#Review The Crying Cave Killings (The Yorkshire Murders #3) by Wes Markin

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#Review The Crying Cave Killings by Wes Markin
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The Crying Cave Killings
The Yorkshire Murders #3
by Wes Markin

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A murdered child. A case from the past. A detective inspector with nothing to lose…

DI Paul Riddick is a man tormented by his own actions and determined to right the wrongs of his past any way he can. But when his instincts lead him to follow a child he believes to be in danger, Riddick gets in deeper than he ever imagined…especially when the child is found dead.

DCI Emma Gardner doesn’t believe Riddick has blood on his hands, but he’s off the case until she can clear his name. If she can clear his name. Because Riddick seems determined to chase ghosts that only get him into more trouble.

Riddick’s certain he didn’t kill the kid in the cave. But he also remembers another case, twenty years ago, with shocking similarities…which means someone is trying to trap Riddick.

Can Riddick uncover the truth, or will this be the case that finally destroys him once and for all?

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Other books in the series:
The Viaduct Killing
The Lonley Lake Killing

REVIEW

This is book three in the Yorkshire Murders and it is easily read as stand alone though I highly recommend you read one and two to get a better feel for Riddick and Gardner’s back stories.
The story flows between the past and present when a boy is found dead in similar circumstances to a case Riddick worked on twenty years ago, the only problem is that Riddick was also found next to the boy – now we know he want responsible as he was simply following a s child he believed to be in danger and in doing so he ended up whacked on the head. Gardner needs to put him off the case and clear his name, but Riddick uses his time off to chase the ghosts from his past and that just gives Gardner even more of a headache to deal with as well!

Between Riddick going rogue, missing teenage boys as well as finding out who is responsible for the death of the young boy, Gardner is juggling a lot of balls and she is not without her own personal problems going on as well. I really love how raw, flawed and true to life these characters are and I really have to wonder what Markin has in story for Emma and Paul next.

4 stars

Author Bio –

Wes Markin is the bestselling author of the DCI Yorke crime novels, set in Salisbury. His new series for Boldwood stars the pragmatic detective DCI Emma Gardner who will be tackling the criminals of North Yorkshire.  Wes lives in Harrogate and the first book in the series The Yorkshire Murders will be published in November 2022.