Deadly Games by Sally Rigby (Book 1 in Cavendish & Walker series)

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I happened upon Sally Rigby's Cavendish and Walker series by chance in a marketing email or something—I can't remember where. I signed up for her email list and answered her call for advanced readers, so this book was provided to me for free in exchange for my review.

The first in Rigby's Cavendish & Walker series, this is an excellent psychological police procedural set in the fictional UK city of Lenchester and features a great team of female leads and supporting characters. 

Synopsis

Someone is targeting young women near the university campus, and DCI Whitney Walker is on the case. 

Dr. George Cavendish teaches forensic psychology at the university and offers her services to profile the killer...much to Walker's annoyance. To her, good old-fashioned policing will get the job done! Not some academic from the university, and not her Oxford-educated, fast-track boss, Jamieson, with whom Whitney isn't really enamored. 

Whitney better watch out she doesn't screw this case up! Her job is already on the line, and the case is tricky. Can she trust Cavendish to help her profile the killer and bring them in? Or will this collaboration be a waste of everyone's time?

My Thoughts

I could NOT put this book down. I enjoyed watching Whitney and George butt heads as they team up to work the case. The stakes are higher than anyone realized, and the gripping mystery kept me guessing right till the very end! 

Note: Those with any sensitivities to murder scenes may want to tread carefully here. I consider myself to be semi-sensitive to these things, and while I didn't find it to be excessive, there were a couple of scenes that made me skim a bit rather than dwell any details.

I also like the cover art on this series of books: they're a bit dark and gritty, but it's still easy to see details. Like most readers, I'm sure, I am drawn to books by their covers.

All in all, this is a great start to the series and as you will see in future reviews, the following books are just as good, if not better!

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