Another great debut novel. I have a particular fondness for thrillers, and I really enjoyed this one. Lieutenant Jonathan Stride, still grieving the death of his wife, is trying to solve two missing-person cases, both involving teenage girls. Both went to the same high school and lived fairly close to one another, but in terms of personality, the two couldn't have been more different. Kerry McGath was a sweet, well-behaved sixteen-year-old. Rachel Deese, seventeen, was a promiscuous, angry wild child. Fighting extreme guilt for failing to solve Kerry's case, Stride vows to do right by Rachel. When the investigation reveals a sexual relationship between Rachel and her stepfather, Graeme, suspicion focuses on him. When other evidence is found as well, Graeme is arrested for Rachel's murder, though her body is never found. But questions remain. Did Graeme really murder Rachel, who had no shortage of enemies, or did someone else do it? Or is Rachel really still alive, as Graeme seems to believe?
What I liked best about this book was that it was not predictable. There were several twists and turns that I just did not expect. This is not easy for a book to accomplish just because I read so many thrillers. I look forward to reading more from Brian Freeman.
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That sounds interesting!
Thanks for the great review!
It was really interesting. Thanks for reading!
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