Detective Clara Jefferies has worked for the Dallas PD for 3 years and is assigned to the Crimes Against Persons division. She's 34 and a total workaholic with no social life. After a particularly grueling day, she gets an unexpected call from her past. Chief Deputy Max Anderson in Smith County, Utah -- where Clara grew up -- is calling her home to Alber. It seems that a 12-year-old girl has gone missing and it happens to be Delilah, Clara's younger half-sister. Estranged from her family after leaving behind the polygamous religious sect in which she grew up, Clara is not welcome there; she's an outsider. Max is calling because Delilah's family won't talk to the police and he hopes that Clara might have more luck. She heads off immediately. NO SPOILERS.
It must be difficult to write a new series featuring a unique female detective with the glut of them on the market. I must admit that the sister wives thing and learning about Clara's childhood appealed to me when I read a few blurbs about the book. Unfortunately, we really don't learn too much about Clara's tortured past as she gets quite busy hunting a serial killer as soon as she gets to Alber. Of course the local constabulary is not very helpful and they're not thrilled she's there. The characters were quite stereotypical and the outcome of the case was predictable. The last part of the story seemed to take forever, but overall it was a quick read. I'm hoping for more development in Clara's character in future books and I'd read the second one.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is the first in a new series.
Genre - crime thriller, polygamy, religious sect, Utah, Detectives
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