Normally I love all of these books and this one I really did enjoy I just think it was the wrong time for me to read it. I found that it didn't draw me in the same way some of the other books have

Don't get me wrong it was still very good.

Stolen ones by Angela Marsons.
Detective Kim Stone Crime Thriller Book 15.
eight-year-old Grace Lennard skips into the garden of the childcare centre she attends and vanishes into thin air.
Detective Kim Stone must play Steven Harte twisted games if she wants to find grace and Melody who disappeared 25 years earlier.
A brilliant read. I love love this series. Full of action and twists. 5*.

Kim and team are trying to solve a case of missing children. Old case and new, but Kim's nemesis find a way to get to her and that is never good

Kim Stone is at it again and every time I think she has done it all, she comes back better and better. Love this series and cant wait for the next one. Fifty stars never mind five

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow-what a fantastic book. I really cannot fault it-It has everything a good thriller should have. Recommended.

Wow Wow Wow another amazing read from Angela Marsons.....New crime to solve from Kim, new twists and turns, These are my favorite books to read.I love the characters in her books, the stories, how the crimes are solved. .

Another fantastic installment in this brilliant series, you'd think after 15 books it would start to get abit stale but nope not even close they just keep getting better in my opinion, I love the fact that the evil Alex is back in the mix and can't wait to see what she's got up her sleeve in the future. Still one of my favourite series of books ever!

Twenty-five years ago, little Melody Jones was abducted and never seen again. Now, another child has been taken and, to the horror of D.I. Kim Stone, a bracelet belonging to Melody has been found at the scene. What has made the perpetrator strike again after all these years and what is the connection to a man who has presented himself at Halesowen police station claiming to have information? Kim and her team know that time is against them if they are to find the child alive but with Kim having to deal with an old adversary at the same time, will they be able to crack the case in time?

Over the last few years, Angela Marsons has easily become one of my favourite authors, the Kim Stone series being an absolutely cracking read. If you are a fan of police procedurals with hugely engaging storylines and characters you actually care about the this is a series you need to read!

This is one of those plots that you can easily picture being part of a Sunday night TV drama. From the moment Steven Harte walked into the police station, I was immediately drawn into the intrigue of this book, desperate to find what information he held and, more importantly, why he had chosen now to come forward.

This case really tests Kim in more ways than one and I could feel her frustration in trying to get information out of someone who really did seem to hold all the cards. Coupled with an appearance from an old adversary, Kim really does earn her money in this book!

If you have never read an Angela Marsons book, I cannot recommend them highly enough!

Stolen Ones is another great story by Angela Marsons, it has a well-written plot, relatable situations, and characters, and it has so many twists and turns and possible culprits that the end is totally unexpected. He only wanted to admire beauty, even if it involved kidnapping little girls, she did not accept dividing him with others, her jealousy drove her to do unspeakable things. Detective Kim Stone, as always, is straight to the point and ruthless in the pursuit of justice, and she will do everything within her power to bring closure to the families. What started with the kidnapping of one single girl, ends up with a string of crimes uncovered and finally solved.
Great entertainment!

STOLEN ONES is the 15th book in the D.I. Kim Stone crime-thriller series by best-selling author Angela Marsons. Angela Marsons remains one of my favorite mystery authors, and her publisher, Bookouture, always publishes the very best novels. I have read all of her books…and she keeps getting better. I don’t want this series to end!

It was so refreshing to touch base with Kim’s team again: DS Byant, DS Penn, and DC Stacey Wood. Her team are driven and compassionate in their work. The characters keep getting stronger and stronger. And who could forget Kim’s faithful dog, Barney. Love that dog!

The story opens with the 25-year anniversary of a seven-year-old abduction of Melody Jones, and the family still waiting for closure.

In this book we also see Kim’s rival, Dr. Alexandra (Alex) Thorne, a sociopathic psychiatrist, and evil human being, now in prison, who has been contacting Kim for her assistance. Alex is annoyed that Kim wouldn’t take her call from prison. But Alex had knowledge that could change Kim’s whole life…to share…for a price.

One August afternoon, eight-year-old Grace Lennard had been abducted from a kiddie day center. Rushing to the scene of Grace’s disappearance, Detective Kim Stone finds a chilling piece of evidence: the engraved heart bracelet belonging to Melody Jones - the little girl who was taken from a playground exactly 25 years ago.

Are these two cases linked?

Just before, Steven Harte, a rich philanthropist, walked into the police station and confessed to having information that would lead Kim to Melody. He claimed to know about the disappearance of Grace Lennard. Now Kim must play Steven’s twisted game if she’s to find Grace alive.

Kim and her team soon link Steven to the abduction of several other young girls …but where are they? Then small bones are discovered in the grounds of a local park, and Kim fears the worst.

Then the case gets even more complex. Not everything is as it seems. Steven has more secrets he is hiding. But can Kim break down Steven’s web before any more lives are lost?

In this novel the use of interrogation techniques and body language added such depth to the story, and I liked that Kim’s favorite behaviorist, Alison Lowe being brought into the series. I also enjoyed the love/hate cat/mouse dynamics that exist between Alex and Kim.

This was another brilliant fast-paced story that gripped you from beginning to end. Another winner!

Many thanks to the author, Bookouture and Netgalley for my digital copy.

How is it possible that this is book 15 and it’s still going strong? This was incredible. I knew I would be hooked but this exceeded my expectations. Kim Stone is on the hunt for a missing child when a man walks into the station and begins a game that’s hard to resist. I had no idea how things would play out & the ending had me shaking my head and saying WTF. If that wasn’t enough, Kim’s nemesis, Alex is back and gripping Kim in her claws again. Absolutely loved every moment of this book. As much as I’m happy that I got to read it early, I’m disappointed in having to wait so long before the next one! (less)

I thoroughly enjoy this series. I found this story a little slow but it was satisfying wrap up and opened the door to the next book!
I have to say it usually annoys me when the book ends on an obvious door into the next, but I really want to know how the arch enemy appears again. I eagerly await the next book.

Another great read in the Kim Stone series. The case of missing young girls is built up little by little and there is not a lot to go on in the initial stages of the investigation. This book is quite gritty and does not always make for comfortable reading, but the descriptions of the police work, the relationships between the team members and the locations are spot on. An old enemy of Kim rears her head again, albeit from within prison walls.
Although I have read others in the series and know some of the history of Kim and her workmates, this book works well as a stand alone . Not always an easy read because of the nature of the crimes and the perpetrators, it is a great thriller
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Angela Marsons is one of my favorite authors and I love the DI Kim Stone series. This series just gets better and better. I liked how some chapters were told by Dr. Alex Thorne POV. It really made it more interesting. Great storyline that had a mystery with many layers. The twists and turns will hold you captive!

I love this series and cannot wait for the next one! I absolutely recommend this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for a copy of "Stolen Ones" in exchange of an honest review.

Another Great book in this series this is the 15th one and still as good as the first
A brilliant story
Plenty of twists and turns
Will have you hooked
Thanks NetGalley

"Finding bones was never a joyous occasion, but finding smaller bones was heartbreaking."

Marsons explored a new premise to her DI Kim Stone Series and came out with a fantastic story. To not have to look for the villain, but have access to him since the beginning. To struggle in finding the pieces of a puzzle already completed. To know the workings of a killer already inside bars. To not know whether this is a fact.

I was at first intrigued by the idea of such mystery. I doubted whether it would be as much exciting but Marsons proved my doubts wrong.

Armed with in-depth research and genius storytelling, Angela Marsons once again created a masterpiece.

I never worked out the ending. That is how smart Marsons was with this story! The finale was also presented abruptly which added to its explosiveness.

There is a big moral question in the story: the weight of accountability, and who holds it. It also shows us how a subtly planted superiority complex can be destructive. I was appalled and horrified at the killer. I didn't know what to think of said persona. I had to take a long time to absorb the ending but up until now I still haven't made up my mind about what to feel.

This is very different for Angela marsons, in that we know the culprit from very early on. It was more about the why and how than who. I liked it being this way as it mixed it up for me. Kim is as always my favourite detective as she’s so badass and with her side kick Bryant who I also love. Their friendship is fabulous and love their banter and apart from the team as a whole this is my favourite part of Angela books. I feel like I am meeting old friends again. Although it’s the series deals with tough and heart wrenching subjects there is humour mixed it which I love. Can not wait to read more.

Thanks goes to net galley and the publishers for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review

Another excellent thriller from Angela Marsons, the ilk of which we have come to expect and rely on.
Never one to shy away from a difficult and controversial issue, this tale is told with all the usual intelligence, wit and tension.
A very lovely twist at the end which I didn't see coming and the back story involving Kim's nemesis Alexander leaves us excited for the next chapter.
Many thanks.

The Kim Stone series is just amazing it gets better with each book. Angela is one of my favourite authors and she slam dunked this one it was brilliant. Loved everything about it, it had me hooked from page one. Bloody brilliant!

I love this series but this episode felt like as bit of as place filler. The story was a bit predictable really and I wasn't really gripped. The ending does set up up some interesting next steps though.