Anne Evans was a ‘nuisance caller’. She would repetitively dial 999 in desperate panic, screaming down the phone that ‘he’ was going to burn her alive…

But after years of false alarms, people stopped listening.

Now, as the smoke clears, DCI Liz Field can only watch helplessly as Anne’s charred home collapses, her body still trapped inside.

The blaze leaves scant evidence behind, but the more Field’s team uncover in the rubble, the more disturbing the case becomes. This wasn’t merely arson, it was murder, tailored to the victim’s worst nightmare.

Everyone thought Anne was just a paranoid recluse. But is it really paranoia, if all that you feared comes true?

My Thoughts:

DCI Liz Field is on duty when a call comes in about a home that has been burnt down, the occupant was well known to the police as a nuisance caller. Her body is still trapped inside. After so many police attended her property it was found that nothing was untoward. She kept telling the police he was going to burn her alive and unfortunately this time around, she was correct. But who is he? when the police are allowed to investigate the scene they find a lot more than they bargained for. This poor woman did not deserve what she got and DCI Liz Fields is going to do her upmost to get her killer to confess if she can find him first. I liked the premise of the story, it is something you hear about but I have never read a book relating to this situation of being a nuisance caller, and what the protocol for the police was. I felt the story was captivating and gritty and a good detective novel that I am sure going to enjoy more of Hannah’s books. This is book two but I think it can be read as a standalone. I liked getting to know DCI Liz Field too.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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