Book source ~ ARC.
My review is voluntary and honest.
15 January 2019
Mystery | Suspense
313 Pages
My Rating ~ 5 bites
Lieutenant Jo Riskin of
the Grand Rapids Police, Homicide Department has two murders, in a fairly close
time span, that appear to be related. But the investigations are going nowhere.
She, her partner Detective Lynae Parker, and her department are stumped. Oops.
I said stumped. Considering the two victims are missing an extremity that is
unfortunate wording. And also slightly funny. Come on, you know it is.
But wait! There’s more!
Not only is Jo trying to find what could be a serial killer in her city, but
the case against her husband’s killer suddenly goes sideways. Now she’s
scrambling on two fronts. Thank goodness she’s pretty damn good at her job and she’s
also got a top notch team.
It takes a special kind
of talent for an author to run a primary murder (murders!-is this a serial
killer?!) and keep us guessing, but it takes an extraordinary author to run two
separate murder mysteries in tandem and not come out smelling like a big pile
of crapola. I am happy to say that Ms. TenBrink smells like a field of flowers.
Or maybe a midway filled with fair food. Or pies baking. Mmmmm…where was I? Oh
yeah! Not only do we get the possible serial killer angle, but we get the
continuation of Jo’s quest to bring her husband’s murderer to justice. See book
1 for how this particular part begins. Don’t worry though, this can be read as a
standalone. However, I don’t know why you would want to skip book 1. It’s
awesome!
I have nothing bad to
say about this book. The plot, the pacing, the characters, the mystery, and the
dialogue are all sublime. I hated leaving Jo and her crew in Grand Rapids when
the last page was turned. Debbie S. TenBrink is most definitely one of my
favorite authors. Period. The End.
This sounds good. I will have to grab the first book.
ReplyDeleteI hope you like it/them as much as I did!
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