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the setup…
Detective Josie Quinn and the team are called to a high school prom where the body of a young girl is found. She’s dressed for the occasion except for the stab wound. But, she’s not a student and though she looks familiar, they can’t identify her. A few days later, they find another young girl of similar age posed in a church pew with similarities in her wound and other patterns. Before the team gets into the investigation, Police Chief Bob Chitwood intervenes and links the two to a cold case from many years ago that’s personal.

the heart of the story…
Since he first came on the scene, Bob Chitwood has been taciturn and an enigma. We finally get his backstory and he makes it abundantly clear how much he trusts Josie’s skills as an investigator. The return to his hometown was illuminating in so many ways and opened up not only the cold case but the two new ones. The procedurals were excellent, eclipsed only by the new dynamics between Chitwood and Josie.

the narration…
I’m continuing to enjoy Kate Handford’s storytelling but her mispronunciation of “femoral” (emphasis on the second syllable) was a bit jarring, especially since it was cited repeatedly.

the bottom line…
Another baffling case with exceptional procedurals but it was Chitwood being front and center that I found most interesting. I’m curious now that his relationship with the team has shifted how he will interface going forward. This just might be my favorite to date.

Book Info

• Release Date: April 12, 2022
• Series: Detective Josie Quinn #14
• Narrator: Kate Handford
• Audio Length: 11 hours, 26 minutes
• Publisher: Hachette UK – Bookouture

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