Mummy's Favourite: Top 10 bestselling serial killer thriller

Sarah Flint

Aug 2016 · Head of Zeus Ltd

About this ebook

Buried in a woodland grave are a mother and her child. One is alive. One is dead.

It is one of the most harrowing cases to hit D.C. Charlie Stafford's department in years. Then more pairs of mothers and children go missing – and it's Charlie's job to find them.

Soon, Charlie is hunting down a brutal serial killer with a twisted mind. But as she closes in on the culprit, she realises she's in more danger than she thought...

He's watching. He's waiting. Who's next?

Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Mel Sheratt and L.J. Ross.

Praise for Mummy's Favourite:

'This book hooked me in from the start'

'This is fast paced crime writing at its best'

'If you like stories that keep you on the edge of your seat then this is for you'

'Kept me guessing right up to the end'

Ratings and reviews

This is definitely a series I'm going to stick with! I had no idea who the culprit was but certainly suspected plenty! DC Charlotte Stafford - known as Charlie - loves her work as a detective and seems to have a knack for it. When mothers and one of their children begin to go missing, she is deeply involved in the investigation. With so many other things being thrown in their path, will the team work out what's going on? This is such a good read; so much happening that you really get the feel of things from the police perspective. There is just enough information about the various officers' personal lives so make them interesting, without over-shadowing the events they are investigating. I think it shows that the author has a career in the Police Force. The various events themselves are easy to follow; with missing persons piling up the detectives work long hours, desperate to get a favourable result before time runs out. Who can have done this? Who could possibly be twisted enough? As they use every resource at their fingertips, the clock is ticking. I never saw the end coming! It took me completely by surprise; I was riveted to the pages, really engrossed in the story and just couldn't read fast enough. Very exciting, a true thriller! This is a series I'll be sticking with and if you enjoy a really good police procedural, then I heartily recommend it to you too. My thanks to publisher Aria for my copy via NetGalley, and also to Victoria Joss for inviting me take part in this Blog Tour. I choose to read this novel, and this is my honest, original and unbiased review.

She wakes up not knowing where she is or how she got there. Her hands and feet are bound. There is a small tube in front of her face … water, she smells water. She also smells something else and OMG, are there creepy, crawly things slithering across her face? She starts to remember. Her son .. where is her son? She turns her head as far as she can and there he is. Grinning through the slit in his throat. She screams and screams and screams … but no one hears her. And once she dies, he’s able to go hunting .. again. DC Charlie Stafford is investigating in the disappearances of women and children in broad daylight. There seems to be no rhyme nor reason to why …. The women have left husbands and other children behind. Chances of them just running off doesn’t make much sense. Leaving behind no clues, no witnesses, DC Stafford is racing against the clock to figure out who has them, why were they taken and are they still alive. And it’s most imperative to solve the questions before more mothers and their children are taken. This is a galloping, compelling crime thriller. There is lots of hand-wringing suspense. Charlie and her boss, DI Hunter, take center stage as leading characters. Charlie looks upon Hunter as a father figure. And Hunter has no doubt about letting Charlie trust her gut instincts. There’s not a lot of background information on Hunter, but the reader learns quite a bit about Charlie. This was a new author to me, but one I will definitely follow in the future. I’m anxious to see what further adventures are in Charlie’s future. Many thanks to the author / Aria / NetGalley who provided a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

This story was okay. Nothing special, nothing bad. The let down for me was the main character. There was nothing special about her. I couldn't see her in the role the author wanted. It was like a teenager had randomly been made a detective. There were plot elements that were too forced as well. I think these problems stem from the author naively forcing in issues she wants to raise. If she can learn to work those in more subtly, the books will improve.

About the author

With a Metropolitan Police career spanning 35 years Sarah has spent her adulthood surrounded by victims, criminals and police officers. She continues to work and lives in London with her partner and has three older daughters.