DS Katie Maguire is a complicated woman. Being a female in the Guarda brings its own set of problems, but she seems to be handling that quite well. She is trusted and respected. It's her personal life that would confuse most people. She has a lover, who has left her once and then come back. And while he was gone, she had a one night stand with a neighbor (now deceased) and is pregnant by him. And then there's that attraction to another woman .. one of her colleagues.
So while her personal life is out of control, she also has the mysterious brutal murders of several nuns to investigate. Each nun has been killed in a different way but its very obvious its the work of one predator.
While trying to find the thread that ties all these deaths together, she undercovers a secret that's fifty years old .... and now someone wants her dead.
Once again, I picked up a book that is part of a series. There are some references to the previous book, but this one seems to do okay as a stand-alone. As a reader, I gathered a little bit of her history, but not as completely as I would have liked.
The characters work fine .. although Katie is a little confusing. There are many secondary players, as well as those from previous books, and I found it a little difficult to keep up with everyone involved.
The particular mystery of this book got a little muddled from other minor cases that seem to be a holdover. And there is a cliff hanger, so the reader is assured there will be another book forthcoming.
My thanks to the author / Head of Zeus / NetGalley who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
So while her personal life is out of control, she also has the mysterious brutal murders of several nuns to investigate. Each nun has been killed in a different way but its very obvious its the work of one predator.
While trying to find the thread that ties all these deaths together, she undercovers a secret that's fifty years old .... and now someone wants her dead.
Once again, I picked up a book that is part of a series. There are some references to the previous book, but this one seems to do okay as a stand-alone. As a reader, I gathered a little bit of her history, but not as completely as I would have liked.
The characters work fine .. although Katie is a little confusing. There are many secondary players, as well as those from previous books, and I found it a little difficult to keep up with everyone involved.
The particular mystery of this book got a little muddled from other minor cases that seem to be a holdover. And there is a cliff hanger, so the reader is assured there will be another book forthcoming.
My thanks to the author / Head of Zeus / NetGalley who furnished a digital copy in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.
