Another excellent Black Harbor mystery.
Autumn brings cold weather to this depressing town on the banks of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. Most of the people who live there want to leave, but many are trapped by finances or other circumstances that keep them yearning for escape year after year.
Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp and her husband, Investigator Axel Winthorp, are called to the scene of a grisly murder near Monroe Academy. The dead teen happens to be their daughter's schoolmate. Later that evening the parents discover that their daughter, Chloe, is missing. As the police department deals with the homicide probe, some very disturbing information about Chloe comes to their attention. The marriage of Rowan and Axel is strained with their overwhelming anxiety as they desperately try to find Chloe alive. Is Chloe a victim or is she the killer?
This was another great installment in a series that features characters who live and work in Black Harbor but is not like most as each novel features different people with only minimal carryover. You could read this as a standalone if desired. The setting is portrayed as so bleak and demoralizing and that sets the mood for the story that follows. This narrative shifts in point of view, mainly between Rowan and Axel, giving both of their perspectives on the evolving events. I really like the author's writing style and her descriptions of the people and place. The plot was not overly complex and, despite the red herrings, it was easy to anticipate the conclusion though that did not bother me. I read all of the first 3 in this series back-to-back in order which helps keep the atmosphere and tone in mind and I enjoyed all of them.
Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.
This is the third in series that I read in order.
Genre - crime thriller, murder, mystery
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