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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Fields is the first book featuring Sergeant Riley Fisher and I hope not the last. This is a very dark and grisly police procedural and I couldn't get enough of it. I will say that it won't be be for those readers with a weak stomach. There are some quite graphic descriptions of the bodies and crime scenes. If you can handle your murder mysteries dark then this is the book for you.
Riley Fisher is the new head of department in Black Hawk County in Iowa. Not everybody is happy about this and can't wait to see her fail. Her first case is tough, and becomes a political minefield. But Riley is determined to find the killer, no matter the cost. When she arrives to the local family farm, she discovers that she recognises the body. An old childhood friend, from a past that she has tried really hard to put behind her. And then another body is found - is there a serial killer on the loose?
The Fields is so well written, so descriptive. It is a slow burn but it is definately a page turner. Thanks to Hachette Australia for my advanced copy of this book to read. Released in Australia January 25th.
Riley Fisher is the new head of department in Black Hawk County in Iowa. Not everybody is happy about this and can't wait to see her fail. Her first case is tough, and becomes a political minefield. But Riley is determined to find the killer, no matter the cost. When she arrives to the local family farm, she discovers that she recognises the body. An old childhood friend, from a past that she has tried really hard to put behind her. And then another body is found - is there a serial killer on the loose?
The Fields is so well written, so descriptive. It is a slow burn but it is definately a page turner. Thanks to Hachette Australia for my advanced copy of this book to read. Released in Australia January 25th.
I don’t know why it took me so long to finish this book, but j thoroughly enjoyed it. Mystery, intrigue, and corn. What more could a Midwesterner ask for?
Sergeant Riley Fisher is investigating a murder of a woman found in a corn field. There a few suspects, the husband who didn't report her missing or the man who's land she was found on. Then another woman's body is found with similar wounds. Riley suspects the governor may be involved or the big agro companies that are taking over small towns. In addition, some people in town are very sick. Could this all be related somehow?
"It was a vertiginous thought: how life’s twists and turns could lead you into a moment that would change it forever. Chance meetings. Bad choices. Snap decisions. And, suddenly, there you were, lost in the dark of a cornfield, or an abandoned factory. Alone and helpless."
"It was a vertiginous thought: how life’s twists and turns could lead you into a moment that would change it forever. Chance meetings. Bad choices. Snap decisions. And, suddenly, there you were, lost in the dark of a cornfield, or an abandoned factory. Alone and helpless."
there was a lot going in all at once but i felt like it contributed to the overall story and the major reveal at the end was really cool!!
ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ, ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴀɴɴɪʙᴀʟɪꜱᴍ! ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴡɪʟᴅ ʀɪᴅᴇ. ɪ’ᴍ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ɪᴍᴘʀᴇꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ʙʏ ᴇʀɪɴ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇxᴄɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜꜱᴘᴇɴꜱᴇꜰᴜʟ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴᴅ. ɪ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴇxᴛ!
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Great descriptions really helped the sense of place. -1 star for moderate law enforcement inaccuracies.