Another absolutely cracking thriller from the dark and dastardly mind of Mr Edwards (no offence intended, of course!). My expectations were high and I’m thrilled to confirm it did a stellar job. With that in mind, The Lucky Ones had a lot to live up to. I also reviewed Follow You Home in the very early days of damppebbles, as well reading The Magpies before blogging was a ‘thing’ in my life. I was a part of the blog tour for The Devil’s Work last year (another of Edwards’s books) and I think it’s fair to say I LOVED it. For your chance to see Mark Edwards, Caz Frear, Lilja Sigurðardóttir and Ann Cleeves in the flesh (and, of course, the lovely Rod Reynolds!) all you need to do is click THIS LINK and book your FREE place. Mark Edwards, one of my very favourite authors, will be appearing at First Monday Crime on 2nd October alongside three other superb writers (four if you count moderator, Rod Reynolds!). Those who regularly follow the blog may be feeling an odd sense of deja vu about now and that’s because yes, I have featured this review on damppebbles before! But I have the most excellent of reasons for posting it again.

I am delighted to be able to share with you today my review of The Lucky Ones by Mark Edwards. Someone who wants nothing but happiness for Ben. For the first time in months, Ben feels lucky.īut he is unaware that someone is watching him and Ollie. What’s more, the bullies who have been terrorising his son, Ollie, disappear. Forced to move back to the sleepy village where he grew up following the breakdown of his marriage, Ben finally finds work. When a woman’s body is found in the grounds of a ruined priory, Detective Imogen Evans realises she is dealing with a serial killer-a killer whose victims appear to die in a state of bliss, eyes open, smiles forever frozen on their faces.Ī few miles away, single dad Ben Hofland believes his fortunes are changing at last. Little did she know it was also the last.

The Magpies by Mark Edwards