Blog Tour: Death on the Lake by Jo Allen - Book Review

Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto the Death In The Lake Blog Tour 

Death on the Lake

Three youngsters, out for a good time. Vodka and the wrong sort of Coke. What could possibly go wrong?

When a young woman, Summer Raine, is found drowned, apparently accidentally, after an afternoon spent drinking on a boat on Ullswater, DCI Jude Satterthwaite is deeply concerned — more so when his boss refuses to let him investigate the matter any further to avoid compromising a fraud case.

But a sinister shadow lingers over the dale and one accidental death is followed by another and then by a violent murder. Jude’s life is complicated enough but the latest series of murders are personal to him as they involve his former partner, Becca Reid, who has family connections in the area. His determination to uncover the killer brings him into direct conflict with his boss — and ultimately places both him and his colleague and girlfriend, Ashleigh O’Halloran, in danger…

 Purchase Links

 UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XY25KBM

US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XY25KBM

My Thoughts

Here we are with DCI Jude Satterthwaite in the Lake District and in this one, setting is everything. Although this is the 5th in the series, I bounced in at number 5 and felt comfortable reading it. There was enough backstory to fill any missing gaps, but not to much. 

The backdrop to this series is beautifully present throughout the book and as well as the beauty of the area, you get a very real sense of tension and dread as the story unfolds. 

With contemporary themes of drug usage and teen activity, the layers keep being peeled away to reveal more and more suspects and clues. 

I'll certainly read more of this series

 Author Bio 

Jo Allen is the author of the successful DCI Satterthwaite series of detective
novels set in and around the English Lake District, where she lives. After a career in economic consultancy she took up writing and was first published under the name Jennifer Young in genres of short stories, romance and romantic suspense. In 2017 she took the plunge and began writing the genre she most likes to read – crime. In common with all her favourite characters, she loves football (she's a season ticket holder with her beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers) and cats.

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