Many thanks. to NetGalley and St Martin's Publishing Minotaur Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the debut suspense novel by Hannah Morrissey - 4 stars!
Hannah got a job as a night shift police transcriber when her and her husband, Tommy, moved to Black Harbor, Wisconsin, a town known only for its crime. Hannah wants desperately to be a writer and she finds herself drawn to the voice of Detective Nik Kole. He is the lead investigator on a murder that involves her neighbor, who dumped the body of a teenage boy who died from an overdose. Detective Kole is investigating the drug trail, supplied by someone known as the Candy Man. As Hannah gets closer to Nik and the investigation, the rest of her world starts falling apart.
This was such a wonderful, atmospheric novel - you can feel the bleakness of the area, the scariness of the bridge where so many jumped to their death, and the fear and tension throughout is palpable. Hannah's husband is a piece of work and you can't help but root for Hannah to have her chance at happiness. I absolutely loved reading the transcriptions as Hannah heard them from the police recordings - really put you in Hannah's mindset. Plus, as someone who transcribes tapes for a living, it was so interesting to see that there are people who actually speak punctuation (wonder if my boss could be trained?). Loved the cover too. A wonderful debut - can't wait to read more from this author!
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