Detective Elin Warner is back to work when she's called for a suspicious death at a secluded upscale island retreat.
The island, known as Reaper's Rock, has a tainted past. There are rumors of abuse that occurred at an old boys' school there, and a serial killer murdered several teenagers who were on a sponsored trip there years ago. Are the current deaths of tourists connected to what happened way back then and why these particular people?
Elin is still not all together after her leave and time in the Alps (first book), plagued by self-doubts and possibly not ready to assume a new investigation. Fortunately, she's got a colleague with her. It's a good thing as the case ricochets from one absurd theory to another random connection. The plot is very thin and there is a lot of rambling in the narrative. The most annoying part of this novel was how hard the author was trying to make an inanimate object (the island) assume such a malevolent nature. Oh, and there's a bad storm on the island and there's no cell service and of course no help from the mainland can get there. Tedious read and I just wanted to get to the end to hear what ludicrous motive was involved in this drama. Talk about thin. Anyway, I'm glad it's over and I liked this one a lot less than the first. Throughout the read I felt as if I was being force fed all the emotions and ominous foreboding but I never actually felt any shivers or thrills. Yawn.
Anyway, hope your experience is better. Thank you to NetGalley and Pamela Dorman Books for this e-book ARC to read and review.
This is the second book featuring this detective. Read in order.
Genre - police procedural, drama, revenge
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