Last Seen Alive (Detective Isabel Blood, Book 3)

· Detective Isabel Blood Book 3 · HarperCollins UK
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‘This is a cracking page turner with twists galore. When I wasn't reading it I was thinking of this book trying to work out what was going on.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fans of Vera, Val McDermid and Elly Griffiths will love Last Seen Alive!

When Anna Matheson fails to collect her son from the babysitter after a works party, the police are swiftly called. Anna is a stickler for time and a good mother – she would never abandon her baby. Her disappearance is totally out of character and DI Isabel Blood and her team soon suspect foul play.

CCTV footage shows Anna was last seen at precisely 11.11pm, as she collected her coat to leave the party. But the cameras outside the venue have failed to pick up her exit from the car park – how could she have vanished in plain sight?

Rumour has it that Anna was set to make big changes in the workplace, and Isabel can’t help but think someone wanted her out of the way.

Everyone at the party is a suspect, and all the clues point to murder...

Readers LOVE Last Seen Alive!

‘Just superb. Well written and so easy to read. Characters were well drawn and I just can’t tell you how good the end was. Brilliant!’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Jane does it again with another gripping read. I read this one in 24 hours and had me engrossed from page 1.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Great story, thought I had it all worked out, turned out I hadn't. Thoroughly enjoyed it, once I got into it, did not see that ending coming.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A cracking read with great characters.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This book was very good. Great storyline so many twists in each chapter. I didn't see the conclusion coming at all. Was so well written. Would recommend this book to others.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This was an easy read with plenty of twists and turns that kept me engaged throughout.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A well written and thoroughly enjoyable read congratulations to Jane Bettany for a great read.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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5.0
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Duchess Sarah Ferguson
April 18, 2022
Last Seen Alive is another engrossing instalment in Jane Bettany's D.I. Isabel Blood series. Lauren Talbot becomes worried when her best friend, single mother Anna Matheson, fails to show up to collect her young son. D.I. Isabel Blood's CID team are soon brought in to investigate the disappearance of the normally reliable Anna. When a body is discovered in nearby parkland by the ubiquitous early-morning dog walker, the case becomes a murder inquiry and pressure mounts for Blood and her team to identify a perpetrator. Investigations uncover a complex web of relationships and connections between the victim and various witness-suspects, both in the present and in the past. Shocking revelations expose multiple potential motives for Anna's murder as the detectives' attention focuses in upon a particularly remorseless criminal. As always, Jane Bettany's attention to detail as far as police and forensic procedure and her adherence to "real life" restrictions on police behaviour lend verisimilitude to the story. While I'd happily endorse the series as a whole, I believe that Last Seen Alive would also be enjoyed as a standalone read. I'd recommend it to readers who enjoy contemporary police procedural mysteries in a traditional "whodunnit" mould. Readers who enjoy Ann Cleeves, Jane Isaac and/or J.R. Ellis would find this right up their alley.
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About the author

JANE BETTANY is a writer of short stories and non-fiction books and articles. Her work has been published in women's magazines in the UK (such as My Weekly, People's Friend, Yours and Woman's Weekly), as well as in literary magazines and newspapers.

She has an MA in Creative Writing and has been a teacher of creative writing since 2007. As well as writing and teaching, she also runs a publishing and communications company and loves helping people to share their stories and find their writing voice.

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