Lest We Forgive: Gripping Police Murder Mystery (Detective Liz Moorland. Major Crimes. Book 1)

Name: Lest We Forgive: Gripping Police Murder Mystery (Detective Liz Moorland. Major Crimes. Book 1)
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Rating: 4.5 (1650 reviews)
Author: Phillipa Nefri Clark

by Phillipa Nefri Clark

Mystery Thriller

4.5 (1,650)

4.5 stars from 1,650 reviews. Top 84% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

390 pages~6.5 hr readPublished by Phillipa Nefri ClarkPublished 2023-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy Australian crime fiction with strong procedural elements and real emotional stakes beyond the whodunit.
You like detectives who are flawed and damaged but still driven by a code, not invincible heroes.
You want a series you can sink into. This has four books optioned for screen, so there's plenty more to come.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer cosy mysteries or light procedurals without the family tragedy and grief woven through.
You need your protagonists to be likeable and conventionally heroic from the start.
You're looking for a fast, plot-driven page-turner rather than a character-driven investigation with atmospheric depth.

About this book

Detective Liz Moorland is managing a dangerous manhunt when a fatal crash on a remote country road becomes her case. While others view it as a tragic accident, retired cop Vince Carter suspects murder. Vince, once respected but now isolated and grieving in his decaying cottage, is forced back into the world when his estranged daughter and son-in-law are killed, leaving behind his eight-year-old granddaughter Melanie. A threatening voicemail surfaces, and his instincts tell him someone wanted them dead. As Liz and Vince investigate the connection between the crash and her fugitive case, danger closes in around Melanie. The girl survived that night for a reason, and a killer is working to silence her. This is the first novel in the Detective Liz Moorland series, an atmospheric Australian police procedural featuring suspense, family tragedy, and chilling twists.

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Currently 4.5★ from 1,650 reviews

Gaining approximately 41 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.7 to 4.5.

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