Read a new book by an author I’d never heard of thanks to a friend of mine whose reading tastes are similar to my own. 🙂
My copy of this book is a trade paperback produced by Dell Books Copyright 2015. The story itself is approximately 431 pages long. There’s an Acknowledgments page which is needed for all the research that went into creating this fantastic story, and there’s a teaser for the next book in the series.
This book is a snapshot in time as a great deal of it is based on fact. The murders, the cops, they’re figments of the writer’s imagination, but the rest of it is fact. I like how the writer was able to weave these two things together into such a compelling tapestry.
I have to admit to not liking the story at first – it was slow, to me. However, I kept reading, and the story got better. Characters began to flesh out and become more like people than just descriptions and dialogue. Scenes began to flash and take on color, to move faster. It was a fabulous ride!
Our story begins with Kate Murphy’s first day on the job at Atlanta PD in 1974 – a time when women were just beginning to get into “men’s jobs”. A cop has been killed, a cop who was the partner of the brother of Kate’s first partnet, Maggie Lawson. The only thing the two women have in common is their gender – Maggie is from the poor side of town, and Kate is from a wealthier Jewish family.
Still, as the two women find a way to help track down the cop killer despite all the male testoterone trying to keep them from it, the two find ways to connect.
I can’t tell you much more than that without giving away the story so, I’ll stop here. Read the book for yourself, don’t listen to me and my opinion. Think for yourself and maybe, you’ll enjoy yourself. I know I do!
See you on the flipside and don’t forget your towel and sonic screwdriver. Keep an eye out for a black 67 Impala too! There’s always an adventure waiting when you see it!
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