating.
I never really got over that.
The plot itself was incredibly predictable,and I called it (to myself) by the time all the characters had been introduced.
Read to the end to check I was right.

I found this murder mystery to be uninspiring. I was drawn to the book because the synopsis seemed to indicate a twist on the Hinterkaifeck murders and I like a good reference to true crime in my crime fiction. The actual plot however is a nearly direct retelling of another famous true crime story, and the discussion of said story solves the mystery almost immediately. Some attempt is made to add a twist, though this is also an obvious resolution from the get-go. The writing didn't do much to save the narrative and the characters are very much “written by a man” as the internet trend goes. I didn't hate reading it, but had it not been for review, this probably would have been one that went into the library return bin unfinished.