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A review by kaz_loves_books
All That Is Buried by Robert Scragg
5.0
This is my review of All That Is Buried by Robert Scragg. It’s the third book in the DI Jake Porter and DS Nick Styles series which is set in London.
Libby Hallforth goes to the local fair with her parents one afternoon. She is taking some pictures on her phone when a man comes up behind her and surprises her. Later that afternoon she is reported missing to the police by her parents. One of the main questions is why wait two hours to report her missing? They find her smashed phone at the fair with her blood on the screen but other then that, no other trace of her, no leads and one witness who saw her without her parents.
About five months later, they get a report of a sighting of Libby at a park. They pull out all the stops to try and find her in the park. No sign of Libby but what they do find is so unexpected, it’s terrifying. On a small island in the lake, they find a gravesite with multiple human remains buried there in a clearing. Roses have been planted there and it seems like someone has been taking good care of the area regularly. One thing is ruled out and that the remains are too old to be Libby. Unfortunately, sky news have snuck onto the island and broadcast the news before DI Porter can inform the family so they get to hear without being told officially. This causes its own problems.
DI Porter refuses to give up the hunt for Libby, even though the trail has gone cold and now he has a new case on his hands which has to take priority. Who would want to kidnap children to then kill them and bury them in this way? Some of the remains were older than others. It seemed they had all been buried within the last five years. They were waiting on DNA tests to see if there hits to try and identify the remains. They wanted to try and work out what made this killer tick. To try and stop him before he struck again. But they needed something to go on.
This book grabbed me from the start and I didn’t want to put it down. I truly enjoyed reading it and I want to read the other two in the series as well. The story is descriptive and flows well. This could well be another series I could get into.
Libby Hallforth goes to the local fair with her parents one afternoon. She is taking some pictures on her phone when a man comes up behind her and surprises her. Later that afternoon she is reported missing to the police by her parents. One of the main questions is why wait two hours to report her missing? They find her smashed phone at the fair with her blood on the screen but other then that, no other trace of her, no leads and one witness who saw her without her parents.
About five months later, they get a report of a sighting of Libby at a park. They pull out all the stops to try and find her in the park. No sign of Libby but what they do find is so unexpected, it’s terrifying. On a small island in the lake, they find a gravesite with multiple human remains buried there in a clearing. Roses have been planted there and it seems like someone has been taking good care of the area regularly. One thing is ruled out and that the remains are too old to be Libby. Unfortunately, sky news have snuck onto the island and broadcast the news before DI Porter can inform the family so they get to hear without being told officially. This causes its own problems.
DI Porter refuses to give up the hunt for Libby, even though the trail has gone cold and now he has a new case on his hands which has to take priority. Who would want to kidnap children to then kill them and bury them in this way? Some of the remains were older than others. It seemed they had all been buried within the last five years. They were waiting on DNA tests to see if there hits to try and identify the remains. They wanted to try and work out what made this killer tick. To try and stop him before he struck again. But they needed something to go on.
This book grabbed me from the start and I didn’t want to put it down. I truly enjoyed reading it and I want to read the other two in the series as well. The story is descriptive and flows well. This could well be another series I could get into.