The Hangman’s Hold by Michael Wood (Matilda Darke 4)

Synopsis:

Your life is in his hands.

In the gripping new serial killer thriller from Michael Wood, Matilda Darke faces a vicious killer pursuing his own brand of lethal justice. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons and Helen Fields.

There’s a killer in your house.
The Hangman waits in the darkness.

He knows your darkest secrets.
He’ll make you pay for all the crimes you have tried desperately to forget.

And he is closer than you think.
DCI Matilda Darke is running out of time. Fear is spreading throughout the city. As the body count rises, Matilda is targeted and her most trusted colleagues fall under suspicion. But can she keep those closest to her from harm? Or is it already too late?

My Rating: 4/5

My Review: I have begun to realise there are so many great series of books that I am hugely behind on and as you mauy have noticed I tend to binge read to catch up on them. One such series is this one featuring Matilda Darke and I was shocked to realise its been nearly 6 years since I read book 3 and decided to start my binge and catch up right now. I was worried I wouldn’t recall characters or the like but I needn’t have worried, just a few chapters in and it was like I had never been away.

I forgot how much I liked Matilda, as the DCI with a great team of colleagues she is very likeable. This storyline felt particularly nansty with a killer deciding on hanging their vicitm. I recalled pretty early on how much I loved the team that work with Matilda, especially Sian, Rory and Scott. In addition you have the pathologist Adele whio is also Matilda’s best friend. What nobody had banked on was Adele being dragged into the case in a way nobody saw coming.

This book was such a good read and by the end of it I realised that once more I had a series where not only was I invested in the lead character but also the additional people that feauture in and around Matilda. This book was certainly graphic with lots of hooks and some very shocking scenes played out, but thoroughly enjoyable and I am even more keen to get going on book 5!