by Alaina Urquhart

A Mystery/Thriller, 2022 by Zando, 242 Pages 

What I Didn’t Like:

• Giving the medical examiner a group of strong female friends, one of whom is named Lindsey, feels a bit too much like the Women’s Murder Club by Patterson. Thankfully, this is really only dominant in a single scene and doesn’t cloud the entire book. 
• The ending didn’t work for me. It felt too anticlimactic and left too much hanging. This was a short book, it could’ve given us more at the end. 
• I wanted more depth to both characters. They’re explained well but motivations are not talked about and there’s no change in them, making them both sort of flat.

What I Did Like:

• The opening chapters for each POV beautifully set up a dangerous cat and mouse game. Each character becomes instantly clear with only one quick chapter. You pick sides and develop strong feelings.
• Twists you can’t anticipate. This is always the best part of a thriller, getting surprised and caught off guard. This book does that well.
• Getting up close and personal with a bad character is not common, especially with a book this dark. The author doesn’t shy away from the macabre in this one, you’ll go along for the ride and won’t fade to black.

Who Should Read This One:

• Dark thriller fans who enjoy a cat and mouse game.

My Rating: 3 Stars

• I wanted more character development but the cat and mouse aspect was well set up.