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A review by nazeerah
The Girls In The Water by Victoria Jenkins
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
First off, I must say that I liked the fact that the author chooses to use two female main characters as opposed to having one male and one female lead detective in most other procedural crime novels.
A body of a female is found in the water in a park on a cold winter morning. There aren't any leads and identifying the body is not easy as it has been partially decomposed. Detective Alex King and Chloe Lane are called in to investigate. They had not made much headway and another body turns up. I don't want to give too much away, but the investigation starts picking up the pace soon after that. It became quite nail-bitingly intense towards the end. I loved it.
I was not very fond of either of the two females, but what I did like is that they are 'real' and have some real issues. I think that is a promising start to what could be a very exciting series. I am excited to see what the author will do with the development of the main characters and what will happen next. I highly recommend this book, you will not be disappointed.
First off, I must say that I liked the fact that the author chooses to use two female main characters as opposed to having one male and one female lead detective in most other procedural crime novels.
A body of a female is found in the water in a park on a cold winter morning. There aren't any leads and identifying the body is not easy as it has been partially decomposed. Detective Alex King and Chloe Lane are called in to investigate. They had not made much headway and another body turns up. I don't want to give too much away, but the investigation starts picking up the pace soon after that. It became quite nail-bitingly intense towards the end. I loved it.
I was not very fond of either of the two females, but what I did like is that they are 'real' and have some real issues. I think that is a promising start to what could be a very exciting series. I am excited to see what the author will do with the development of the main characters and what will happen next. I highly recommend this book, you will not be disappointed.