Jody M. (jodymcgrath) -
DCI Erika Foster is back in the 3rd book in the series. Erika has transferred, or been transferred, to the Bromely Station that investigates drugs and organized crime. The team has been investigating a mid-level drug dealer, hoping he can lead them to the top tier. After a tip off that he had dumped a large amount of heroin into a local Quarry, the team goes to drag the quarry and find the hidden drugs. They find the drugs, but unexpectedly they also find a skeleton of a young girl wrapped tightly in plastic and weighed down. The identify the remains as 7 year old Jessica Collins, whose disappearance was a very high profile case in the '90s.
Unable to get the poor girl's murder off her mind, she petitions to lead the murder investigation, even though it could be a career killer. Erika is reunited with the Murder Investigation Team, including Moss and Peterson. Trying to solve a 26 year old cold case, when the initial investigation had been a nightmare, might prove to be the case that breaks Erika. Maybe it will be the case that she cannot solve and that will haunt her forever.
Erika is back and is kick ass as always. She is real and gritty, and her emotions run high. She hates being on the drug task force, catching one dealer just to watch another guy to step up and take his place. She is a murder investigator, plain and simple. This book shows her breaking down till she is raw, but continuing on in spite of this. If I am ever murdered, DCI Foster could lead my investigation any day.
The mystery is good and multi-layered. I had part of it figured out, but not all of it. I love mysteries where they give you enough clues to piece it together, but not so many that it is blatantly obvious. I love how the characters have to work and struggle for each lead they get. It isn't handed to them, the don't just stumble upon it, they work for it, as a real police force does.
Moss is still my favorite character, even though she isn't overly prominent in this book. I love her humor and her unyielding loyalty. Peterson is also fantastic and he has a new arc in his character in this book.
I cannot recommend this book enough. If you like mysteries, thrillers, suspense, or police procedural, you need to read this book. You won't regret it. This is the series that you haven't heard of, but should be reading!
* I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Readers Copy of this book from the publisher and gave an honest review *
Unable to get the poor girl's murder off her mind, she petitions to lead the murder investigation, even though it could be a career killer. Erika is reunited with the Murder Investigation Team, including Moss and Peterson. Trying to solve a 26 year old cold case, when the initial investigation had been a nightmare, might prove to be the case that breaks Erika. Maybe it will be the case that she cannot solve and that will haunt her forever.
Erika is back and is kick ass as always. She is real and gritty, and her emotions run high. She hates being on the drug task force, catching one dealer just to watch another guy to step up and take his place. She is a murder investigator, plain and simple. This book shows her breaking down till she is raw, but continuing on in spite of this. If I am ever murdered, DCI Foster could lead my investigation any day.
The mystery is good and multi-layered. I had part of it figured out, but not all of it. I love mysteries where they give you enough clues to piece it together, but not so many that it is blatantly obvious. I love how the characters have to work and struggle for each lead they get. It isn't handed to them, the don't just stumble upon it, they work for it, as a real police force does.
Moss is still my favorite character, even though she isn't overly prominent in this book. I love her humor and her unyielding loyalty. Peterson is also fantastic and he has a new arc in his character in this book.
I cannot recommend this book enough. If you like mysteries, thrillers, suspense, or police procedural, you need to read this book. You won't regret it. This is the series that you haven't heard of, but should be reading!
* I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Readers Copy of this book from the publisher and gave an honest review *
