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Little Boy Blue by M.J. Arlidge
Helen Grace series Book #5
4★’s
In the darkest corners of the city, there is a thriving nightlife where people can let loose and cross the lines of work and play, of pleasure and pain. But now that sanctuary has been breached. A killer has struck and a man is dead.
In a world where disguises and discretion are the norm, one admission could unravel a life. No one wants to come forward to say what they saw or what they know—including the woman heading the investigation: Detective Helen Grace.
Helen knew the victim. And the victim knew her—better than anyone else. And when the murderer strikes again, Helen must decide how many more lines she’s willing to cross to bring in a devious and elusive serial killer.
My Thoughts:
I have really liked this series from the very beginning. The only problem I had with it was Helen’s pastime and addiction to S &M. It seemed way over the top and unnecessary to what was already a great story. In the last book she was making a real effort to distance herself from her dominatrix, Jake... and was doing a fairly good job. Jake, who had a major crush on Helen, had also met someone and was moving on. Now… Jake is dead…murdered by someone he thought he could trust.
I know when Helen began lying her way through the first few chapters that all was not going to end well for her. As she investigates the unexpected murder it begins to look as if it was a tragic accident…just a sex game gone wrong. Unfortunately everything begins to go wrong for Helen and soon threatens Helen's private life and the secrets that she would rather not have exposed to the light of day.
M.J. Arlidge has done what he does best…He has left the reader hanging on a cliff and just waiting to see how this all turns out.
