You Die Next

This is the second book in the wonderful Starke and Bell series and oh it’s a goodie and just as brilliant if not better than the first !!! I love Clementine Starke she is one hell of a character, dark, obsessional, hard as nails on the outside and yet fragile inside. Dominic (Dom) Bell is also very well written a real and likeable character If not somewhat flawed at times by his own demons. The storyline is is excellent a real gripping thriller violent at times and as the body count rises Clementine and Dom work together (not always that comfortably) to hunt the killer. This really is an unputdownable read and I’m so looking forward to reading the next instalment in this series which I know will be one of my favourites of 2019. So if you love your thrillers dark and gritty then you have it all here a real 5 Star read and well recommended.
My thanks to NetGalley and Orion Publishing group / Trapeze for giving me the chance to read the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I loved the first book in this series and so couldn’t wait to read this one, and I wasn’t disappointed! I think it might even be better than the first and that’s saying something!

Once again Clementine Starke is back. She’s a brilliant flawed character – hard as nails on the outside, but inside she’s very fragile. She’s damaged and obsessed in trying to find her father’s killer. Her relationship with DI Dominic Bell is extremely strained and he wants nothing to do with her.

The book has a really modern feel to it. The storyline about urban explorers was really gripping and intriguing as I’d never heard of them (must be my age!) and I could feel the tension as they explored the derelict buildings, and I read until 3am just to finish it.

As I said this is the second in the series and there are lots of mentions about Clementine and Dom’s previous case, and also about Dom’s IPCC investigation, so I feel that if I hadn’t read the first book I might not have known exactly what was going on.

This was a definite 5* read and I hope there will be more in the series!

Kept me guessing to the end!
I love the idea of urban exploring (especially the old tube stations, having once seen a fascinating program on ghost stations) but not so sure I want to join in anymore given the consequences!
Clementine and DI Bell were both incredibly well written, you could feel Dominic's frustration with Clemmie oozing out of every page as he thinks about her, avoids her and eventually talks to her.
The urban explorers were also great characters, the dual identity aspect of their personalities peeping through as the murder was committed and the very real struggle they had between reporting what they saw and their online ratings shows the power social media wields.
The final twist in the tale had me cursing myself for not even considering a suspect and for waltzing directly down the path I was led towards the wrong perpetrator!
An excellent read with plenty of suspense and frustration along the way!