Synopsis

Jemima Pardon, a paramedic with a daft name and chronic asthma, has never had much in the way of good luck. The only things she attracts are traumatic jobs, and no one wants to work with her for long.

But when Jem bumps into devil-may-care police officer Rosie Jones, her fortunes seem to be changing. Rosie is bright and funny, and she doesn’t mind that Jem can’t go far without her inhaler.

Things are looking up, until a suspicious death draws Jem and Rosie into an investigation that spirals beyond their control. As torrential rain floods the city, they face a battle to survive if they’re ever going to have a chance at finding love.

What Reviewers Say About Cari Hunter’s Work

Alias

“The storyline, following the main character as she tries to work out who she is and why she came to in a crashed car on a mountain road, is incredibly engaging. …As the main character is suffering from amnesia, she learns about herself at the same pace as the reader, which adds another interesting aspect to the story. …This book has a great storyline with an excellent mystery to solve, and is well worth a read.”—Books at the End of the Alphabet

“Alias is written in first person from the point of view of the amnesiac woman which gives us perfect access to her headspace. …Along with the characters, the reader slowly brings the pieces of the puzzle together. We suffer and get frustrated with the slow progress in reconstructing the events, the plot teasing us with incomplete memory flashbacks. Even though we know all that the character learns about herself, and without playing tricks on us, Ms. Hunter manages to deliver a twist at the end.”—Lez Review Books

“[O]ne thing you can count on is that when you pick up a book by Hunter it is going to be awesome.”—The Romantic Reader Blog

The Dark Peak Series

“Gruesome and compelling, mostly snowing and refreshingly English. They don’t drink ‘tea,’ they ‘make a brew’ in this book. Sometimes they have ‘a chippy’ for supper. When it gets bad, they have a kebab. Use caution when reading the first 20% of any of the Dark Peak books right before bed, they start with a bang. Not a literal bang, but a pretty gruesome murder. You have been warned.”—She Sighed Blog

A Quiet Death—Lammy Finalist

“This cracking good mystery also has a thorough respect for the various ethnic subcultures it explores. I learned things, which is never bad for a reader. Moreover, it has a distinctly British flavour, not pandering to American tastes. Of the three of Hunter’s books I’ve read and reviewed for this blog, this has got to be my favorite. Interesting plot, great characters, muscular prose—I’m more than chuffed. I’m potty about it. And that’s no bollocks.”—Out in Print