Book Info
Name of Book : One Hot Summer
Author : Anita Waller
Publisher : Boldwood Books
Publication Date : August 25, 2022
No. of Pages : 320
Format : Netgalley ARC
Why did I choose the book ?
Boldwood Books is one of my favorite publishers. So, when this book, One Hot Summer by Anita Waller came as a part of blog tour by Rachel's Random Resources, I could not resist. And, today is my turn to post a review of the book.
Where to get the book ?
One Hot Summer by Anita Waller is available on Amazon :
Author Introduction
Anita Waller was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1946. She married Dave in 1967 and they have three adult children.
With many books to her name, she feels she has finally realized her dream. She writes mainly psychological thrillers, but was commissioned in 2018 to write a cozy mystery series, the Kat and Mouse trilogy. By November 2020 this will have grown to five books, plus a spin-off standalone novel called Epitaph, featuring Doris, one of the characters from the series. This series has now led on to a spin-off series, the Connection Trilogy, with books entitled Blood Red, Code Blue and Darkest Green. All her books so far, which will number twenty by the time Darkest Green is available, have been published by Bloodhound Books.
She is now in her mid-seventies, happily writing most days and would dearly love to plan a novel, but has accepted that isn’t the way of her mind. Every novel starts with a sentence and she waits to see where that sentence will take her, and her characters. If writer's block intrudes, be sure there will be a death.
In her life away from the computer in the corner of her kitchen, she is a Sheffield Wednesday supporter with blue blood in her veins!
Her genre is murder - necessary murder.
Blurb
A city on fire. A killer who can’t be stopped. Who will be next?
When two teenagers are found dead in a fire, DI Laura Henshall and DS Will Peters are called in to investigate. They believe it was a revenge attack gone wrong.
But soon fires are cropping up everywhere, and the police suspect they’re dealing with something much bigger . . . something that could bring the city to its knees.
With time running out, can the detectives find the arsonists before the city goes up in flames?
My Opinion
A next door cozy mystery thriller
One Hot Summer by Anita Waller is a mystery thriller which keeps you on your toes throughout the whole plot. The plot cris- crosses through various events and finally reaches its climax. The plot is fast paced with some efficient characters. The climax was engaging and full of action. Better not skip it. A lovely neighborhood turning into a fireball seems a perfect getaway for a thriller fan.
I would like to give the book 4 stars. Thanks to Boldwood Books and Rachel's Random Resources for providing me an opportunity to read and review the book.
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