Dead Mercy (Maggie Jamieson thriller, Book 5)

Noelle Holten

Nov 2021 · Maggie Jamieson thriller Book 5 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

‘Hugely confident ... harrowing, visceral ... recommended’ Ian Rankin on Dead InsideA brutal murder...

When a burned body is found with its teeth missing, DC Maggie Jamieson discovers that the victim may be the husband of one of her probation colleagues.

A dark history...

As the body count rises, the team becomes increasingly baffled by how the victims could possibly be connected until a clue leads them to a historical case that was never prosecuted.

A terrible secret...

In order to catch the killer, Maggie must piece together what happened all those years ago before it’s too late.

Ratings and reviews

Well, ‘Dead Mercy’ was truly explosive in every way! This page turning book in the DC Maggie Jamieson series had me on the edge of my seat. Every dark crime gave me insight into what was happening, but only just. Those chapters were perfectly peppered with merely enough information. I devoured those chapters. They were chilling. As for the investigation, it was top notch. I always love the team dynamics between Maggie, Kat and Dr Maloney. Maloney’s insight is enthralling. I’d say this book is hard-hitting and contains some very current themes. I won’t go into them in my review as I know discussing them would shout, SPOILER, but the content is emotive, heartbreaking and anger inducing. I found myself feeling all those things. And, I can say that the whole investigation had such an authentic and gritty feel to it. Reading a Noelle Holten book is like really being a part of the investigation team. Another awesome and fantastic read!

WOW, Noelle Holten knows how to weave a tale! Extremely dark, intense and not for the faint hearted, this is a tale of revenge and the lengths one will go to in getting it. I enjoyed being back with DC Maggie Jamieson, who I just love more with each book, and her team who all have their work cut out for them with this case. At the helm is a perpetrator who you can’t help but feel sympathy for and it is definitely a case of the wrong thing done for the right reason, is still the wrong thing. Raw, gritty and just downright thrilling, Dead Mercy is another brilliant addition to this wonderful series. With a stellar cast of characters, writing that is first class and with each book drawing on Holten’s experience as a former senior probation officer, makes them all the more authentic and such a success!

More please, love Maggie to get with Julie!

About the author

Noelle Holten is an award-winning blogger at www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk. She is the PR & Social Media Manager for Bookouture, a leading digital publisher in the UK, and worked as a Senior Probation Officer for eighteen years, covering a variety of risk cases as well as working in a multi agency setting. She has three Hons BA’s – Philosophy, Sociology (Crime & Deviance) and Community Justice – and a Master’s in Criminology.