Book source ~ NetGalley
1 October 2016
Suspense
186 Pages
My Rating ~ 3 bites and a nibble
A British copper comes
to America and joins the NYPD with the help of a fairy godfather, I mean, Chief
of Police. She’s been there a year and the Commander can’t stand her. He keeps
giving her shitty partners in the hopes she’ll quit or blow her top and he can
fire her. When three babies are kidnapped, he suspends her and then tells her
if she can find the babies before anyone else she can get her Detective
promotion. So, she’s off and running with few resources and fewer friends.
Ok, so I can believe the
harassment that Alex faces in the department. It’s not easy for a woman to be a
police officer. On top of that, she’s from another country where things are
done differently so she has to learn new rules/laws. And on top of THAT, she
has the backing of the Chief. But, a lot of this story is just too sloppy and over
the top for me to suspend belief. In addition, she calls her landlord Nobby,
from the Harry Potter books. Uh, there was no Nobby that I’m aware of, so
unless this error was fixed in later editions, it grates on my nerves. The
villains are so stupid and careless they aren’t even worthy of being called
villains. Finally, there’s this serial killer who is fixated on Alex. He’s the
reason she moved to America to begin with, but he seems totally lame. There’s a
great story in here and, at times, it’s pretty good, but I just can’t get lost
in it. Too much pulls me right out of the world.
Oh no! I am sorry to heat that this wasn't a great read for you. But I can see why too with the little things, they tend to add up.
ReplyDeleteThey do. Oh, well. I *may* give book 2 a try to see if it's better. We'll see.
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