Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for this eARC. Wow, this was one brilliant read. I loved, loved, loved it and didn’t want it to end. This is the fourth book in the author’s Detective Alyssa Wyatt series and I think this is the best one so far. Detective Wyatt is back investigating a double murder and a missing person with her partner Detective Roberts. I’ve always liked her as the lead character from the first book All his Pretty Girls and in the subsequent books the side characters, the team Alyssa works with, have grown on me to the point I feel I know them all really well now. I think this is a very well written book that grabbed my attention with the opening chapter and held it right to the end. I love the separate story threads, the twists that kept me guessing and I’d say expect the unexpected with this read. One of the best things for me was that Detective Roberts (Cord) really came into his own as a character and it was great seeing a very different side to him. I think Charly Cox connects so well with her readers through her characters and writing and has excelled here. Overall, a great read with characters you just root for throughout and I eagerly look forward to the next one in the series. If you like police procedurals I’d recommend this although I would say start from the first book and read the series in order.

This is the new book with Detective Alyssa Wyatt and I really enjoyed it. Three friends are having a girls night in when intruders arrive. The aftermath is a horror show and Alyssa is called to investigate. This is book four and moved at a great pace which kept me hooked, can’t wait for book five! Thanks to Hera books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. #NetGalley #TheDevilsPlayground

4.5 stars. The Devil's Playground grabs your attention from page one to final page. I was looking over my shoulder, checking the doors were locked. Alyssa , Cord and team are horrified and are racing to solve these gruesome murders. Where is London the missing girl. The descriptions were so realistic, I found myself cringing and crossing my fingers for London. I can not believe I have not read this series before (you can read it as a stand alone) and I am off to buy the first 3 books in the series. I can't wait to follow Alyssa and Cord on another case.