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dkjenkins99's review
3.0
Good book! Loved the subplots, but also seemed like the book had a lot going on. I overall enjoyed the book, and I would recommend it. It just wasn’t anything amazing.
guylou's review
4.0
This is the second book in the Shadows of New York series by Hilary Davidson. The series stars NYPD detective Sheryn Sterling and her partner, Rafael Mendoza. Jo Greaver is a successful businesswoman with a past. She is being blackmailed for something she has done when she was a teenager. In order to make it all go away, she meets her blackmailer and pays his $50,000. But the meeting does not go as smoothly as she hoped. In a moment of self-defense, she shoots her blackmailer and she is shot in the arm. She escapes with her life but eventually, the police catch her, and she is accused of killing Andray Baxter. When shown a picture of Andray, Jo knows that this is not the man she shot. What is going on? Who was the blackmailer and where is he?
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This appears to be a simple case, but as Sterling and Mendoza dig in, they discover that nothing is simple. The complications pile on top of each other, making this case challenging. Who killed Andray Baxter? Is Jo Greaver innocent or guilty? What is the relationship between them?
I was on the edge of my seat throughout the book. Hilary Davidson gives you just enough hints to make you believe that you have solved the mystery but then surprises you with new evidence. This book is well written, and the characters are magnificent. I recommend the series to the crime fiction lovers or for those who would like to try this genre for the first time.
bookishwithwine's review against another edition
4.0
I love a book where there is a case to solve, and this is no exception. Jo is one of those characters that is hard not to root for. She has risen up from her past to become a successful businesswoman. Jo has tried so hard to keep her past in the past, but someone wants it front and center, and she can't let that happen. Unfortunately being blackmailed is nothing new to her.
What follows is a whirlwind of a police investigation. The chapters alternate between Jo and Sheryn, the detective assigned to work her case. After Jo is injured in the shootout with her blackmailer, she is quickly apprehended. The other detectives think this is an open and shut case. The evidence is mounting against Jo. She is seen running from the scene and the gun used to shoot her blackmailer is in her bag, although Jo insists she threw it in the window. However the more Sheryn investigates, the more she doubts Jo is guilty.
This is book #2 in this series, but it can be read as a stand alone. I went back and read the synopsis for the first book, and this series is about Detective Sheryn! I really liked her character, so I may need to read that one also.
While this book started off slow, it really picked up the pace. I love a good detective book, especially when the detective thinks there is more to the case than meets the eye!
Thank you to the author, Hilary Davidson, for sending this my way! This book published today, so go out and grab your copy!
Book Rating 4/5
For the grand finale this would pair nicely with a Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon.
What follows is a whirlwind of a police investigation. The chapters alternate between Jo and Sheryn, the detective assigned to work her case. After Jo is injured in the shootout with her blackmailer, she is quickly apprehended. The other detectives think this is an open and shut case. The evidence is mounting against Jo. She is seen running from the scene and the gun used to shoot her blackmailer is in her bag, although Jo insists she threw it in the window. However the more Sheryn investigates, the more she doubts Jo is guilty.
This is book #2 in this series, but it can be read as a stand alone. I went back and read the synopsis for the first book, and this series is about Detective Sheryn! I really liked her character, so I may need to read that one also.
While this book started off slow, it really picked up the pace. I love a good detective book, especially when the detective thinks there is more to the case than meets the eye!
Thank you to the author, Hilary Davidson, for sending this my way! This book published today, so go out and grab your copy!
Book Rating 4/5
For the grand finale this would pair nicely with a Chateau Ste. Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon.
samalvarez823's review against another edition
5.0
The second in the Shadows of New York series and I’m addicted! Hilary Davidson really did a fabulous job on this series and I’m hoping there’s more!!
Murder, suspense, love, betrayal, lies and revenge are just a few of the topics explored in this fast paced thriller.
We meet Jo and are reunited with Detective, Sheryn, a tough and fearless woman that knows the truth isn’t always black and white or clear cut. Jo is being blackmailed and is attempting to pay off her blackmailer when all hell breaks loose and they both end up being shot.
The story is good, the characters are deep and the plot just keeps twisting and getting darker and deeper.
Really enjoyed this one! And definitely recommend!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Special thanks to the author, Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy!
Murder, suspense, love, betrayal, lies and revenge are just a few of the topics explored in this fast paced thriller.
We meet Jo and are reunited with Detective, Sheryn, a tough and fearless woman that knows the truth isn’t always black and white or clear cut. Jo is being blackmailed and is attempting to pay off her blackmailer when all hell breaks loose and they both end up being shot.
The story is good, the characters are deep and the plot just keeps twisting and getting darker and deeper.
Really enjoyed this one! And definitely recommend!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Special thanks to the author, Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy!
samalvarez823's review
5.0
The second in the Shadows of New York series and I’m addicted! Hilary Davidson really did a fabulous job on this series and I’m hoping there’s more!!
Murder, suspense, love, betrayal, lies and revenge are just a few of the topics explored in this fast paced thriller.
We meet Jo and are reunited with Detective, Sheryn, a tough and fearless woman that knows the truth isn’t always black and white or clear cut. Jo is being blackmailed and is attempting to pay off her blackmailer when all hell breaks loose and they both end up being shot.
The story is good, the characters are deep and the plot just keeps twisting and getting darker and deeper.
Really enjoyed this one! And definitely recommend!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Special thanks to the author, Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy!
Murder, suspense, love, betrayal, lies and revenge are just a few of the topics explored in this fast paced thriller.
We meet Jo and are reunited with Detective, Sheryn, a tough and fearless woman that knows the truth isn’t always black and white or clear cut. Jo is being blackmailed and is attempting to pay off her blackmailer when all hell breaks loose and they both end up being shot.
The story is good, the characters are deep and the plot just keeps twisting and getting darker and deeper.
Really enjoyed this one! And definitely recommend!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Special thanks to the author, Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the advanced readers copy!
amberunmasked's review against another edition
5.0
Provided by NetGalley.
Hilary Davidson's Don't Look Down is more than a mystery and more than a cop procedural. She has taken characters and given each one a story with an ending. Everyone's lives intersect in some way. The reveals are held off until the final act and roll out one by one giving readers time to digest all the subtle links.
Perhaps the best features of the book aren't the mysteries at all. It's these characters. Getting to know Detective Sheryn Sterling and her partner Detective Rafael Mendoza (now disabled from a past injury) felt deep and real. Since each chapter is from a different character's point of view, readers get to know all of them well including prime suspect Jo Greaver, a sympathetic hardworking woman who is more survivor than victim but ultimately has to come to grips with being both.
The diversity of the cast brings up a tertiary arc about Sheryn's son who ditched school in order to protest the immigration bans. He gets arrested. Sheryn has to explain the real world to him that as a black boy, he is more likely to face the justice system and perhaps the harsh brutality that can come with it. Having a black mom for a cop doesn't give him a free pass either. Sheryn still has to work the nuances of sweet talking a white cop through mentioning a mutual friend, someone he would respect more than her.
As this is book two of a new series, I had no trouble jumping into the world of New York City and the lives of Sterling and Mendoza. In fact, when I looked it up, I saw that book one, One Small Sacrifice, was only $1 so I immediately grabbed it.
Davidson presents a masterpiece of crime fiction that shows humanity in our modern times with underdog characters who have doubt rather than machismo, but they have instincts and the intelligence to navigate the web of murders.
Hilary Davidson's Don't Look Down is more than a mystery and more than a cop procedural. She has taken characters and given each one a story with an ending. Everyone's lives intersect in some way. The reveals are held off until the final act and roll out one by one giving readers time to digest all the subtle links.
Perhaps the best features of the book aren't the mysteries at all. It's these characters. Getting to know Detective Sheryn Sterling and her partner Detective Rafael Mendoza (now disabled from a past injury) felt deep and real. Since each chapter is from a different character's point of view, readers get to know all of them well including prime suspect Jo Greaver, a sympathetic hardworking woman who is more survivor than victim but ultimately has to come to grips with being both.
The diversity of the cast brings up a tertiary arc about Sheryn's son who ditched school in order to protest the immigration bans. He gets arrested. Sheryn has to explain the real world to him that as a black boy, he is more likely to face the justice system and perhaps the harsh brutality that can come with it. Having a black mom for a cop doesn't give him a free pass either. Sheryn still has to work the nuances of sweet talking a white cop through mentioning a mutual friend, someone he would respect more than her.
As this is book two of a new series, I had no trouble jumping into the world of New York City and the lives of Sterling and Mendoza. In fact, when I looked it up, I saw that book one, One Small Sacrifice, was only $1 so I immediately grabbed it.
Davidson presents a masterpiece of crime fiction that shows humanity in our modern times with underdog characters who have doubt rather than machismo, but they have instincts and the intelligence to navigate the web of murders.
lianareadsblog's review against another edition
5.0
If you haven't read the first book in the series, you should read it as soon as possible.
Don't look down is another great book by the author and a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the pages.
I enjoyed the characters and their interactions and banter, it felt so much like an Law and Order episode or any CSI one because it's a well written story with so many twists and turns that will unfold one by one and I was thinking that I may know who the blackmailer is but apparently I didn't knew anything because the author has the ability to make you guess until the end of the book.
A very good suspenseful and criminal procedure story that many will enjoy.
Don't look down is another great book by the author and a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the pages.
I enjoyed the characters and their interactions and banter, it felt so much like an Law and Order episode or any CSI one because it's a well written story with so many twists and turns that will unfold one by one and I was thinking that I may know who the blackmailer is but apparently I didn't knew anything because the author has the ability to make you guess until the end of the book.
A very good suspenseful and criminal procedure story that many will enjoy.
cassies_books_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
What a cat and mouse game this book was! Just when you think you have it figured out another twist happens! Jo Greaver is off to pay a blackmailer she’s carrying a bag of cash and a pistol hidden in her pocket. She’s a successful business woman and she’s afraid that if the secrets from her past are revealed she will lose everything. When the meeting doesn’t go as planned and shots are fired Jo is shot and there’s a dead body on the floor. The police are now involved and with her blood at the scene and the dead body detectives Sheryn Sterling and Rafael Mendoza begin their investigation. The more they dig the more they get tangled into a web of blackmail, secrets and murder. Not all is what it seems and they begin to realize Jo may be a victim as well. As Jo’s past is reveled Sharyn and Rafael realize it may be the key to everything. Who would want to set Jo up for a murder and why are they blackmailing her and why would they want her dead? I loved how the story was told in Sharyns, Rafael and Jo’s point of view and you get to know each character this way. I absolutely loved the detectives relationship. This was definitely a page turner and a who done it! Four stars! Highly recommend for any of my thriller/ mystery fans! A big thank you to the author for sending me an amazing copy!