Today we are featuring the 4th Alex Devlin novel, Gone in the Night by Mary-Jane Riley. It is published in eBook by Killer Reads on 3rd May 2019 and the paperback will follow on 11th July 2019.
Some secrets are deadly…
When the victim of a car crash begs journalist Alex Devlin
for help before disappearing without trace, Alex finds herself caught up in a
mystery that won’t let her go.
Determined to find the missing man, she is soon
investigating a conspiracy that threatens some of the most vulnerable members
of society.
But will Alex be prepared to put her own life on the line to
help those who can’t help themselves?
My Thoughts
Although the 4th in the series, I read this comfortably as a standalone. I enjoyed the structure of the novel which followed different characters and gives us what they are doing concurrently, with parallel chapters. There are some serious issues beneath the plot. You see how easy it is for people to disappear when they are homeless and jobless. They become invisible to society. As an ex-serviceman, Rick has struggled to adjust to life back home after a traumatic experience.
There are some ruthless characters portrayed and you really admire Alex's tenacity and her courage in investigating just what is going on. This is a well-paced novel which leads you at just the right speed through the story and which keeps you turning those pages. Rick, Cora and Alex all contrast each other and there is a great variety in their respective chapters as you see their different motivations. This is a very accessible read, with great characters and some surprises along the way.
In short: Suspense is threaded throughout this well structured read.
About the Author
Mary-Jane wrote her first story on her newly acquired blue Petite typewriter. She was eight. It was about a gang of children who had adventures on mysterious islands, but she soon realised Enid Blyton had cornered that particular market. So she wrote about the Wild West instead. When she grew up she had to earn a living, and became a BBC radio talk show presenter and journalist. She has covered many life-affirming stories, but also some of the darkest events of the past two decades. Mary-Jane has three grown-up children and lives in Suffolk with her husband and two golden retrievers.
GONE IN THE NIGHT is the fourth book in the crime thriller series set in East Anglia and featuring investigative journalist, Alex Devlin.
Thanks to Mary-Jane Riley, Killer Reads and Emma Welton of Damppebbles Blog Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
Check out the rest of the tour!
Thank you for your lovely review x
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