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Please just stick to the plot...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2022

The main story is good.If that had been the only strand here I would be well satisfied.
However there are two others.Emilia Granita who,for me,reaches new heights of boringly dull irrelevance with each book and takes up way too much time here.
Additionaly Helen's run ins with her superior are a waste of a good book.Sadly they are a common feature of not just this series but many others by many more authors.
Conflict with superior officer-tick
Interfering journalist-tick
And so on by numbers until another 'police procedural'is churned out by the format machine.
Memo to all authors:Please,just tell me a rattling good story.

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Mrs. Mary Johnson

Wonderwoman.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 July 2022

In Cat and Mouse Wonderwoman is only trotting after DI Helen Grace; good heavens what toing and froing and chasing around The Suspect.
However one aspect of the DI Grace series which I admire is the moral centre of the novels. Aldridge does not find excuses for wrong doers but acknowledges that all of us can be broken by bad experiences which undermine faith in goodness and human nature.

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Denis Reed

Please just stick to the plot...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2022

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Another excellent case

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2022

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I do love me a Helen Grace novel. Always dark, always packed with tension, stories that keep you absolutely gripped to the final page, and with a fictional detective who, in spite of her direct and sometimes prickly exterior, you cannot help but root for, what more can you ask for in a book? And believe me, you get all of that and more in Cat and Mouse, with a story that pushes Helen right to the edge, with a truly unexpected turn of events that could well threaten her career.

Now it's not unusual for Mr Arlidge to treat us to a killer whose method of dispatch is particularly torturous and unpleasant and this book is no exception. Home invasions and brutal murders, with victims who have no obvious links other than how they have been killed. We are present from the very start, voyeurs of a murder that is enough to make the skin crawl, and to have you checking all your door and window locks twice before heading to bed. Not that this would necessarily be enough to deter this particular felon, but it's certainly a situation to make you think. The opening is so tense, certain scenes playing out that made me hold my breath in nervous anticipation, wondering if the author could really do that dark ... Whether he did or not, you'll have to read to find out, but it was a nail-biting, pulse pounding few moments that's for sure.

As always, the pacing in the book is top notch, playing out in fast, high impact chapters that really compel you on as a reader. It has that visual styling, the quick cut throughs that give us just enough action to keep up gripped and that kind fo oh lordy, cliffhanger ending that ensures you want to go straight onto the next chapter. That's one of the things I love about this series. It feels like a fast read. Not in a blink and you'll miss it, what happened to the book kind of way, but in a way that means your attention doesn't have time to wander, a real sign of the authors screen writing credentials coming to bear in the narrative. I always find I have a keen sense of place and of character, but never too much detail that it makes the story hang. Every part of the action is carefully chosen and use to full effect. That is critical in this particular book as not only are we faced with a set of almost impossible to solve crimes, there is a real shadow cast over Helen Grace too.

Now if you haven't read the preceding book in the series, Truth or Dare, then I would urge you to do so. Two very important threads of this novel link back to what happened before it, both of which put Helen Grace in significant danger and also put her off her stride. It's not often we see our intrepid Detective put a foot wrong, but it's fair to say that her attention is not fully on the job and the impact of that could prove deadly. She's no longer the strong and infalible woman we know, and that jumpiness, that fear and constant sense of threat that seeps from the page, also breaks through into her professional life.

The tension surrounding Helen is high, the impacts of her fear and her reactions potentially devastating, and with conflict coming at her from all angles, it's the first time in a very long time we have seen any sign of weakness. I really like Helen Grace, and her DS Charlie Brooks, but seeing her here, catching that frailty, does make her seem more human and more relatable. Don't fear - she's not all trembling hands and lily-livered in nature - there are some true Helen style scenes to thrill the ardent action fans, but we get to witness the insecure side of her too, and I kind of liked it. For a one off, moment in time kind of deal obviously. She's at her best when she is sharp as a tack, and there is plenty of evidence the old Helen is still right there, her true grit rising to the surface when it matters most.

With scenes of pulse-thumping action, a killer with dark and twisted notices, and a storyline so packed with tension and threat that you won't want to turn away this is another classic Helen Grace thriller and a fine example of why I love this series so much. Definitely recommended.

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Bridgett

Grace at her best.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2022

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Grace is chasing a killer that seems to have no motive
. Yet demons and ghosts from her last high profile case leads to Grace making a terrible mistake that could cost her job
Suspended and with nothing to loose she continues to hunt for the killer.

My only snag is well, a character could of been brought back more sinister for the next book as of the build up in this book let me believe I could of happened.

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marj Venmore

Should be 10 stars.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2022

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Wow what a fantastic rollercoaster of a ride.never to be disappointed with the He!an Grace novels. That keep you awake not able to put the book down until it's finished it's a hard hitting MIT squad that Helen lead all her bosses want to get rid of her. Because the think she's a liability. Yet she gets the job done..It's a absolute firecracker of a book, Southampton Nick would definitely not be the same without her. Her personal clean up rates in MIT are second to none, Can't wait for the next encounter. One of the best series of books I have read. Highly highly recommended

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Clive

Arlidge on form

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2022

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I enjoyed the latest DCI Helen Grace thriller. It continues the themes Arlidge has built up covering the politics in Policing, her escape from a serial killer and a whole host of new ghastly killings in Southampton. In this plot a series of women at home alone are murdered whilst there husbands have strong alibi’s. What is happening when the cat’s away? This was a fast read, with good plot that we come to appreciate from Arlidge.

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Mrs. Mary Johnson

Wonderwoman.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 July 2022

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2022

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Wow what a great read. Once started I couldn’t put it down. I have read all the Helen Grace books, they are just amazing. Looking forward to the next one.

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A.Luff

Love this series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2022

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I am addicted to the books in this series and read them in one session if I can if you like a thriller there are about 10 in the series this one is the latest I don't know how much longer D.I.Grace can keep on getting up from all of the bike crashes

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goodwc

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2022

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This series of books gets better and better. Characters and plots are believable and once you start the book that’s it until it’s finished.
Please please write the next book in the series soon.

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MELISSA WILLOWS

Absolutely gripping!!!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 June 2022

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From start to finish I couldn't put it down the twists and turns kept me gripped for 2 days excellent read another brilliant story well done to the author..... Keep thrm coming 👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

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