What a delightful treat to be introduced to this series! Rest assured, The Girls Upstairs is a completely standalone novel. When a call goes horribly wrong and a police officer dies, DI Maddie Ives has another tough day on the job when she must deliver the news to the family. And the days keep getting tougher, when they realize this attack was personal. The beginning is a bit slow but establishes that this is a team of officers who know what they are doing and do it well! However, when the action builds with a targeted home invasion- yikes! The action and anticipation does not stop! The clock is ticking to solve the mystery behind these attacks and prevent anyone else from dying!

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I thoroughly enjoyed this riveting and gripping read with its non stop drama. Police officers are being deliberately targeted and murdered. I loved the chapters expressing the thoughts of the mystery killer. I thought Eileen Holmans's slippers a nice touch which made me laugh. This is one not to be missed.

Wow.
First I didn’t realise this was book 8 so off I go to get the 1-7
I really enjoyed this!
I was gripped from the started I could not believe how brutal the crime was.
I felt on edge all the way through.
I like how we got to be in the killers mind that was interesting and different.
Loved getting to know Maddie her boss and the team.
Brilliant detective book that I couldn’t put it down. Definitely an intense crazy ride.

I might need some heart or anxiety medication after this one! The Girls Upstairs by Charlie Gallagher is an intense murder mystery novel that will have you sitting at the edge of your seat from the first chapter. Plus, just when you think you have it figured out, you find out you absolutely do not. This story is told in multiple perspectives that change each chapter, which absolutely maximizes suspense!
Follow along with detectives as they try to solve a string of brutal murders. In small, sleepy villages, the violence is out of place... but the only glaring link between the two scenes is that the victims are cops. Evidence discovered at the second crime scene proves that the killer died with his victims, but things don't quite add up...

This one is a wild ride. Charlie Gallagher certainly planned these murd...I mean this book out meticulously! Thank you, #NetGalley for early access to The Girls Upstairs in exchange for an honest review, I'll send you the bill for my heart meds😅🤣😂

Emmy and her little sister Dani are sleeping upstairs. Their parents are downstairs in the kitchen. A knife is jammed to their mother’s throat. Their father has a stack of kitchen plates balanced on his back. The intruder rasps, ‘Don’t be breathing too hard now. I reckon smashing plates is the sort of noise that’ll wake a child. Have them coming down to see what’s going on. There can’t be witnesses . . .’
What Detective Maddie Ives will find in that nice family kitchen will horrify even this most hardened cop! As the Detective investigates and with the death of another officer, we have a cop killer on the loose!! This book gave me the chills!! Unfortunately its a way of life NIW with people so against police officers! Personally I don't get it?! When you need help that's the first person stepping up to help! There's always a few bad apples in there but... That's what this book focuses on to me! It was heart wrenching at times but it also was a fantastic read! I highly recommend! Thank you Netgalley and Joffe books for sharing this book with me! Can't wait for more!!