The Toybox: A totally addictive, nail-biting crime thriller

Name: The Toybox: A totally addictive, nail-biting crime thriller
Rating: 4.470588207244873 (34 reviews)

Charly Cox

Jun 2020 · Detective Alyssa Wyatt Book 2 · Dorling Kindersley Ltd

4.5

34 reviews

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'I was on the edge of my seat every time I turned the page!! One of the best crime books I have ever read!!!' ***** Reader Review

You don't want to play their games

All around Albuquerque, New Mexico, young women are going missing, seemingly vanished into thin air. With no link between the victims, Detective Alyssa Wyatt is quickly plunged into a horrifying case with no obvious clues.

And when Jersey Andrews, the best friend of Alyssa's teenage daughter, Holly, joins the list of vanished girls, the case becomes personal.

But this investigation will lead Alyssa and partner Cord into the most sinister depths of humanity; an evil place where life is expendable, and where the depraved can fulfil their darkest desires if they have the money to pay for it.

As the first bodies appear, abandoned on the streets, Alyssa is forced into a frantic hunt to track down the killers before more innocent women lose their lives. But when the truth comes out, it seems that the key to solving the case was hiding in the last place anyone expected

A dark, tension-filled and absolutely nail-biting crime thriller with a twist this one will have you reading until the small hours. Fans of Robert Bryndza, Melinda Leigh and Lisa Regan will not want to miss this addictive read.

Readers can't get enough of The Toybox:

'This book is, in short, incredible I was completely invested in all the main characters and didn't see the twist coming.' ***** Reader Review

'Don't plan to do anything else until you finish reading this book intense, suspenseful and realistic Excellent read.' ***** Reader Review

'OMG!!!... an edge of your seat page turner with lots of actionand many twists and turns with one that most won't see coming.' ***** Reader Review

'I was blown away...I don't think I took a breath the whole time I was reading.' ***** Reader Review

'There were many twists in the story that really surprised me! This was a book that I wished hadn't ended!' ***** Reader Review

'OMG WHAT A READ!!!Plenty of heart in your mouth moments and packed with tension and suspense. This crime series is one of the best I have read' ***** Reader Review

'a dark and thrilling crime read that will have you on the edge of your seat This is a book you NEED to add to your TBR pile.' ***** Reader Review

'HOLY COW! This book will take you for the ride of your lifeI was left stunned when the truth was revealed' ***** Reader Review

'There is just so much to love about this series..A dark and chilling read that will have you hanging on for dear life!' ***** Reader Review

'raw, grittyone of the best crime fiction novels I've read this year.' ***** Reader Review

'what a gritty fast-paced novel, I couldn't put it down!...gets your heartbeat racing' ***** Reader Review

'I have not read a thriller that I felt so physically and emotionally connected tostarted with action and didn't stop until the last page I will be recommending this one for fans of thrillers and crime reads for a long time.' ***** Reader Review

'Creepy, spooky, and fill of adrenaline... Highly recommended!' ***** Reader Review

'a very tense and nail biting bookI ended up reading the book in one night - didn't want it to finish' ***** Reader Review

'Page-turningly brilliantcan't recommend it highly enough' ***** Reader Review

'kept you guessing until the endIt was a dark story that never let you catch your breath.' ***** Reader Review

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4.5

34 reviews

Linda Strong

June 3, 2020

Rachel attended a frat party she really didn't want to go to. She never made it home after the party. Jersey Andrews went missing after a big blowout with her boyfriend. She walked away alone .. and disappeared. When the two teenage girls wake up, neither of them know where they are or how they got there. They are not alone, either. Upstairs is a room called the Toy Box. They will be introduced to the room at a later date. Detectives Alyssa Wyatt and Cord Roberts immediately start interviewing parents, friends, co-workers looking for the reason these girls did not return home. This hits really close to Roberts and his anger may lead him to tank this case. And then another girl disappears on her way home from school .. she's only 13 years old. What connects all these girls? They mostly come from higher income families, although there doesn't seem to be anything else. Boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, fathers, step-fathers are all looked at very closely. What the detectives find is something so horrifying that they almost can't believe it themselves. TRIGGERS: RAPE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, TORTURE. This may not be the book for everyone. Although second in the series, this reads easily as a stand-alone. I do recommend reading ALL HIS PRETTY GIRLS as some things are mentioned in the second book that may impede surprising twists and turns in the first book. The plot is solid ... characters are deftly drawn.. with a few surprises thrown in to keep the reader somewhat off-balance. I look forward to seeing this series extended. Many thanks to the author / Hera Books / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

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Jo W

December 10, 2020

A really well written and researched book. The characters are so real you forget your reading a book. The whole book was well worth time to read each page and get immersed and the ending was exciting. I'm really looking forward to reading more by this author.

Desiree YappPow

September 1, 2020

This was the first time reading this author and I have loved mysteries since I was a child. Loved this book-- kept me on the edge of my seat, kept me awake since I couldn't put it down and loved your Detectives--Alyssa and Cord. I felt as though I was there with them in the midst of the investigation. I felt their anger towards the criminals and their sorrow for the victims. You have a new fan !!! Agatha move over !!!

About the author

Charly Cox was born in the South, raised in the Midwest, and now resides in the Southwest United States. She enjoys jigsaw and crossword puzzles, hanging out with her husband and her spoiled Siberian husky, visiting her son in Arizona, and traveling.

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