Friday, January 15, 2021

Deep into the Dark (Detective Margaret Nolan #1) by P.J. Tracy



 

Blurb:

Deep into the Dark features up-and-coming LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan

Sam Easton - a true survivor - is home from Afghanistan, trying to rebuild a life in his hometown of LA. Separated from his wife, bartending and therapy sessions are what occupy his days and nights. When friend and colleague Melody Traeger is beaten by her boyfriend, she turns to Sam for help. When the boyfriend turns up dead the next day, a hard case like Sam is the perfect suspect.

But LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan, whose brother recently died serving overseas, is sympathetic to Sam's troubles, and can't quite see him as a killer. She's more interested in the secrets Melody might be keeping and the developments in another murder case on the other side of town.

 

My review:

Deep into the Dark blew me away! I had no expectations from this author as I’d not read anything by her. (That will change.) I was a bit confused as this was billed as a new series featuring Detective Margaret Nolan but the story deals more with Sam and Melody than Detective Nolan. AND IT WORKS! We deal with the twisted mind of the killer, Sam’s PTSD and Melody’s self-esteem issues as well as several murders and then you have Detective Nolan holding her own against her older more set in his ways mentor and partner. The story, a well crafted murder spree takes us on twists and turns and throws a few red herrings at us but comes to a satisfying conclusion. I will be picking up the next installment and will be checking out the authors’ backlist.

 

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