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faysie34's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ems_rxlibrary's review
Gave me the ick. I hate romantic suspense. No one would walk into a self described disgusting crime scene and end up so turned on that you end up making out in the bathroom.
campychick001's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Hazel Greenlee is a police transcriber in the dangerous, crime-filled city of Black Harbor. Michigan. Her days are spent listening to detectives narrative gruesome details of crimes encountered and dreaming of escaping the city and becoming an author. One eventful night at work ends with her neighbor confessing to a crime - disposing of an overdose victim in a dumpster. This death is linked to a local drug dealer known as the "Candy Man." Hazel teams up with the lead detective, Nikolai Kole, to help solve the crime. As she dives deeper into the investigation, she finds content for the novel she's been writing and grows closer to Nikolai - which throws a major wrench in her marriage.
This was a very good debut novel. The author did an excellent job of creating this dark and dangerous atmosphere. I also really enjoyed the exploration of the role of a police transcriber - I was not surprised to discover the author had experience in that role. I'm not a big fan of cheating in books but her husband was absolutely terrible so it was understandable. Her sister was also an insufferable character. I wavered between my like and dislike of Nikolai throughout the entire book - and I'm still unsure of my feelings on this character. The twists and turns of this book were good and satisfying. I am happy to see there are more books in this series and I am interested to see where those go.
This was a very good debut novel. The author did an excellent job of creating this dark and dangerous atmosphere. I also really enjoyed the exploration of the role of a police transcriber - I was not surprised to discover the author had experience in that role. I'm not a big fan of cheating in books but her husband was absolutely terrible so it was understandable. Her sister was also an insufferable character. I wavered between my like and dislike of Nikolai throughout the entire book - and I'm still unsure of my feelings on this character. The twists and turns of this book were good and satisfying. I am happy to see there are more books in this series and I am interested to see where those go.
emilyctrigg's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
jprice94's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
katmacdon12's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bookedupwithlex's review
3.0
Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review!
Okay. Where do I start?
This book was a doozy. Overall, liked it. I gave it 3⭐️ mainly because I was thoroughly intrigued the whole time and couldn’t wait to turn my kindle back on and read when I had the chance. There was so much going on at all times which kept me wanting to turn pages.
The plot was what drew me in- a police transcriber gets a little too personally involved in a case (in more ways than one) & the story goes on from there- Hazel gets to learn more and more about cases (and the men & woman solving them) through transcribing and becomes mixed in it all along the way.
The characters were interesting- although most were unlikeable & I can say the same for the main character. My favorite character was actually Investigator Kole & even he was kind of sus sometimes
Okay. Where do I start?
This book was a doozy. Overall, liked it. I gave it 3⭐️ mainly because I was thoroughly intrigued the whole time and couldn’t wait to turn my kindle back on and read when I had the chance. There was so much going on at all times which kept me wanting to turn pages.
The plot was what drew me in- a police transcriber gets a little too personally involved in a case (in more ways than one) & the story goes on from there- Hazel gets to learn more and more about cases (and the men & woman solving them) through transcribing and becomes mixed in it all along the way.
The characters were interesting- although most were unlikeable & I can say the same for the main character. My favorite character was actually Investigator Kole & even he was kind of sus sometimes