2Carol420
Silent Scream - Angela Marsons
Book Discussion:
Series: DI Kim Stone - Book #1
Publication Date: August 1, 2016
Book Description: Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood . . . Years later, a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children's home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. D.I. Kim Stone fast realizes she's on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades. As the body count rises, Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again. But to catch the killer, can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it's too late?
Dates Read: July 27, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Participants & Ratings: (5) Andrew 4.5, Sergei 4.5, Carol 5, Eadie 5, Brenda 4
Overall Average Rating: 4.6
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Evil Games - Angela Marsons
Book Discussion:
Series: Kim Stone Book #2
Publication Date: April 17, 2017
Book Description: When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes clear that there is someone far more sinister at work. With the investigation quickly gathering momentum, Kim finds herself exposed to great danger and in the sights of a lethal individual undertaking their own twisted experiment. Up against a sociopath who seems to know her every weakness, each move she makes could be deadly. As the body count starts to mount, Kim will have to dig deep to stop the killing. And this time...it's personal
Dates Read: January 9, 2020 - January 13, 2020
Participants & Ratings: (7) Andrew -4.5, Sergei-4.5, Carol-5, Lynda-5, Eadie-5, Brenda -4.5 Gayle - 4
Overall Average Rating: 4.64
Comments:
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Lost Girls - Angela Marsons
Book Discussion:
Series: DI Kim Stone Book #3
Publication Date: September 1, 2017
Book Description: When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable; that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping. And when a second text message pits the two families against each other for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for D.I. Kim Stone and the squad. Seemingly outwitted at every turn, as they uncover a trail of bodies, Stone realizes that these ruthless killers might be the most deadly she has ever faced. And that their chances of bringing the girls home alive are getting smaller by the hour. Untangling a dark web of secrets from the families' past might hold the key to solving this case. But can Kim stay alive long enough to do so? Or will someone's child pay the ultimate price?
Dates Read: September 9, 2020 - September 15, 2020
Participants & Ratings: (9)- Andrew 5- Sergei 5 - Carol 5- Lynda 4.5 - Eadie 4 - Bluebird 5- Brenda 4 - Gayle 4 - Jodie - 4
Overall Average Rating:4.50
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Play Dead - Angela Marsen
Book Discussion:
Series: Kim Stone Book #4
Publication Date: May 4, 2016 (Paperback)
Book Description: The dead don’t tell secrets… unless you listen. The girl’s smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess. Westerley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. A ‘body farm’ investigating human decomposition, its inhabitants are corpses in various states of decay. But when Detective Kim Stone and her team discover the fresh body of a young woman, it seems a killer has discovered the perfect cover to bury their crime. Then a second girl is attacked and left for dead, her body drugged, and mouth filled with soil. It’s clear to Stone and the team that a serial killer is at work... but just how many bodies will they uncover? And who is next? As local reporter, Tracy Frost, disappears, the stakes are raised. The past seems to hold the key to the killer’s secrets...but can Kim uncover the truth before a twisted, damaged mind claims another victim?
Dates Read: April ? 2023 - April ? 2023
Participants & Ratings: (7) - Andrew - 4 Sergei - 4 Lynda -4 Eadie -3.50 John -3.25 Brenda -4 Bluebird -4
Overall Average Rating: 3.82
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Blood Lines -Angela Marson
Book Discussion
Series: DI Kim Stone Book #5
Publication Date: November 4, 2016
Book Description: A victim killed with a single, precise stab to the heart appears at first glance to be a robbery gone wrong. A caring mother and social worker lost to a senseless act of violence. But for Detective Kim Stone, something doesn’t add up. When a local drug addict is found murdered with an identical wound, Kim knows instinctively that she is dealing with the same killer. But with nothing to link the two victims except the cold, calculated nature of their death, this could be her most difficult case yet. Desperate to catch the twisted individual, Kim’s focus on the case is threatened when she receives a chilling letter from Dr Alex Thorne, the sociopath who Kim put behind bars. And this time, Alex is determined to hit where it hurts most, bringing Kim face-to-face with the woman responsible for the death of Kim’s little brother – her own mother. As the body count increases, Kim and her team unravel a web of dark secrets, bringing them closer to the killer. But one of their own could be in mortal danger. Only this time, Kim might not be strong enough to save them.
Dates Read: February 8 - 13, 2024
Participants & Ratings;(6) Andrew: 5.0 Sergei:5.0 Eadie:5.0 Lynda:5.0 Maura:5.0 Bluebird:
Overall Average Rating:
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Book Discussion:
Series: DI Kim Stone - Book #1
Publication Date: August 1, 2016
Book Description: Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood . . . Years later, a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children's home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. D.I. Kim Stone fast realizes she's on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades. As the body count rises, Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again. But to catch the killer, can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it's too late?
Dates Read: July 27, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Participants & Ratings: (5) Andrew 4.5, Sergei 4.5, Carol 5, Eadie 5, Brenda 4
Overall Average Rating: 4.6
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Evil Games - Angela Marsons
Book Discussion:
Series: Kim Stone Book #2
Publication Date: April 17, 2017
Book Description: When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes clear that there is someone far more sinister at work. With the investigation quickly gathering momentum, Kim finds herself exposed to great danger and in the sights of a lethal individual undertaking their own twisted experiment. Up against a sociopath who seems to know her every weakness, each move she makes could be deadly. As the body count starts to mount, Kim will have to dig deep to stop the killing. And this time...it's personal
Dates Read: January 9, 2020 - January 13, 2020
Participants & Ratings: (7) Andrew -4.5, Sergei-4.5, Carol-5, Lynda-5, Eadie-5, Brenda -4.5 Gayle - 4
Overall Average Rating: 4.64
Comments:
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Lost Girls - Angela Marsons
Book Discussion:
Series: DI Kim Stone Book #3
Publication Date: September 1, 2017
Book Description: When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable; that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping. And when a second text message pits the two families against each other for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for D.I. Kim Stone and the squad. Seemingly outwitted at every turn, as they uncover a trail of bodies, Stone realizes that these ruthless killers might be the most deadly she has ever faced. And that their chances of bringing the girls home alive are getting smaller by the hour. Untangling a dark web of secrets from the families' past might hold the key to solving this case. But can Kim stay alive long enough to do so? Or will someone's child pay the ultimate price?
Dates Read: September 9, 2020 - September 15, 2020
Participants & Ratings: (9)- Andrew 5- Sergei 5 - Carol 5- Lynda 4.5 - Eadie 4 - Bluebird 5- Brenda 4 - Gayle 4 - Jodie - 4
Overall Average Rating:4.50
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Play Dead - Angela Marsen
Book Discussion:
Series: Kim Stone Book #4
Publication Date: May 4, 2016 (Paperback)
Book Description: The dead don’t tell secrets… unless you listen. The girl’s smashed-in face stared unseeing up to the blue sky, soil spilling out of her mouth. A hundred flies hovered above the bloodied mess. Westerley research facility is not for the faint-hearted. A ‘body farm’ investigating human decomposition, its inhabitants are corpses in various states of decay. But when Detective Kim Stone and her team discover the fresh body of a young woman, it seems a killer has discovered the perfect cover to bury their crime. Then a second girl is attacked and left for dead, her body drugged, and mouth filled with soil. It’s clear to Stone and the team that a serial killer is at work... but just how many bodies will they uncover? And who is next? As local reporter, Tracy Frost, disappears, the stakes are raised. The past seems to hold the key to the killer’s secrets...but can Kim uncover the truth before a twisted, damaged mind claims another victim?
Dates Read: April ? 2023 - April ? 2023
Participants & Ratings: (7) - Andrew - 4 Sergei - 4 Lynda -4 Eadie -3.50 John -3.25 Brenda -4 Bluebird -4
Overall Average Rating: 3.82
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Blood Lines -Angela Marson
Book Discussion
Series: DI Kim Stone Book #5
Publication Date: November 4, 2016
Book Description: A victim killed with a single, precise stab to the heart appears at first glance to be a robbery gone wrong. A caring mother and social worker lost to a senseless act of violence. But for Detective Kim Stone, something doesn’t add up. When a local drug addict is found murdered with an identical wound, Kim knows instinctively that she is dealing with the same killer. But with nothing to link the two victims except the cold, calculated nature of their death, this could be her most difficult case yet. Desperate to catch the twisted individual, Kim’s focus on the case is threatened when she receives a chilling letter from Dr Alex Thorne, the sociopath who Kim put behind bars. And this time, Alex is determined to hit where it hurts most, bringing Kim face-to-face with the woman responsible for the death of Kim’s little brother – her own mother. As the body count increases, Kim and her team unravel a web of dark secrets, bringing them closer to the killer. But one of their own could be in mortal danger. Only this time, Kim might not be strong enough to save them.
Dates Read: February 8 - 13, 2024
Participants & Ratings;(6) Andrew: 5.0 Sergei:5.0 Eadie:5.0 Lynda:5.0 Maura:5.0 Bluebird:
Overall Average Rating:
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3Andrew-theQM
Thanks Carol 😁 Book 4 was a bit of a disappointment (shown by the comparative average ratings) after loving the first 3. Hope this one gets back to the earlier form.
Averages
1. 4.6
2. 4.64
3. 4.5
4. 3.82
Averages
1. 4.6
2. 4.64
3. 4.5
4. 3.82
4EadieB
Thanks >2 Carol420:
5Carol420
>3 Andrew-theQM: >4 EadieB: You are both welcome.
6Olivermagnus
Thanks>2 Carol420:. This is one of my favorite series.
7Maura49
Many thanks Carol. A bit of context is useful when a writer is new to one and I have not read the earlier books in this series.
8Carol420
>6 Olivermagnus: >7 Maura49: Your welcome.
10Carol420
>9 bluebird_: You're welcome.
