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Merciless (DI Kate Fletcher Book 2) Kindle Edition

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Two suspicious deaths. One missing teenager.
DI Kate Fletcher is called out to a freezing canal where the body of a woman is found floating in a lock. Without ID, the police struggle to piece together the details of her life.
In Thorpe, a daughter confesses to killing her father. Is it mercy or murder?
As Kate and her team investigate, the links between the two cases are inescapable and everything seems to lead back to the disappearance of a Thorpe teenager in the 1980s.
Then the main suspect vanishes…
Can Kate connect the events of past and present to bring the culprit to justice?
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“I would love to see Kate Fletcher realised on tv as the books makes for such compelling reading!”
“Well thought out and well researched thriller...kept me enthralled and on edge all the way through.”
“Another cracking book by Heleyne Hammersley who's fast becoming one of my favourite thriller writers.”
Merciless is the second book in the DI Kate Fletcher series, set in South Yorkshire.

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Heleyne Hammersley was born in South Yorkshire but has lived in Cumbria for the last twenty years where she sometimes teaches English and often walks on the fells. She has been writing since junior school – her first work was a collection of poems called Give Them the Works when she was ten years old. The poems were carefully handwritten on plain paper and tied together with knitting yarn. Since then she’s gone on to complete a number of creative writing courses with the Open University and she is a regular NaNoWriMo participant. The idea for Forgotten came about while on an extended holiday in China and South-East Asia in 2001. Heleyne was on a bus in the mountains of Thailand and found herself wondering what would happen if she was suddenly thrown out of the emergency exit on a tight bend with no belongings or money. This rather disturbing thought eventually became a novel.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CXTKM7GQ
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1157 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
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Heleyne Hammersley
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Heleyne Hammersley is a British writer based in Cumbria. She writes psychological suspense thrillers and crime novels.

Heleyne has been writing since junior school – her first work was a collection of poems called 'Give Them the Works' when she was ten years old. The poems were carefully handwritten on plain paper and tied together with knitting wool.

When she's not writing, Heleyne can often be found wandering on the fells or in the local park with her dog.

Go to www.heleynehammersley.com for more information.

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Customers enjoy the suspenseful story with realistic characters and a well-written plotline. They appreciate the realistic setting and many twists and turns that keep them hooked.

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2020
    That was an excellent tale. The story very suspenseful and the characters evolved wonderfully. It is really a great series
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2020
    This is the second book in a series. After reading and enjoying the first one, I moved right on. I think these books are well thought out and interesting enough to keep one's attention without being overly dramatic. I found myself thinking that the characters and premises were fairly realistic, which helps me accept the story, unlike some mysteries that are more fantastic. One thing that would help me identify more with the team would be to flesh them out, being careful not to let personalities get in the way of the meat of the story.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2021
    I enjoyed the location of the story. I had a second cousin who lived in the area and had a narrow boat made, 6’ by 60’, to live in and travel the canals. Unfortunately, he died of cancer before he was able to use it. His name was Bryan Newbern and he drove a double decker bus, which, after his death, was named after him.
    Richard Newbern
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
    I loved this book so much. I love mystery/thrillers. It’s a nice break from YA. It starts out with a woman found murdered. Then another woman confesses to killing her father who has cancer. Now, we learn that her sister was killed in the same manor but it wasn’t considered murder. Are they all connected somehow? This keeps you on your toes with all of the cases not sure what’s going to happen next. I don’t quite know how to review this without giving too much away but, I’m telling you. You have to read this if you love mysteries.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2018
    This book has so many twists and turns. DI Kate Fletcher leads a crack team to find the answers to the questions they need to find. Great characters and a very good plotline!
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2020
    An intense story that I read in one sitting on the edge of my seat. Highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys thrillers.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2020
    Yes, I love British mysteries and author Helene Hammersley delivers. Characters, locations and style wrapped inside a mystery. Lovely read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2018
    This is the second installment in a brand new series and it doesn't disappoint. Great, carefully thought out plot with lots of twists and turns executed by a team that is gelling into a force to be reckoned with. I eagerly await future additions to this great crime series.

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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyed
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2024
    Excellent from start to finish , cannot wait for book3.
    I like how heleyne , explained both sides of the story ,
  • Meghan Green
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not G-rated due to some violence
    Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2020
    I really liked this book, but enjoyed the previous one in the series more. I hard a hard time getting through some of the sections that we violent even though they also seemed necessary. I’m still going to keep going in the series. If you like the tv series happy valley I think you’d like these
  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Family fortune
    Reviewed in Germany on February 14, 2019
    A very gripping sociological thriller you can never trust your family. Nice flow with many twists and turns and unexpected events that seem unrelated which blend very well.
  • Jenny Kenny
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story with believable characters
    Reviewed in Australia on March 21, 2020
    Liked the mystery of who was involved in the disappearance and murders and what had happened in the past. Some coincidences but overall a good read.
  • Aurora
    4.0 out of 5 stars Merciless
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2019
    In this book there is no doubt about the identity of the killer, that is revealed very early in the narrative although the nature of their crime isn't immediately clear. In this series the author does not go to great pains to hide the identity of the perpetrator, apparently preferring to concentrate on other aspects of the storyline and it works very well for her. There was some element of mystery as one person was referred to only by a single initial for much of the book which gives scope for speculation

    Of the three books in this series this one is my least favoured but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. I did find it a little intrusive that so much time was spent reflecting back on historical events which led to the perpetrator's actions. Despite that, I still finished it in a single day and took every opportunity to read it, even if only for a few moments at a time.

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