This first in a new crime thriller series features DS Megan Thomas. She's recently returned to Devon after doing undercover work for the Met and is living with her sister and family while she gets back into the swing of police work. Her first case on the new job on the Major Crime Team for South Devon involves the discovery of a dead body in the septic tank on the estate of an actress turned children's book author, Georgia O'Brien. As Megan leans into the tank to look at the victim, she experiences a PTSD reaction brought on by a horrible experience she had in her previous work. Although she's seeing a therapist, she has issues dealing with her past trauma and is also finding it a bit hard to integrate back into the detective role. Her boss, DCI Laura Slater, seems to have a few qualms about Megan's performance but the rest of the team seems pretty solid. As Megan jumps in to the investigation of the apparent homicide, a young, local girl is coerced by her grandmother into reporting a rape. Kerry Waycott is 14-years-old and is vague with details and refuses to identify the man who did this. Megan has her work cut out for her and things are about to get a lot more difficult. NO SPOILERS.
This was a great introduction to a new character and series. I found it easy to relate to Megan and look forward to seeing her progress in her new job and life. Also eager to learn more about the rest of the CID team. The narrative flowed smoothly and the cases were complicated and interesting. Although I was able to guess how it was all going to come together (probably because I read way too many books in the genre), I still enjoyed the way the author put all the pieces together for a satisfying conclusion. I look forward to reading the next installments of this series.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read, review and recommend.
This is the first in a new series that I plan to read in order. Original title was Damage Done
Genre - crime thriller, police procedural, detectives
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