Cut To The Bone By Alex Caan

[amazon_link id=”1785770497″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]’Cut To The Bone’ is the first book in a new series by Alex Caan.

Ruby is a vlogger, a rising star of YouTube and a heroine to millions of teenage girls. And she’s missing. But she’s an adult – the police aren’t too worried. Until the video’s uploaded. Ruby, in the dirt, pleading for her life. Enter Detective Inspector Kate Riley; the Met’s rising star and the head of a new team of investigators with the best resources money can buy. Among them, Detective Sergeant Zain Harris, the poster boy for multiracial policing. But can Kate wholly trust him – and more importantly, can she trust herself around him? As hysteria builds amongst the press and Ruby’s millions of fans, Kate and her team are under pressure to get results, and fast, but as they soon discover, the world of YouTube vloggers and social media is much darker than anyone could have imagined.

‘Cut To The Bone’ is a dark and gripping thriller from a new author, whose new series is called the ‘Riley And Harris’ series.

On par with the current trend of video blogging, the story is about a young video blogger called Ruby who disappears without a trace. An inspirational voice amongst a young generation, she’s idolised by millions and with so many admirers, there are many suspects.

The story is primarily seen through the eyes of the detectives investigating the case, DI Kate Riley and DS Zain Harris. Both are complex characters, with ghosts in their closets and trying not to get personally involved in the case but as time ticks by, both detectives struggle to keep their emotions in order, as well as keep their working relationship professional. The story focuses on many issues, such as social media and corruption and these topics make for interesting reading.

The chapters in this book are short and snappy, which makes for thrilling reading in this fast paced story. The characters are wonderfully difficult, both have issues and secrets that they are trying to keep hidden but as the story unfolds, they see deeper into their lives and how they became the people that they are.

Cleverly written with a witty narrative, this book is bang on trend with current issues and is thoroughly well researched. Filled with twists, shocks and an ending that will leave you breathless, ‘Cut To The Bone’ is a riveting and dark crime story that keeps the reader on their toes.

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