listened on Audible, mostly in the car on the drive to Maine
Read by Joe Barrett - did the Minnesota accent okay, female voices not quite so well (but okay)
2005 St. Martin's Minotaur (741 pgs. HC)
2006 Headline (471 pgs.)
Audible 13 hrs. 30 min.
Adult Murder Mystery/Police Procedural
Finished Wed., May 17, 2017
Goodreads rating: 3.87 - 5262 ratings
My rating: 3.9....
Setting: Duluth MN and Las Vegas
First line/s: "Darkness was a different thing in the north woods than it was in the city. He had forgotten."
My comments: Rating? Not quite a four. This was a little slow for me at the beginning, sped up a bit, then slowed down again during a long trial (which I have discovered that I do not enjoy in a book). There were things to like a lot as well as things to dislike. The plot twists and turns were huge, and I discovered that I missed some of the major clues at the beginning. All the loose ends were eventually wrapped up, though in a somewhat weird way. Setting - Duluth, MN and Las Vegas, NV - both places I have been to more than once, were believable and well written. Because of the nature of the story, some of the characters weren't as fleshed out as others, which was a setback for me, although minor. Stride's attraction to and fascination with Serena was difficult to believe and understand. So, all in all, what do I look for in a good mystery? A plot line that keeps me guessing. Check. Little surprises along the way. Check. A setting that is interesting and an integral part of the story. Check. Characters that are believable and seem real. Not quite so much. Writing. Freeman strayed a few times from the protagonist's point-of-view, which was a bit disconcerting. Will I read another in the series? Sure, this was the first and he's up to seven with two novellas in between. Bet he's gotten better. All in all, a good find.
Goodreads synopsis: In Duluth, Minnesota, a young woman, Rachel Stoner, has gone missing. Cop Jonathan Stride, a sharply focused detective despite the stresses of his troubled personal life, is quick to suspect her stepfather of murder. And yet, he has his doubts. Even for a man accustomed to power, the accused seems remarkably convinced he'll go free. Could he be telling the truth? While Stride endeavours to make sense of the conflicting pieces of evidence, a young woman's body lies half-buried deep in the woods. But if it's not the body of Rachel, where is the missing girl? Is she dead, or is the terrible, unexpected fate that awaits Graeme Stoner one he does not deserve? In this dark, involving mystery, nothing is as it seems, and readers will be gripped to the very last page as the shocking truth gradually emerges.
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