The Detective's Daughter

Stella Darnell has never been close to her father Terry, a senior police detective. After her parents split up when she was seven, Stella spent the rest of her childhood with her mother and sometimes only saw Terry three times a year. However, when Terry suddenly dies in the coastal resort of Seaford......more

The Detective's Daughter by Lesley Thomson is the first book of 9 in her Detective's Daughter series. Ex police superintendent Terry Darnell, now a PI, is still investigating his white whale, the murder of Kate Rokesmith, when he dies of a heart attack. His estranged daughter, Stella Darnell, owner......more

This book was so much better than Ghost Girl. I loved the way Stella developed a relationship with her father after he died, with flashbacks and appreciated him more as she solved the case. Also I liked getting to know Jack without knowing who he really was till much later in the book. And how Jack......more

Lesley Thomson was a new author for me but I'm hooked and I'm ready to read book 2 in Detective's Daughter series. This was a fast-paced, suspenseful mystery, packed with emotion. Stella as well as Jack Harmon have definitely got some issues from their pasts to resolve. I found myself hoping that i......more

Have you ever read a book that when you have finished it you are not sure if you enjoyed it or not? Well, this is one of those situations. The story is very cleverly written and interwoven but I think you need to read it over a very short period, say 2-3 days maximum, to get the best out of it. It t......more