Erica Spindler

This is an engrossing mystery about a murder and kidnapping that has never been solved by the New Orleans police. Detective Rourke Connors killed himself after devoting all of his efforts to solving the mystery and failing, and now his daughter, Quinn, who is also a detective, is trying to solve it. There are many twists and turns, and it's a good read. However, I have to mention that the editing/proofreading for this novel was atrocious, so much so that I started to count the egregious errors - using "pour" when it should have been "pore," using "proceeding" (twice) when it should have been "preceding," misspellings, grammatical errors, double words, and missing words. It was really incompetent and very distracting (to me, anyway).… (mer)

While this dealt with the important topic of sexual assault and was a quick read, there was nothing in this that really stood out to me from other thrillers.
 
Unlike with other books, this one didn't have me on my toes and I was always kind of sure that everything would work out. I mean, 95% of books have everything work out, but normally I'm not entirely sure. Because of that, I never really felt nervous or tense or anxious about how the book would end.
 
This might be because I never really felt connected to Miranda. Sure, she has a tragedy in her backstory and a stubborn personality, but I couldn't quite bring myself to really care about her. The subplot of romance was more a subplot of sex and not something I entirely appreciated, perhaps because I felt like she was settling.
 
I did very much appreciate the statement that the book made about sexual assault and how commonly it goes unreported. Power and influence in the hands of a perpetrator create a serious problem, and this book is not afraid to examine these subjects. This is the biggest strength to the story.
 
This book is worth your time if you're looking for a decent book to fill some time, but it's not one I'll be raving about.
 
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.… (mer)