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A review by cherry_lane
The Descent by Matt Brolly
3.0
I received this book for free as a Goodreads giveaway.
Why are so many young women committing suicide in Weston, a past-its-prime English seaside resort? Or is it ... not suicide after all? There are no apparent links between them, other than that they are all “lost” and living on the edges of society.
Louise Blackwell is a pretty good detective, but she’s falling apart. Her once-promising career was pretty much derailed because she trusted the wrong person. Her new colleagues mostly despise her, and they certainly don’t trust her or respect her. She has few friends. Her brother’s life is in the pits, and he is dragging her down too. Her mother is drinking too much. Her young niece may be in grave danger. Her boss, who had been quietly supporting her is losing patience, she’s got a lousy relationship with a pest of a reporter, and, worst of all, she’s losing her focus and making mistakes.
It was exhausting. The mystery was good, but the misery was relentless.
Why are so many young women committing suicide in Weston, a past-its-prime English seaside resort? Or is it ... not suicide after all? There are no apparent links between them, other than that they are all “lost” and living on the edges of society.
Louise Blackwell is a pretty good detective, but she’s falling apart. Her once-promising career was pretty much derailed because she trusted the wrong person. Her new colleagues mostly despise her, and they certainly don’t trust her or respect her. She has few friends. Her brother’s life is in the pits, and he is dragging her down too. Her mother is drinking too much. Her young niece may be in grave danger. Her boss, who had been quietly supporting her is losing patience, she’s got a lousy relationship with a pest of a reporter, and, worst of all, she’s losing her focus and making mistakes.
It was exhausting. The mystery was good, but the misery was relentless.