Hidden Scars: A completely gripping crime thriller with a nail-biting twist (Detective Kim Stone Book 17)

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Like another reviewer has said it feels like you are at home while reading a Kim stone book and I agree. With thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.

So I wasn’t sure what to expect as far as Kim and her team are concerned but things were definitely off and it was unsettling. All of that to say, it’s a rocky beginning for the team when this book begins but soon enough you’re thrust straight into the action per usual. When the body of a young man is found beheaded and staked to the ground in a secluded area of the Clent Hills, Kim and her new squad rush to the crime scene. Although Kim's social skills are lacking, her heart is in the right place, and her detective skills outstanding .It was great to see Stacey finally be allowed out of the office and have a case of her own, Things develop with Penn and his home life and a secret is revealed at the end of the book. The Queen of crime, Angela Marson has done it again, with Hidden Scars the 17th book in the Kim Stone series. The first is the death of a young man, framed to look like a suicide, that leads the team into a very murky world with prejudice and intolerance at its very heart.

Look, I will only listen to this series, which means I give up the opportunity to read it for review. Hidden Scars gives us some time to let our poor fragile hearts recover after book sixteen, and this healing process is also reflected in main character Kim Stone. They are doing this to make you suffer, to make you hurt and the only possible end game can be death.The final chapter answered the long awaited question of Bryant’s name and I loved that it ended on a lighter note. Detective Kim Stone’s instincts tell her something isn’t right – but it’s not her investigation and her temporary replacement is too busy waiting for the next big case to be asking the right questions. While many other long running series lose their impact this series still holds my full attention and goes from strength to strength. A spate of alleged suicides that connect back to The Change, a controversial "conversion" center that can "cure" people from their homosexuality. Conversion therapy aims, by various means of emotional manipulation, behaviour modification, and shaming to change a gay individual to a straightorientation.

On the lighter side I always enjoy my time with Kim, Bryant, Penn and Stace and I devour any new information revealed about who they are and what makes them tick. This was a fast-paced crime thriller, with relatable characters, and short chapters that kept the suspense level high.There are some surprising twists and turns, and I was especially caught off guard by the case of the missing husband.

Angela Marsons remains one of my favorite mystery authors, and her publisher, Bookouture, always publishes the very best novels. Desperate to catch the killer, Kim finds a link between the recent murders and an initiation prank that happened at the school decades earlier. The insidious nature of societal judgement is highlighted and the eventual killers, although definitely in the wrong and evil and, and…. is starting to crack just a little, and she is finally starting to listen and learn from those who care about her - including, always hilariously, surly pathologist Keats and sarcastic journalist Frost, but most importantly she is finally starting to trust her best friend, whose first name we finally learn (okay second best after Barney, obviously! As the body count increases, Kim and her team unravel a web of dark secrets, bringing them closer to the killer.With more children’s lives at risk, Kim has to consider the unthinkable – whether a fellow pupil could be responsible for the murders. This book starts with what looks like a suicide,Jamie Mills hanging from a tree,When Detective Kim Stone investigates she discovers no way he could of killed himself. ABOUT 'HIDDEN SCARS': While Jamie’s cold, lifeless body lay in the morgue, Detective Kim Stone stared at the empty board in the incident room and felt her anger boil.