mystery
Partners Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox are on the case to solve the mystery of a local 12-year-old murdered and left in an archeological site. Interestingly, Rob was secretly involved in a child disappearance in those same woods when he was young.
The mystery and crime genres are not my favorite. However, since we’ll be reading the sequel to this novel in my book club, I decided to read In the Woods by Tana French. I actually enjoyed it for the most part….at least until the male protagonist became a real jerk. I can’t really say much in this review without giving it away. But, once the camaraderie of the two partners changed, the book became substantially less interesting. Plus, one of the mysteries had no resolution which was disappointing. I’m both glad and sad that I solved the case. I’m glad because that meant the writer did not withhold information that was necessary to solve the mystery until the very end (which is a big annoyance to me with most mysteries). But, it made me sad that the partners took so long to figure it out and *they* are supposed to be professional detectives. Really, the story started to fall apart for me around the same time that I’d figured out what the detectives hadn’t put together. I would’ve given the book 4 hearts until that point. Now, I cannot give it more than 3. And yet, I’ll look forward to the sequel because I hear it’s really terrific.
I listened to this audiobook. I enjoyed the voice acting of Steven Crossley. However, there was a bit too much saliva audible at times so I have to knock him down to an A-. Ew.
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