Book six in the D.I. Kim Stone series finds Kim having to work without her team and with a previous partner/friend with whom she shares a strained and volatile relationship.

Bones are discovered at an archaeological dig which indicate horrific injuries and multiple victims. As she digs into the past and the backgrounds of the families in the area, she begins to uncover legacies of racism and hate crimes.

While Marsons is brilliant at juggling
multiple storylines seamlessly and connecting the dots, she is also a master at imbuing humanity and emotion into her main characters. We see growth here in just about every character on the page, we see misassumptions corrected, we see glimpses into the past of some characters’ lives that help explain their current makeup, and we see the unmitigated cruelty and evil of racism and how it insidiously weaves its way through generation and by example.

Marsons doesn’t shy away from the hard truths, and there are scenes here that are horrific and heartbreaking to read. But her ugly accuracies of evil are somewhat balanced by the hearts of her strong, determined and unflinching good guys.

This series is entertaining and suspenseful while also being thought provoking and deeply felt. Exactly the combination of what I look for in a great series.

Esta vez se divide el equipo por varios casos.
La trama de este libro es la que más me ha gustado de momento. Unos huesos que aparecen, un suicidio y ataques racistas…

Son libros que se leen fácil y enganchan

*Copy provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*


Well, she's done it again. Angela Marsons manages to write a series that just keeps getting better. I love Kim Stone and her team! In this novel, Kim is working with another police force and an old partner. There are some underlying issues with this partner and this brings some tension to their part of the story. I really enjoyed the interactions between Kim and Travis and I hope we see more of him in future books. Meanwhile, Kim's team are working on their own and I loved that we get to know more about Stacey, Bryant and Dawson. Stacey in particular plays a huge role in solving the crimes being investigated and it was great that the author took her a little bit out of her comfort zone. As always, I loved Bryant and the interactions him and Dawson had. The subject matter of this novel is dark and the bad guys are seriously bad! I loved how the past and present were woven together to make a story that was, unfortunately, believable and real. The research that this author had to do must have made her sick, it would me. I felt a little sick just reading about it. This, however, is the world we live in and I'm glad to get the opportunity to read about such horrendous acts and the people who are behind them. I applaud the author for bringing it to so many people's attention. I honestly can't wait for the next book in the series and to see what Kim Stone and her team are up to...

3,5

Although this was another excellent addition to the DI Stone series by Ms. Marsons, I'd have to say its been my least satisfying so far. The multiple threads running through this installment tied together too neatly and the clues were a bit thin, but I continued to enjoy the dynamic between Stone and in this case - the two different teams.

Moving on eagerly to book #7.

Another 5 stars from me and its great for me to get back with the usual characters after being away from the series for a few months. Fast paced as usual with some good solid police work thrown in. Am straight on to the next one now.