#SheLiesInWait

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She Lies in Wait is the debut novel from Gytha Lodge. “On a hot summer night in 1983 a group of teenagers head to the forest to camp. The youngest of the group - Aurora Jackson - disappears during the night. She is never found. Until 30 years later a young camper stumbles across Aurora’s remains. Now DCI Jonah Sheens is determined to find the truth to what happened to Aurora and bring her justice.” Typical setup in this crimefiction/mystery/thriller. Dual timelines - something bad happened years ago - secrets and lies Part of the difficulty of the audiobook was the sheer number of characters and that they were referred to by different names by different characters. It was hard to keep up 😅 Lots of red herrings. And a satisfying ending if you like the bad guy to get the justice they deserve. Decent debut from Lodge. #sheliesinwait #gythalodge #debutnovel #britishcrimefiction #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookwormlife #sodacityreads #readersofig #bookreview #bookwormlife #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #goodreads #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs #dualtimelines #bravethebacklist #fallintomybacklist #backlistbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CbNCudnLwpB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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She lies in wait

Thirty years have passed since 14-year-old Aurora Jackson vanished when camping with a group teenagers. But now, her body has been discovered by coincidence. She has been dead all the time, buried in the woods and her killer running free. What happened that night, when Aurora‘s sister and her friends had invited her in the woods? Obviously a lot of booze and drugs, but how come that one of them could have been murdered and the others remain silent for over three decades? DCI Jonah Sheens and his team have to face a group of friends who stand in line even after all the time. They must have to hide quite a lot...

Gytha Lodge‘s debut is a thrilling crime novel from the first to the last page. The plot offers many different side lines that could lead to the solution and the combination of having the story advance in the present and the flashbacks of the day in 1983 keep suspense high. 

What I found most interesting was the dynamics between the friends. On the one hand, the group of six as teenagers where the cool ones lead and have their say, but also later as adults where they all found their place in life and in their small group. They made some wrong decisions out of fears that are understandable for teenagers, but they never corrected them as adults even though they had the chance. 

Many twists and turns keep you guessing about what happened that night and in the end, it all is solved convincingly. For me, a perfect crime novel and a very entertaining read.

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She Lies In Wait review

On a scorching July night in 1983, a group of teenagers goes camping in the forest. Bright and brilliant, they are destined for great things, and the youngest of the group—Aurora Jackson—is delighted to be allowed to tag along. But by morning, Aurora has disappeared. Her friends claim that she was safe the last time they saw her, right before she went to sleep. An exhaustive investigation is launched, but no trace of the teenager is ever found. Thirty years later, Aurora’s body is unearthed in a hideaway that only the six friends knew about, and Jonah Sheens is put in charge of solving the long-cold case. Back in 1983, as a young cop in their small town, he had known the teenagers—including Aurora—personally, even before taking part in the search. Now he’s determined to finally get to the truth of what happened that night. Sheens’s investigation brings the members of the camping party back to the forest, where they will be confronted once again with the events that left one of them dead, and all of them profoundly changed forever. 

Ok, first off, I love the title. It sounds so ominous and creepy. It got my attention instantly.

She Lies In Wait tells the story of a 30 year old murder. A holidaying family find a human skeleton in the woods and DCI Sheens knows immediately that it belongs to Aurora Jackson. Back in 1983, he was a young cop and seven teens went out to have a party. When they woke up the next morning, Aurora was gone and never found…until now.

The premise definitely intrigued me and I love the idea of a decades old murder. It’s harder to solve but doable. The evidence is long gone or severely compromised or degraded by time. How do you find who killed Aurora all those years ago?

At first, I wasn’t sold. I read the prologue and then abandoned it. Clearly, at the time, I wasn’t in the mood because when I next went to it, I was hooked. We encounter our protagonist, DCI Jonah Sheens who is pulled away from his time off with a grisly encounter in the woods. From there we meet his team, who I hope we see more of. They’re an interesting, varied group and there’s definitely more to them. But as this is the first in the series, I’ll forgive the focus on Jonah.

The time in the present is mixed in with flashbacks to the past. Not only featuring Aurora, but the other teens as well – Aurora’s sister, Topaz, and her group of friends. I really liked this. I’m sure some people find the cuts between past and present jarring but I found this horrifying and compelling. It lets us get to know our victim and grow to like her. Aurora is a sweet girl, kind and naïve, dreamy. She gets invited along to this party where she is so out of her depth with the obvious drugs, drinking and sex. Unnerved, she takes her sleeping bag into the woods, away from the group. The next morning it’s cold and empty, Aurora long gone. Seeing the past events play out and knowing that they end so badly and gruesomely for Aurora is horrifying. As we got further in, I read those pages with a strange anticipation. Was it an accident? How long before Aurora meets her end? Who killed this sweet kid and escaped justice for thirty years?

Obviously, DCI Sheens pulls in the original group, all now successful adults. Finding the body brings them all back. They cling together as they did back then, sure that none of them is a killer. But surely one of them is lying?

I will definitely be picking up the next DCI Sheen book as this one has me interested in him and his team. Recently I’ve been so disappointed when I’ve picked up thrillers, as I’ve either not found any tension or I’ve been seriously let down at the ending! But this kept the pace all the way through and I’ll have to read it again soon so I can spot all of the threads weaving together for the conclusion.

4.5 stars

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#BlogTour - #BookReview #SheLiesinWait by Gytha Lodge

Today is my stop on the #BlogTour for #SheLiesinWait by Gytha Lodge @thegyth. Thanks to @JennyPlatt90 and @MichaelJBooks for the opportunity. @PenguinRHUK #bookreview #bookrec #bookreviewer #wordpress #bookblogger #books

For my second blog tour post of the day, I’m thrilled to share with you my book review of She Lies in Wait, the debut novel by Gytha Lodge. Thank you to Jenny Platt and Michael Joseph Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this fabulous thriller, which is book 1 of the DCI Jonah Sheens series.

About the book:

On a hot July night in 1983, six school friends go camping in the…

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Sechs Freunde und der Mord....

Sechs Freunde und der Mord.... @HoCaHamburg @thegyth #Crime #Friendship #Killer #tension #SheliesinWait #littlegirl #Drugs #loss

Hallo liebe Freunde des Lesens,

es gibt diese Cliquen im Schulzeiten, die eine besondere Dynmaik bilden. Die Autorin Gytha Lodge zeigt in ihrem Krimi “Bis Ihr Sie findet” was dieses Dynmaik anrichten kann und dass die Vergangenheit immer wieder einen einholt. Erschienen ist das Buch beim Hoffmann und Campe Verlag.

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Nach Dreißg Jahren wird die Leiche beziehungsweise das was noch übrig ist…

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She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge @thegyth @MichaelJBooks @JennyPlatt90 #SheLiesinWait

She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge @thegyth @MichaelJBooks @JennyPlatt90 #SheLiesinWait

Source: Review copy, Netgalley PP: 400 Publication: 21 March 2019 from Michael Joseph ISBN-13: 978-0241362976

Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust?

Seven friends went down to the woods, but one of them never came home.

30 years later, a body is discovered. DCI Sheens already knows what’s waiting for him – Aurora Jackson, found at last.

They all claim to be innocent, but one…

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She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge

She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge #BookReview #SheLiesInWait #NetGalley @RandomHouse @thegyth

I was browsing NetGalley one night and came across today’s book, She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge.  When I read the “back cover” of this book, I couldn’t wait to read it.  I had never heard of the author, but not surprising when I learned that this is her debut novel.

Six teenagers go into the woods on a camping trip and after a night of partying, 14-year-old Aurora Jackson is missing. She went on…

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Read any good mysteries lately? 🕵🏻‍♀️. . Today I am sharing a mystery called She Lies in Wait by Gytha Lodge. This story centers around a 30 year old unsolved cold case! It sounds so good! It released last week and I will leave the synopsis below for you all to check out! . Thank you so much to @penguinrandomhouse for gifting me with this free book! ___________________________________________________ Six friends. One killer. Who do you trust? A teen girl is missing after a night of partying; thirty years later, the discovery of her body reopens a cold case in an absorbing novel featuring a small-town cop determined to finally get to the truth—for fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson. . On a scorching July night in 1983, a group of teenagers goes camping in the forest. Bright and brilliant, they are destined for great things, and the youngest of the group—Aurora Jackson—is delighted to be allowed to tag along. The evening starts like any other—they drink, they dance, they fight, they kiss. Some of them slip off into the woods in pairs, others are left jealous and heartbroken. But by morning, Aurora has disappeared. Her friends claim that she was safe the last time they saw her, right before she went to sleep. An exhaustive investigation is launched, but no trace of the teenager is ever found. . Thirty years later, Aurora’s body is unearthed in a hideaway that only the six friends knew about, and Jonah Sheens is put in charge of solving the long-cold case. Back in 1983, as a young cop in their small town, he had known the teenagers—including Aurora—personally, even before taking part in the search. Now he’s determined to finally get to the truth of what happened that night. Sheens’s investigation brings the members of the camping party back to the forest, where they will be confronted once again with the events that left one of them dead, and all of them profoundly changed forever. . This searing, psychologically captivating novel marks the arrival of a dazzling new talent, and the start of a new series featuring Detective Chief Inspector Jonah Sheens. #lilbookishjanuary19 - Boots . #sheliesinwait #gythalodge #mysterybooks #penguinrandomhouse #onmytbr #mystery https://www.instagram.com/p/Bsq0YUulolc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2qrvoenhople

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