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A review by mr_pink_ink
Daddy's Girl by Margie Orford
4.0
Many thanks to Jonathan Ball Publishers for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
* The edition I read was the November 2022 re-release paperback from Jonathan Ball Publishers ISBN 9781776192571
We wanted more of the Riedwaan/Clare back story and the author delivered!
Taking a step back in time, Daddy's Girl is the story of how our two intrepid crime solvers first came to work together and it fills in a lot of the blanks in the previous two books.
Having been responsible for putting a lot of criminals behind bars, Riedwaan has naturally made a few enemies, but when a new gang lord wants to establish his authority and Riedwaan's daughter goes missing, among others, it becomes personal.
As dark and gritty as the previous books in the series, Orford exposes the ugly, nasty underbelly of the Mother City and the writing is graphic - please do check the content warnings!
Although it feels like Daddy's Girl should be the series' first book, I understand why it's not; this book answers many of the questions from the first two books and I think it works. However, if you need a definite beginning to a story, I suggest you read this before continuing with the rest of the series.
Great writing, great characters and highly atmospheric I would really love to see this series adapted into a TV show!
* The edition I read was the November 2022 re-release paperback from Jonathan Ball Publishers ISBN 9781776192571
We wanted more of the Riedwaan/Clare back story and the author delivered!
Taking a step back in time, Daddy's Girl is the story of how our two intrepid crime solvers first came to work together and it fills in a lot of the blanks in the previous two books.
Having been responsible for putting a lot of criminals behind bars, Riedwaan has naturally made a few enemies, but when a new gang lord wants to establish his authority and Riedwaan's daughter goes missing, among others, it becomes personal.
As dark and gritty as the previous books in the series, Orford exposes the ugly, nasty underbelly of the Mother City and the writing is graphic - please do check the content warnings!
Although it feels like Daddy's Girl should be the series' first book, I understand why it's not; this book answers many of the questions from the first two books and I think it works. However, if you need a definite beginning to a story, I suggest you read this before continuing with the rest of the series.
Great writing, great characters and highly atmospheric I would really love to see this series adapted into a TV show!