I'm giving this one a 1* rating, poorly written
At the half point of any book it should have you truly engrossed in the story but this one is so slow and boring!
1. too many characters are introduced and they all have a 'back' story told---boring
2. Jessica is 25 yrs. old and a PI? really? and why did she leave NY? by the half point you don't know anything
3. of course there has to be a detective and of course he has a 'secret' too? boring
4. newspaper reporter? again boring
5. at least 2 storylines going on and nothing to do with the other so again---boring
6. pages and pages of just nothing but descriptions and I don't want to know what they wear, eat, drink or what time they crap! I know the sky is blue etc and I don't care what color carpet anyone has, I mean really?
I quit at the half point when I knew it was just boring and slow and not my kind of reading and it sure isn't a 'thriller' as it says on the front of the book!
At the half point of any book it should have you truly engrossed in the story but this one is so slow and boring!
1. too many characters are introduced and they all have a 'back' story told---boring
2. Jessica is 25 yrs. old and a PI? really? and why did she leave NY? by the half point you don't know anything
3. of course there has to be a detective and of course he has a 'secret' too? boring
4. newspaper reporter? again boring
5. at least 2 storylines going on and nothing to do with the other so again---boring
6. pages and pages of just nothing but descriptions and I don't want to know what they wear, eat, drink or what time they crap! I know the sky is blue etc and I don't care what color carpet anyone has, I mean really?
I quit at the half point when I knew it was just boring and slow and not my kind of reading and it sure isn't a 'thriller' as it says on the front of the book!
Private Investigator Jessica Shaw received an email showing a newspaper article featuring a twenty-five-year-old mystery. It said a woman named Eleanor Lavelle was murdered and her three-year-old daughter was missing and had yet to be found. When Jessica looked at the photo of the child, she realized that it was a picture of herself. This makes her question everything her late father ever told her about their lives. Now she must look into her mother's murder to find out what really happened.
As Jessica begins her investigation in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Detective Jason Pryce and his partner Vic Medina are looking into the viscous murder of a college student Amy Ong. Jessica sees Detective Pryce's interview on the local news and recognizes him as a person who attended her father's funeral. When she tries to contact him, she believes he may know something about her father's past.
Lisa Gray was a new author for me. The story pulled me in immediately. It was told from various perspectives, including Jessica, Det. Price, Eleanor Lavelle, on the night of her murder, and Amy Ong on the night of her murder. Sometimes it was a bit confusing to switch between the past and present with the two murders. This story kept me guessing. The many people who were interviewed about the murders added some noteworthy information throughout the story. This is the first book in the Jessica Shaw series. I liked it enough to want to read the next one when it comes out. My rating: 4 Stars.
As Jessica begins her investigation in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Detective Jason Pryce and his partner Vic Medina are looking into the viscous murder of a college student Amy Ong. Jessica sees Detective Pryce's interview on the local news and recognizes him as a person who attended her father's funeral. When she tries to contact him, she believes he may know something about her father's past.
Lisa Gray was a new author for me. The story pulled me in immediately. It was told from various perspectives, including Jessica, Det. Price, Eleanor Lavelle, on the night of her murder, and Amy Ong on the night of her murder. Sometimes it was a bit confusing to switch between the past and present with the two murders. This story kept me guessing. The many people who were interviewed about the murders added some noteworthy information throughout the story. This is the first book in the Jessica Shaw series. I liked it enough to want to read the next one when it comes out. My rating: 4 Stars.
