3.5 stars
I did enjoy this easy to read crime drama. It was a feasible plot with realistic characters

This was more of a crime drama than a psychological thriller but it was still quite gripping and engaging. Some of the characters and interactions were a little wooden though.

I had my copy of Gone Astray kept up high on my shelves, as its a signed first edition, so I hadn’t gotten around to reading it until now. I hadn’t re-read the blurb before reading it either, as I didn’t want to go in with any knowledge of the story. This served me well as I was well and truly hooked immediately.

Gone Astray is a promising debut from Michelle Davies. It is a tightly plotted novel with many different strands woven together.Once I started reading, I didn’t want to put it down as I was so engrossed in the story.

Given the fact that it opens with the disappearance of the Kinnock’s daughter, the reader is instantly thrown into a missing persons investigation. With DC Maggie Neville acting as Family Liaison Officer to the family, the story gains traction as Neville has her own past issues threatening to come out during the course of the book.

I won’t go into specifics, but what I will say is that Michelle Davies has written a very confident debut. A crime thriller, with some very interesting threads running through the novel. I really hope this isn’t the last we see of DC Neville, she has the potential to be a superstar main character! Highly recommended!

4.5 stars. This better be the beginning of a series!!! It reminds me, in the best ways of the Elly Griffiths Ruth Galloway series, and I want to follow DC Maggie Neville on all of her forthcoming cases.