But as Melanie delves deeper into the secrets of the past to uncover the truth, she soon realises it lies much closer to home. Meanwhile, after a recent revelation about her sister, DC Melanie Yates quest to avenge her death is becoming an obsession much to the concern of those around her. The novel received much popularity and commercial success that it is known as the novel that knocked Paula Hawkins’ fan favorite “The Girl on the Train” off the UK Kindle’s bestseller list. With a passion for writing and reading, a writing career seemed the most plausible way to express her creativity.

However, even as Ryan is a southerner, the north fits him just fine as he has very few quirks of character.The girl has apparently been killed during the Summer Solstice, which gives the case some connection to the occult. When a cantankerous old woman dies at her home in the sleepy, picturesque village of Bamburgh, DCI Ryan doesn't think much of it-except, that is, for the small matter of it having been his wife who happened to find her body. Anna Taylor, a former local girl is assigned to the case and arrives to help DCI Ryan try to solve the case.

This is the 30th book, but considering Alex has survived "Kill Alex Cross" before, chances are he survives this one. It's not just protocol at play here - there are other forces determined to drive a wedge between the team and the already strained relationship between Mel and Jack is pushed to the limit. In one place they use the date 2003 when it should be 2007 and they have Ryan watching a sunset over the North Sea. There are several suspects, not least of which is the person who stands to inherit her home, but nothing is ever quite so straightforward in a Ryan investigation and we are led on a merry dance as our intrepid Detectives try to get to the truth. Apart from the editing, which her husband proudly did, she did not have to pay anything, and was pleasantly surprised when the novel took off.The members of The Circle the cult that he had infiltrated and destroyed in “Holy Land” seem to have reemerged. However one key difference between the two was that barring the female lead none of the characters in that remake were very sympathetic (and that may have had more to do with the likeability of the young actress playing the twins) whereas essentially the reverse was true with the principal villain in particular in this Ryan mystery.