The Girls on Chalk Hill - (Detective Lexi Bennett) by Alison Belsham (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

They lie on the hillside, wearing matching white dresses, tiaras in their blonde hair. Each of them clutches a red rose. They could be sleeping, but frost shines on the lashes of their wide blue eyes, frozen open forever...

Detective Lexi Bennett is devastated when she finds the two teenagers lying side by side on the quiet green hillside, their throats cut. Convinced this is no ordinary killer, she vows to draw on all her profiling experience to find justice for these beautiful girls who will never have the chance to grow up.

But when the victims are identified as Lucy and Eden Carter, Lexi's blood turns cold. The sisters were triplets - and the third girl, Paige, is missing. The case suddenly feels frighteningly personal. Lexi was a triplet too, and she and her sisters were abducted as teens. Two of them escaped but Lexi's dreams are still haunted by memories of the faceless man who took them, and her sister Rose, who she never saw again.

Her boss thinks she's too close to the case, but Lexi is sure the monster who took her is back with a message. She throws herself into the investigation, hunting down every clue, certain that time is running out to save Paige.

Then she returns home to find the back door open and Rose's diary on the kitchen table. As she traces her beloved sister's handwriting, her heart breaking, Lexi swears she will not rest until this brutal monster is caught. Will the diary help her find him before Paige is killed? Or is she walking into a trap designed just for her?

A completely compelling serial killer thriller that will make your pulse race on every page. Fans of Karin Slaughter, Angela Marsons and J M Dalgliesh will love The Girls on Chalk Hill.

See what readers are saying about The Girls on Chalk Hill:

'5 WELL-DESERVED STARS! You will want to read this in one sitting because you are on the edge of your seat the entire time... I was mad at life getting in the way!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'WOW. I don't know how to put into words how amazing this book was... I was on my seat the whole time... A MUST-READ.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Absolutely brilliant police procedural! I am more than impressed with Lexi Bennett and her team!... Fast-paced and a true page-turner! I cannot wait for the next in this series... 5/5 stars.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Absolutely loved... I highly recommend this read. It will completely absorb you.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'GRIPPING. One of the best mystery thrillers I've read in a while. I was constantly on the edge of my seat, trying to second guess what was going to happen... so compelling and there was a real race against time feel which had me racing through... I can't wait to see how this series develops.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐