It’s not easy being a good detective – when your brother’s a serial killer.Sam Blue stands accused of the brutal murders of three young students, their bodies dumped near the Georges River. Only one person believes he is innocent: his sister, Detective Harriet Blue. And she’s determined to prove it.Except she’s now been banished to the outback town of Last Chance Valley (population 75), where a diary found on the roadside outlines a shocking plan – the massacre of the entire town. And the first death, shortly after Harry’s arrival, suggests the clock is already ticking.Meanwhile, back in Sydney, a young woman holds the key to crack Sam’s case wide open.If only she could escape the madman holding her hostage . . .
I took a break from fiction for a few weeks to dive into
True Crime books. The total heaviness of them made me come back to fiction for
a quick break before I dive back in. I don’t know why I even tried. Once I got
to the end of this one, I started stress eating and my heart rate was rising
with each chapter.
And then I got hit with a completely emotional ending that I
was not prepared for and I almost cried.
So, thank you for that. I thought I was escaping harsh
emotions for a bit, but I was plunged right back in. At least they were fake
characters this time. But, now that we are more than one book into the series,
you start becoming attached anyways.
So, this is the second book in the Harriet Blue series. We
see her get shipped off to the Australian desert to try to solve another case.
What seems like just a homicide turns into so much more and she is forced to
choose between saving herself or saving a whole village that she has come to
protect.
Meanwhile, the search is on back home for who is framing her
brother of serial murder. Strides are made in the case, but will it ultimately
be solved? Almost. It leads into there being at least one more book in the
series, but I can only imagine how emotional it will be.
I’ve had some issues with some of James Patterson’s recent
releases. The writing doesn’t seem to be up to snuff, and they just haven’t
stuck with me like they used to. This budding series seems to be bringing fresh
life to his resume. I can only assume that’s through the help of his co-writer
Candice Fox.
4/5 stars
