Review: Tick Tock

Tick Tock by Mel Sherratt
Page length: 400 pages
Genre: Crime Fiction   
Publication Date: 2 May 2019
Publisher: Avon
Source: ARC via NetGalley
 
Stars:  4.5 out of 5
 
Link: AMAZON (UK)

 
ABOUT TICK TOCK
 
TICK…
 
In the city of Stoke, a teenage girl is murdered in the middle of the day, her lifeless body abandoned in a field behind her school.
 
TOCK…
 
Two days later, a young mother is abducted. She’s discovered strangled and dumped in a local park.
 
TIME’S UP…
 
DS Grace Allendale and her team are brought in to investigate, but with a bold killer, no leads and nothing to connect the victims, the case seems hopeless. It’s only when a third woman is targeted that a sinister pattern emerges. A dangerous mind is behind these attacks, and Grace realises that the clock is ticking…
 
Can they catch the killer before another young woman dies?

My Review:

Tick Tock is the second in the Grace Allendale series, and although it can be read as a stand-alone – there is much reference to what happened in the first book and it sounds spectacular and full of drama.
 
Tick Tock starts with the murder of a teenage girl whilst on a school run. The police have few leads and then a young woman is similarly murdered. It's all brought closer to home when Grace's step-daughter is friends with the one of the victims.  It was a slow start, but a good story. And I DID NOT see the twist(s) coming!
 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
 
Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review.