Blog Tour - Truth and Lies by Caroline Mitchell

Meet Amy Winter: Detective Inspector, daughter of a serial killer.

DI Amy Winter is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her highly respected police officer father. But when a letter arrives from the prison cell of Lillian Grimes, one half of a notorious husband-and-wife serial-killer team, it contains a revelation that will tear her life apart.

Responsible for a string of heinous killings decades ago, Lillian is pure evil. A psychopathic murderer. And Amy’s biological mother. Now, she is ready to reveal the location of three of her victims—but only if Amy plays along with her twisted game.

While her fellow detectives frantically search for a young girl taken from her mother’s doorstep, Amy must confront her own dark past. Haunted by blurred memories of a sister who sacrificed herself to save her, Amy faces a race against time to uncover the missing bodies.

But what if, from behind bars, Grimes has been pulling the strings even tighter than Amy thought? And can she overcome her demons to prevent another murder?

Truth and Lies introduces its readers to Detective Inspector Amy Winter, who as well as being a high ranking police DI, is also the daughter of a serial killer. What a fantastic character Amy is and I am already looking forward to reading more books in this series. Such a complex character, with an intriguing back story, that Caroline Mitchell has created and I am looking forward to seeing how she progresses.

Caroline Mitchell is herself an ex-police detective and I think that this adds to the authenticity of her novels. She creates great strong female lead characters and Amy Winter is one such character, however her victims and killers are also complex and unique and all add to the impact of her stories. Her books are ones which keep the reader guessing but also looking over their shoulder when out and about - I don't mean scared, just super sensitive about who and what is around them and this, in my view, are all points on my checklist for a top best seller book.

Thank you to the publishers, Thomas and Mercer and Midas PR for sending me a copy of the book and inviting me to take part on this blog tour in return for an honest review.