The Killing of the Cherrywood MP by Louise Burfitt-Dons.

Private Investigator Karen Andersen finds herself once again helping people she met in her first adventure called The Missing Activist. This second book in the series is another British conspiracy based around Jihadi brides, politics and terrorism. The Killing of the Cherrywood MP can be read as a stand-alone as you will not feel out of your depth. Each character has snippets of back story so that you can quickly gain a perspective of the unfolding drama. However, I would recommend that you did read The Missing Activist first as this would greatly increase your enjoyment of this book. I actually went one step further and started reading The Killing of the Cherrywood MP the very day after I had finished reading The Missing Activist.

I love Louise’s writing style and it is a very comfortable read. I liked the consistency in her writing and how her characters lived with you, day in, day out. My first impression was that before Louise wrote this book, the characters were buzzing around in her head, nagging her everyday with their comments. And then, just after midnight, the characters came out to play, just like little gremlins. This was powerful characterisation which added so much realism to this novel that I felt I had followed these characters in real life for quite a while. This story made me feel part of the family. I liked how this second novel carried on from the first, it was like going on a second date. I loved the feeling of being a part of the story with people I know. Louise’s writing quality is so good, her story really drags you in. Her use of incidents and people from the first novel is very similar to the Nicole Graves Private Investigator series from Nancy Boyarsky which I also enjoyed.

I loved the plot of The Killing of the Cherrywood MP, it was very clever and complex. The pace of this novel was very good, with a linear time scale and dates. There was no wretched going backwards and forwards that plague other novels. This story simply rolled forward one day at a time. Although the principal character is Private Investigator Karen Andersen, lots of this story is told from the viewpoint of a large range of diverse characters who all have a vital role to play in the drama.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Killing of the Cherrywood MP. Louise ticks all the boxes for me in her entertaining and thought provoking British conspiracy. With all the hate expressed online that we hear about, this novel forces the reader to wonder if events like these could unfold in Britain this year. I think that Louise has got off to a tremendous start with her Private Investigator Karen Andersen series and I look forward to another adventure with our motorbike riding heroine. The Killing of the Cherrywood MP gets the top score of 5 stars from me.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher BooksGoSocial for giving me a copy of this book on the understanding that I provide an honest review.

The Killing of the Cherrywood MP was written in 2020 and is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook.