Cut Short - Leigh Russell

I decided to read this book based on its reviews on Amazon and admit that maybe I would have normally overlooked this as it is the author's first book. In this debut novel we meet Geraldine Steel who has taken a DI position in Woolmarsh. She has her own problems as her boyfriend has left her and she is already having to deal with a huge change in her life. Add into the mix she is not only starting over in a new position and having to get to know all of her colleagues but she is thrown in at the deep end with her first case. There is a serial killer on the loose who is preying on young girls walking in the nearby park. Her boss DCI Kathryn Gordon has high ...  Read the complete review

DI Geraldine Steel is a dedicated police officer working on a mobile murder investigation team. Feeling betrayed after the breakup of a 6 year relationship, she moves to a new flat near the small town of Woolsmarsh, where most of the action in the book takes place. Trying to put her life back together isn't easy for Geraldine. As she struggles with the demands of her job, a small part of her yearns for what her sister has - marriage, kids and home, but without wishing to sacrifice her career at the altar of domestic bliss. Woolsmarsh is terrorised by a serial killer who strangles and leaves the bodies of his victims in the park. Geraldine is ...  Read the complete review