Exceptional writing, a unique setting, and a strong female protagonist combine to make this crime thriller one to savor though it's more fun to devour it in a single sitting!
What it's about: Nell Flynn, a 28-year old FBI agent who works in the BAU, returns to Long Island to scatter her father's ashes. Martin Flynn was a Suffolk County detective and only 52 years old when he skidded off the highway while riding his motorcycle. Though they were estranged and Nell hadn't been back for over 10 years, she is there to settle his debts, sell his house, and relive the memories of her childhood near Hamptom Bays. After she and her father's fellow detectives take care of putting Martin to rest, her father's partner, Lee Davis asks Nell for her help with an investigation he and Martin were conducting. Two young Latina women have been found, dismembered and buried in shallow graves in public preserve parks and they've not had any luck finding the perpetrator. When they start talking to various local people and run down some clues, they find surprising information that has Nell worried. Was her father the killer? NO SPOILERS
Why you should read it: Nell Flynn is a great character. She's full of contradictions and it's quite easy to like her and find her believable. The narrative is filled with descriptive prose that captures the feeling of the landscape and the area so well that it makes me want to visit that place. There's a great build of tension as Nell makes her discoveries and starts piecing things together. It was very hard to put this book down as I wanted answers just as much as she did! The backstory about Nell's mother was intriguing and the resolution was appropriate and rewarding. Here's another book that would make a great miniseries and I hope I haven't seen the last of Nell as I think this could be the start of a great series. This is the first book by this author that I've read, but it won't be the last!
Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for the e-book ARC to read and review.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series -- though I wish it would be start of one!
Genre - crime thriller featuring FBI Agent, female protagonist
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