Amber applies a dash of red lipstick and checks herself out in the mirror before heading out on a date. ‘Don’t wait up!’ she calls to her housemates as she leaves. But Amber never returns home that night. Amber Slater is never seen again.
The last person to see Amber was her housemate. He remembers everything she was wearing that night. He watched her leave. He listened to every word of her phone conversation with her friend before she left. He knows more about Amber’s movements than anyone.
At university, she is well-liked by her fellow students and teachers. Her tutor’s voice shakes when he is questioned by the police. Some say he and Amber were very close. Too close. Some say his wife had just found out about their relationship.
The manager at the restaurant where Amber was supposed to eat that night says she didn’t show up. Yet the chef at the restaurant is overly chatty about her. He wasn’t working that night. He wasn’t answering his phone. Nobody knows where he was when Amber went missing.
Rumours begin to circulate about Amber, it seems that everyone has a story to tell. But when the young girl’s lifeless body is found in a local park, with her blue lips glued shut, the gossip suddenly goes quiet. As the police trace the last few hours of Amber’s life, it seems that the girl simply vanished on her way to catch her bus. And when another woman goes missing in the dead of night, it’s a race against time to find her before she too is silenced forever. ~taken from Goodreads
The last person to see Amber was her housemate. He remembers everything she was wearing that night. He watched her leave. He listened to every word of her phone conversation with her friend before she left. He knows more about Amber’s movements than anyone.
At university, she is well-liked by her fellow students and teachers. Her tutor’s voice shakes when he is questioned by the police. Some say he and Amber were very close. Too close. Some say his wife had just found out about their relationship.
The manager at the restaurant where Amber was supposed to eat that night says she didn’t show up. Yet the chef at the restaurant is overly chatty about her. He wasn’t working that night. He wasn’t answering his phone. Nobody knows where he was when Amber went missing.
Rumours begin to circulate about Amber, it seems that everyone has a story to tell. But when the young girl’s lifeless body is found in a local park, with her blue lips glued shut, the gossip suddenly goes quiet. As the police trace the last few hours of Amber’s life, it seems that the girl simply vanished on her way to catch her bus. And when another woman goes missing in the dead of night, it’s a race against time to find her before she too is silenced forever. ~taken from Goodreads
This is the second book I have read by author, Carla Kovach, and I have to say this series is pretty damn good! I want to note that this is the 8th book in a series, but it can read as a stand alone book. I started with my first Detective Gina Harte book last year with "Their Silent Graves" and I loved it! This book was no different.
This book alternates between perspectives, which I feel gives the feel of a well rounded story, but also an air of mystery. Sure, you get "first hand" accounts of what is happening, but one particular character is unknown up until the end, which left me guessing and being completely surprised.
The murder storyline is original and intriguing in itself. I really enjoyed turning each page as I was left guessing who the murderer could be right up until the end. We also get to follow along with the ongoing saga of Detective Gina Harte I was only recently introduced to but could follow along with no issues of having only read one previous book in this series. The Detective Harte storyline takes a bit of a backseat compared to the other book in the series I've read, but fit in nicely with the overall plot.
There are quite a few characters in this book, and with the storyline jumping perspectives, I will admit I was a bit lost keeping everyone straight at first. After the first handful of chapters it was easy to follow along. The array of characters made the mystery more exciting and for awhile it seemed that everyone could have a motive for murder and everyone could be suspect.
This was a fun, quick read and I have plans to read this entire series, as the writing is phenomenal.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me an e-ARC to read and give my honest review. It was a 4 star read for me!
"The Broken Ones" is set to be released here in the U.S. on March 1, 2021 so pre-order now!
Happy Reading!
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