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The Fields
by Erin Young
Thank you to Flat Iron Books for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
CW: Death, blood, gore
The Fields is an addictive murder mystery novel, the first planned in a new detective series by Erin Young. From the moment I started reading, it had me hooked. It has been awhile since I've read a murder mystery novel that I've actually enjoyed, so I'm really glad I was able to read this.
We follow Riley Fisher, a newly promoted sergeant who heads the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Field Investigations Unit. When she is called to the scene of a murder at a corn field, she recognizes the woman as being one of her childhood best friends. With this revelation, Riley is worried that parts of her past will be unearthed after she has tried so hard to bury them. However, her desire to get justice for her old friend keeps her on the case. As more bodies begin to show up, Riley begins to realize that this case will have much bigger implications for her town than she thought.
This book took on the feel of an atmospheric thriller, which I didn't expect but absolutely loved. I'm from the midwest, so maybe I felt so into the book because I was like "yeah, I could see this happening in my hometown". Even if you're not from the midwest, though, I think you'll agree that the setting of this book just...works. I also thought the political thriller aspect of it was well done, as the discussions of big agriculture fit well into the setting and also contributed significantly to the plot so we didn't waste any pages on unnecessary conflict.
This is the author's debut mystery/thriller and I thought it was really good overall. I feel like it did suffer from some pacing issues at times, but it was never so bad that it threw me out of the story. I am so excited to see what Sergeant Fisher does next!
CW: Death, blood, gore
The Fields is an addictive murder mystery novel, the first planned in a new detective series by Erin Young. From the moment I started reading, it had me hooked. It has been awhile since I've read a murder mystery novel that I've actually enjoyed, so I'm really glad I was able to read this.
We follow Riley Fisher, a newly promoted sergeant who heads the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Field Investigations Unit. When she is called to the scene of a murder at a corn field, she recognizes the woman as being one of her childhood best friends. With this revelation, Riley is worried that parts of her past will be unearthed after she has tried so hard to bury them. However, her desire to get justice for her old friend keeps her on the case. As more bodies begin to show up, Riley begins to realize that this case will have much bigger implications for her town than she thought.
This book took on the feel of an atmospheric thriller, which I didn't expect but absolutely loved. I'm from the midwest, so maybe I felt so into the book because I was like "yeah, I could see this happening in my hometown". Even if you're not from the midwest, though, I think you'll agree that the setting of this book just...works. I also thought the political thriller aspect of it was well done, as the discussions of big agriculture fit well into the setting and also contributed significantly to the plot so we didn't waste any pages on unnecessary conflict.
This is the author's debut mystery/thriller and I thought it was really good overall. I feel like it did suffer from some pacing issues at times, but it was never so bad that it threw me out of the story. I am so excited to see what Sergeant Fisher does next!