Donna ~ The Romance Cover's Reviews > Taunting the Dead

DS Allie Shenton is a formidable police officer who puts her cases front and centre despite having a tough personal life. Her husband was fantastic and only had her best interests at heart, but Allie's troubles come in the form of her sister, who is in a care home. Allie Shenton spreads herself thin and harbours a guilt complex with regards to her sister.

The murder of Steph Ryder brings Allie Shenton to face some demons. Steph Ryder being married to a notorious criminal who seems covered in Teflon, as nothing sticks.

Mel Sherratt delivers an unputdownable read with many twists and turns that will have you meandering down every single path, bar the right one. With Steph and her daughter being the most asinine, vapid, self-centered characters ever, I felt hardly any pity for her untimely demise and was only shocked it hadn't happened sooner. Still, the killer needed to be found.

Slow in the beginning, once this book hits its stride the hits come fast. The narrator did a great job with the characters, perfectly differentiating between them to avoid confusion.