This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Bookotoure for my copy of this book and for letting me take part in this tour. This is the first book I have read by this author. I'm always looking for new authors to add to my collection (yes I collect authors :D) so I was excited to read this new series.

Detective Jackie Cooke is being pulled in so many directions. Mum of twin boys whose dad is useless, lead Detective in a serial murder oh and she's in the late stages of pregnancy. So you know no big deal! I really liked Jackie as a Detective. She stands up for herself and is determined to do right by her victims. I found the fact that she was in love with someone so useless and irresponsible a bit of a turn-off. I imagine there are some insecurities at play here given her life experiences but damn girl you can do so much better!

I really liked the diversity of the characters in this book with Jackie's partner Dave Tang and the rookie Shazia Malik. These three will make a really good team as the series progresses.

The case itself was creepy AF. There were some parts that were a little hard to believe but isn't that why we read these books. We like to be shocked, creeped out and thank god that these situations aren't real. The police procedural aspects were well written and showed some real truths to what goes on. From Clever Bob to Tina Venables.

This was a solid, gripping crime story and I look forward to the rest of the series.