Making of a Murderer by Michael Wood

5 Stars from me ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

I am so happy when a new Michael Wood book is released and snapped this one up as soon as I saw it advertised!

Knowing it was a short story was bittersweet – I knew I would be devouring it in one sitting and then it would be done. But,I couldn’t help it, I had to dive straight in.

Needless to say it was like dipping into a favourite and comfy pair of slippers and as ever with Michael’s books, within just a few pages I felt at home. He is a gifted author and has such a skillful way of making characters come to life on the page. I completely love DCI Matilda Darke and her team and reading about the early days with much loved characters was a delight.

Making of a Murderer is a brilliant read – superbly measured suspense and with a fair sprinkling of Michael’s trademark darkness. It really is testament to his skill that even a short story can pack such a punch in terms of a well-defined back-story and perfectly crafted characters.

DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine and I love reading about her. This series surely must be televised – I can picture them all, I can see the offices and I cannot wait for them to come alive on the screen. A series this good must be shared wider and needs to join the ranks of Banks, Vera and Morse. It’s incredible and a cannot wait for the next installment.

If you are new to the Matilda Darke series – you are in for a treat:

Making of a Murderer
The Fallen
For Reasons Unknown
Outside Looking In
A Room Full of Killers
The Hangman’s Hold
Stolen Children
The Murder House
Time Is Running Out
Survivor’s Guilt
The Lost Children
The Seventh Victim

And out on audio book only: Vengeance Is Mine and Chapter One.

Blurb:
A MISSING TEENAGER When Sharon Mackintosh allows her teenage daughter to pick up a friend late one evening, she doesn’t expect to find the police on her doorstep the next morning. The body of a young woman has been found in the boot of a car and the police think it’s her daughter.
AN ABANDONED CAR DCI Matilda Darke and her team are called in to investigate the murder. The body has been left in such a peaceful way, she could almost be sleeping, except for the trauma to the back of her head.
A CRIME OF PASSION With the body of one teenager in the morgue and a second missing, Matilda’s on borrowed time. But when new information comes to light about the identity of the missing teenager, her investigation takes a dark turn back to the past…