Gasp! A Killer in the Family was so good, so unbelievably mind-blowing, that I honestly don’t know if this review will be able to adequately describe its perfection. But let me give it a go, just the same. The fifth book in Gytha Lodge’s DCI Jonah Sheens series, it was, so far, my favorite. And, given that out of the preceding books only one was rated anything below 5 stars, that’s truly saying something.

When the police found the first body, left on a bonfire in the fields, they worried it had the hallmarks of a serial killer. It's quite a jailbreak they pull off, of course planned by Mitchum and Margolin. Once out in society it doesn't take long for both these guys to reveal the kind of amoral sociopaths they are. And the kids are now trapped in Daddy's web of killing. A darkly deceptive, twisting, masterful mystery. Gytha Lodge should be on every crime fiction fan’s must read list.” —Chris WhitakerFor years he had also been coercively controlling her. Cheryl was cut off from her friends and family while living on his rural farmhouse estate. A Killer in the Family is a 1983 American made-for-television crime film directed by Richard T. Heffron. The film is based on the Tison v. Arizona case, which took place in Arizona in 1978. The film first aired on ABC on October 30, 1983, and was released on DVD by Warner Home Video in 2010. When the police found the first body, left on a bonfire in the forest, they worried it had the hallmarks of a serial killer.

Cheryl sent text messages and made phone calls to various members of her family - saying things like: “Fearing your loved one is not right,” or “I feel fear when I go in the farmhouse. It was my home and now I feel scared of it.” Unseen police footage has been released of a killer confessing to the murder of his wife following his failed suicide attempt.This is a fast-paced, well-plotted police procedural which provides satisfying tension and the investigation progresses. This one kept me guessing and I kept on being wrong. And dang - there's quite a cliffhanger! I love the way Jonah, Ben and Juliette work together so seamlessly and their friendship. I recommend to anyone who likes a good detective/police procedural with lots of twists and surprises. The thing that it irritated me the most was the obvious hints of the killer, I don’t know why the team this time was acting like it was the most difficult case. That’s the most I’ll say before it’s considered a spoiler. It was right in front of them. That being said I enjoyed this book based on the heavy police procedure, and dependable/ relatable characters going through their own stuff.