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A Life for a Life (Detective Kate Young Book 3) Kindle Edition

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Nobody can get into the mind of an erratic killer—except an unpredictable detective.

When a young man is found lying on a station platform with a hole in his head, DI Kate Young is called in to investigate the grisly murder. But the killing is no one-off. As bodies start to pile up, she is faced with what might be an impossible task—to hunt down a ruthless killer on a seemingly random rampage.

Meanwhile, Kate has her own demons to battle as she struggles to come to terms with her husband’s death. And she is hell-bent on exposing corruption within the force and bringing Superintendent John Dickson to justice. But with the trail of deception running deeper—and closer to home—than she could ever have imagined, she no longer knows who she can trust.

With her grip on reality slipping, Kate realises that maybe she and the killer are not so different after all. But time is running out and Kate is low on options. Can she catch the killer before she loses everything?

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USA Today bestselling author and winner of The People’s Book Prize Award, Carol Wyer’s crime novels have sold over one million copies and been translated into nine languages. A move from humour to the ‘dark side’ in 2017, with the introduction of popular DI Robyn Carter in Little Girl Lost, proved that Carol had found her true niche.

In 2021, An Eye For An Eye, the first in the DI Kate Young series, was chosen as a Kindle First Reads and became the #1 bestselling book on Amazon UK and Amazon Australia.

Carol has had articles published in national magazines Woman’s Weekly, featured in Take A Break, Choice, Yours and Woman’s Own magazines, and the Huffington Post. She’s also been interviewed on numerous radio shows, and on Sky and BBC Breakfast television.

She currently lives on a windy hill in rural Staffordshire with her husband, Mr Grumpy…who is very, very grumpy.

To learn more, go to www.carolwyer.co.uk, subscribe to her YouTube channel, or follow her on Twitter: @carolewyer.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09BCPR894
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (March 15, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 15, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2980 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 363 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #34,783 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #774 in Murder
- #854 in Serial Killer Thrillers
- #1,104 in Police Procedurals (Kindle Store)

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Carol Wyer is a USA Today bestselling author and winner of the People’s Book Prize Award. Her crime novels have sold over one million copies and been translated into nine languages.

A move from humour to the 'dark side' in 2017, saw the introduction of popular DI Robyn Carter in Little Girl Lost and proved that Carol had found her true niche.

In 2021, An Eye For An Eye, the first in the DI Kate Young series, was chosen as a Kindle First Reads. It became the #1 bestselling book on Amazon UK, USA and Australia. The fifth book, A Soul for a Soul, is due out in January 2024.

Her standalone psychological thriller, Behind Closed Doors, was an Amazon Editor's Pick and selected as one of the Best Books of December 2022.

Carol has had articles published in national magazines 'Woman's Weekly', featured in 'Take A Break', 'Choice', 'Yours' and 'Woman's Own' magazines and written for the Huffington Post. She’s also been interviewed on numerous radio shows and on Sky and BBC Breakfast television.

She lives on a windy hill in rural Staffordshire with her husband, Mr. Grumpy . . . who is very, very grumpy.

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MamaBear1

Redemtion!

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024

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Back to a winding twisting narrative and shocking ending. No relation to the main character and murder suspect; compared to previous 2 books. Many loose ends tied up in this book. Glad I read the third novel and onto number 4!

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Dioly Castillo

At last, justice was served!

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023

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This was a difficult book to finish, and it took me almost a month. I didn't have faith that Kate could at last take on the bad guy from the series. Yes, she could find the bad guy at each book end, but taken on the bad guy that left her widow and kept taking everything from her, that was another story. Thus, the final chapters were a pleasant surprise. Now I'm invested in what is next to come!

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2023

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Have enjoyed this book as much as the first two books. Detective Young is still on the hunt for evidence in her husband's death while looking for the killer with her team in this story. You will be surprised if the ending. Can't wait for book 4.

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Sandra, Jackson California, Kindle Customer

Great read

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2023

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This fast paced book will keep you entertained until the end. Great story and characters, Ms. When is a fantastic writer.

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022

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By review on this 1 is not quite as Happy as the 1st 2 books I was not happy with the way it ended It just left it Please let me know if you're going to write a forth story for her To bring her forward or if there is a bonus book that it's list gonna explain what happened with her after Dickerson What shot I know it leaves us to our imagination to come up with an ending but I surely wish that you would right 1 you can if it short story

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AlliG

Great police procedural but the personal story line is dragging

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022

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Kate and her team grunt through their investigations and solve cases quite well. Kate's personal vendetta storyline is getting old and has not been interesting since book 1. Unsure if I'll read on.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023

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Carol Wyer's books are my new found favorite reads.....books 1 through 3 were thought provoking, edge of your seat reads, now onto book 4!

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2023

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The books take a little to get into but worth the wait. I enjoyed these books while listening to them on audiobook.

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Helen Musson

Brilliant!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2024

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Brilliant!

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Fabulous Read

Reviewed in Australia on October 18, 2022

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Another great story in the series.
Can’t wait for the next one

Cheryl

Brilliant book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2023

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Loved every page, each one was gripping, equally as good as the previous two, can't wait for the next book

Cardinal

Very slow start

Reviewed in Australia on September 7, 2023

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The ending raised this from 3 to 4 stars. Most of the early to middle parts of the book were very repetitive, almost like cut and paste. Maybe, to me, it was because this was the 3rd in the series and I had read it all before. I'm now starting on the 4th and final episode.

T. Wood

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2022

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DI Kate Young is an officer permanently living on the edge. The last year has been traumatic and however hard she tries she knows its not going to get better any time soon. Her team, all three of them, are a familiar presence in her life but even with them she can't relax.

A new investigation begins when a young man is found dead on a small deserted railway station unfortunately with no witnesses or apparent reason for his demise. Someone must know something though, right? A second killing happens far too quickly for anyone's liking doubling the team's problems and Kate juggles the current workload alongside her obsessive determination to find proof of corruption at the heart of her own police department.

With her mental health issues becoming more apparent once more Kate knows time is running out on all fronts. Does she have any chance of catching a seemingly random killer or will they and those defending the indefensible finally beat her down?

This is the third book in the series and once again Carol Wyer puts her main protagonist through the wringer! The murder investigation is Columbo-esque with the perpetrator and their reasons for killing clear to the reader from the start. The clues to understanding for the team are complex but expertly revealed and keep the pages turning long into night.

Kate and her team work. They are strong together as well as apart and I enjoyed seeing things from their pov alongside Kate's. Her sister is also here once again and showing a different side to Kate which I found lessened the tension for a short whenever she appeared. I hope there will be more from Kate and her team in the not too distant future, especially as once again the author left the reader with a cliffhanger to ponder in the meantime!

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own. This is an excellent addition to a very good series but the previous two books do need to be read first.

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