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In The Light Of Madness by Hemmie Martin

19505837A murdered boy in a Cambridgeshire graveyard sets in motion an investigation into the local church and school, with suspicions of a cult murmured throughout the community. With their first case, DI Eva Wednesday and DS Jacob Lennox explore the various levels of desperation and malice that can stem from an unhappy or dissatisfied life, where no one takes responsibility for their actions. They quickly find that everyone harbors a secret which, left uncontrolled, can bring forth devastating self-destruction.-Goodreads
Average Rating: 4 Stars
My Rating: 4 Stars
Pages: 306

*I received a copy from AuthorAmp.com in exchange for a honest review**



Hemmie Martin has a way of making the complex relationships her characters have come to life. She is also really talented at leaving the reader completely dumbfounded when the killer is revealed. 

I first read Rightful Owner, the second book in the DI Wednesday series, back in 2014 for a AuthorAmp review. Then I fell in love with Hemmie's writing and Kris from AuthorAmp kindly sent me the first book in the series, In the Light of Madness. Once again I was stuck on the edge of my seat, whenever I had time to pick up this novel. I loved Martin's characters and the plot. Her characters were well developed and I really liked DI Wednesday's character. I also like the bits of personal information she gives about her characters like Wednesday and Lennox. This helps to make the characters more real in a way. Lastly I loved how the book ended and it left me very satisfied. 

 Thanks for reading,
    Ashley <3
 
In the Light of Madness, Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19505837-in-the-light-of-madness
Hemmie Martin, Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6422428.Hemmie_Martin
In the Light of Madness, Amazon: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/0989479293/ref=smi_ge_sr_btnr1_setch?ie=UTF8&%3Fie=UTF8&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0989479293&linkCode=as2&redirect=true&tag=x%255Fgr%255Fw%255Fbb%255Ft4%255Fa-20&x=0&y=0&pldnNew=1
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