Saturday 20 July 2024

Dark Truth: 2 (The Joe Wilde Series) by C.D. Steele

 


Dark Truth’the second in a series of three novels, is a suspenseful mystery thriller full of intrigue that will leave you guessing right until the very end.

Private investigator Joe Wilde is hired by Tom and Marie Archer to investigate the disappearance of their six-year-old daughter Laura. 

Joe also takes on an unusual case for a client by the name of Jack Riley. Jack believes he was framed to make it look like he was cheating on his fiancĂ©e Claire Brooks. Claire has been the target of disturbing vandalism. 

As Joe helps the police investigate Laura's disappearance, he uncovers disturbing secrets concerning the Archers and some of their neighbours. 

Meanwhile the attacks on Claire become more extreme. Fearing for her life, Claire also hires Joe. As Joe continues to investigate, he puts himself in great danger.



Dark Truth is a dark and thrilling read with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing. The opening scene had me completely hooked! The story is intricately plotted out with the threads pulling together skillfully by the end. This is a fast-paced story guaranteed to keep you turning the pages.

With it being the second book in the series I was much more familiar with Joe, and the world he inhabits. The writing was much improved with more showing rather than telling and there were fewer descriptive pieces to slow down the pace. I would like to see Joe's personality shine through less formal dialogue, making more use of contractions so the characters sound more natural and less wooden.

 

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