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5* Well-written, well-researched and utterly engrossing, even without Anna's past. And WOW, this is a debut novel.  I'm not sure what else I can say about the tale other than my title. I'm impressed. Seriously impressed and yes, I went checking for a website and other books but it looks like there'll be a bit of a wait for book 2, given that this one's not out until January 27. This book reads like a seasoned author's work. All the characters are great, and each has a role, with no one being 'carried'. There's a depth of knowledge and expertise and experience in the team, as well as a range of ages. The research, deducing, skills, instincts and Anna's 'superpower' make for an excellent, cohesive, gripping and satisfying tale. I'm not sure where Anna's back story will go, as as the tale ends, something a bit worrying is happening. Harry is that villain - the coercive, abusive, manipulative former charmer, but Anna's eyes are op...

3.5* Sadly, it feels like this series is going a bit off the boil.  Don't get me wrong, this is very readable but it's lacking the edge-of-your-seat feel of the Margot tales as a detective, and the underlying arc doesn't seem anywhere close to being two-and-two'd any time soon. The identity of the killer is starting to feel anticlimactic and Margot's suspicions about her brother kind of feel a bit 'well, why didn't you trust your instincts?' especially with what she overhears.  Life with Wes on the farm takes a big back seat. The black widow part of the tale is unsatisfying and the detective Margot's asked to deliver a message to is hyped up to be weird, has a questionable MO, and...it all goes nowhere. I wasn't sure why the author went here, as it felt like filler in an otherwise thin storyline. Still, there's something about the character and the writing that has me thankful that KW writes relatively fast. ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Stor...