#allthebookreviews: The Girls in the Water by Victoria Jenkins @bookouture @vicwritescrime
The Girls in the Waterby Victoria Jenkins
Bookouture
Big thank you to Bookouture for our copies in return for our honest reviews.
Goodreads Synopsis:
When the body of Lola Evans is found in a local park on a cold winter’s morning, Detective Alex King and her new recruit Chloe Lane are called in to lead the hunt for the killer.
Days later, a second girl goes missing. It seems the two shared a troubled history, and were members of the same support group. Who is the monster preying on these vulnerable girls?
As the detectives start to piece together the clues, Chloe realises that she too is in danger – as she uncovers secrets about her own brother’s death which someone will kill to keep hidden.
Alex and Chloe are determined to find the killer before more lives are lost…
My Thoughts:
Detective Alex King and her new recruit, Chloe Lane, are on the case of a killer who leaves his victims in bodies of water. These victims seem to share a sordid past and as the clues start to come together, Chloe realizes her past is catching up with her. Her poor choices in her past life and her obsession with proving that her father killed her brother, puts her life in danger. But can her and Alex find the killer before more are killed?
Bookouture really can do no wrong in the thrillers they present to their readers. This particular book, first in a series, starts off at a moderate pace as Jenkins introduces her characters. There is great character development here - we see Alex in her career and trying to balance her complicated relationship with her ex husband and CHloe trying to keep her past hidden while having to confront it and find some closure in her brother's death. With some twists and turns like all Bookouture thrillers are known for, you're in for quite a ride. A debut novel that doesn't let you down. Can't wait to see what else Alex and Chloe gets into!
Jessica's Thoughts:
When Bookouture comes out with another thriller, and one with this line to the start the synopsis: "The first one had been an accident. He had never intended to kill her. But as he looked down at her body, he knew there would be a next one…" how could I not read this one? This was a fantastic debut for Victoria Jenkins, THE GIRLS IN THE WATER is a great thriller will have you turning the pages.
Detective Alex King and her new recruit, Chloe Lane, are called to a crime scene - the body of Lola Evans is found in the river of a local park. Now the pair of female detectives must track down the killer. A few days later a second body turns up, and under similar circumstances. They're all found in water - a river, lake, etc. and the connection is made that all of these women were apart of the same support group.
As Alex and Chloe are racing to find clues and catch the killer, Chloe's personal life begins to interfere. She comes across her brother's cold case file and begins to dig back into his murder. She quickly finds out that these are secrets someone would kill to keep hidden.
I thought this was a solid debut thriller! Bookouture hasn't let me down yet! While the murders seem like they would be center stage in this book, Chloe's backstory and her brother's cold case begin to emerge as the focus. There was definitely a twist thrown in at the end that I wasn't expecting!
As Alex and Chloe are racing to find clues and catch the killer, Chloe's personal life begins to interfere. She comes across her brother's cold case file and begins to dig back into his murder. She quickly finds out that these are secrets someone would kill to keep hidden.
I thought this was a solid debut thriller! Bookouture hasn't let me down yet! While the murders seem like they would be center stage in this book, Chloe's backstory and her brother's cold case begin to emerge as the focus. There was definitely a twist thrown in at the end that I wasn't expecting!
I look forward to seeing how Alex and Chloe develop in coming novels!
I give this one a solid 4/5 stars!
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