36 Hours, a review by Joanna

It’s early on a Sunday morning and each of Kim’s team are contemplating what to do with their day off, when they are summoned to the police station for a new case. Kim’s longstanding frenemesis Tracy Frost, the journalist who has plagued her for years but earned her grudging respect, has brought her a sinister email message which ends a series of instructions with “Make no mistake. Play the game or people will die.” Initially sceptical, she knows they can’t risk dismissing the threat, and so the hunt is on.

36 hours is how long the team are given to play the villain’s sick game, but it didn’t take that long to tear through this one (although unlike Kim & co I did get the luxury of sleep haha.) I liked the way Tracy was brought into the investigation, even though they’re all still suspicious and mistrustful of her. There are plenty of suspects and the usual misdirection so it was never obvious who was behind the twisted plot. The chapters are short making it just so easy to keep turning those pages, although the clue-solving pattern did start to get a bit repetitive. It wouldn’t be a Marsons book if one of her characters’ didn’t end up in mortal jeopardy but she avoids leaving us on too much of a cliffhanger. Now I just have to wait for the next one! 4.5 stars rounded up for the humour that’s another hallmark of this series. Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC.