Books onTour Her Dark Heart by Carla Kovach

Rory is waiting at the door of the pre-school – a painted picture of his mother Susan in his small hand. But Susan isn’t going to see the picture, because she has vanished.

Susan Wheeler is a devoted mother. She would do anything for her three children. She drops them off and picks them up every single day. Until one day when Susan kisses them goodbye and then never comes to pick them up.

Susan’s mother Mary is worried. Susan is recently divorced and has been finding things hard recently, but she loves her kids – she’d never leave them. 
Susan’s sister Clare is furious. It’s just like her to go missing. It’s not the first time, either. Susan has always been a troublemaker. Always seeking attention. She knows Susan has been lying to the family for years. And she knows that Susan has been sneaking out of her family home for weeks…

As the hours turn into days, even Clare becomes fearful for Susan. And, when Mary discovers Susan’s diary, she begins to uncover a dark secret from her childhood. Something no one in the family knew. When the final diary entry leads the police to a man who is discovered dead in a local park, they’re left wondering whether Susan has vanished because she is a victim. Or because she is a suspect…

An explosively compelling crime thriller from bestselling author Carla Kovach – if you love Lisa Gardner, Robert Bryndza or Clare Mackintosh, you’ll love Her Dark Heart.

Carla Kovach is back with the fifth installment of her fantastic police procedural novel in the DI Harte series and she has written another brilliant book!!!

I love Carla's novels. They have everything a great crime, police procedural novel needs - a great crime, some gruesome moments, which all add to the police investigation and a cast of suspects, all of which are topped off by the strong police team who solve the crimes. DI Harte and her team are a great police team and I really enjoy returning to these characters each time.

I have read all of the previous four books in the series and I have loved watching the characters grow and develop, however I think that this (as the previous four books) could be read on their own as standalone novels but I urge you all to read all of Carla's books!

I met up with Carla last month at a crime event held at my local library, The Hive in Worcester, where Carla, along with Sue Watson and Sheryl Browne, all three are local authors, ran a fantastic evening where crime novels were discussed. Carla's part was about the process of plotting and how her mind runs away with her while plotting - and I can't wait to see what her next novel is about (although I do hope that it isn't set in a hospital carpark Carla!)

Thanks to Bookouture and to Carla for inviting me to take part in the blog tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest review.