What starts off for Ds Carrie Fisher and Dc Paul Harper as a investigation into the alleged assault or attempted abduction of a young girl eventually becomes a complex investigation into the disappearance of two families. One of which just happens to be the family of a girl who witnessed the assault.
In Harry's mind giving up everything and moving his family to deserted Pomono Island was the best way of protecting his beloved daughter Melanie from harm especially after her narrow escape and near abduction. But little does Harry realise that all his good intentions have only propelled her into more intense danger.
During the course of their investigation, Carrie and Paul are shocked to discover that a young girl who has been calling the station and accusing the police of ignoring her requests for help seems also to have disappeared at the same time as Melanie. Now they find themselves caught up in a desperate search for two missing girls. Meanwhile a sinister,twisted predator is hiding in plain sight,plotting, scheming and waiting for the perfect opportunity to act out their sickening desires.
The chapters of this totally mesmerizing, gripping thriller alternate between Carrie,Melanie and Melanie's mum and Dad, Alice and Harry. The three woman were likeable,feisty characters who each had their own individual traits and personalities. I loved Melanie's devotion to her father,her willingness to accept and adapt to her new life on the island and also her ability to read people's moods by the colours of their auras. I loved how Alice's character evolved as the story unfolded and how she started to stand up to her domineering husband. I could fully understand Harry's reasons for moving his family over onto the island, all caring parents want to be able to keep their children safe from harm but I thought that the way he went about it was underhanded and just a little bit selfish. Although I did like Carrie and I loved the working relationship she had with Paul,she did come across as having a bit of an attitude problem at times and could be quite snappy during her interactions with people especially Paul. I suppose her reluctance to get close to people was understandable considering the tragic events from her past. Interspersed throughout the story was chapters that took the reader back into the past and chronicled events during and after the day that Carrie's sister Hattie was abducted. One of the reasons that I enjoyed this book so much was that is not one of your average police procedural,there was no forensics,no team meetings and no annoying bosses hovering in the background and breathing down Carrie and Paul's necks. It was just Carrie and Paul working together to solve the case and find the missing people.
The Quiet Girls is an expertly plotted,well written thriller that had me hooked in from the first page and frantically turning the pages. On one hand I really wanted to know how the story was going to end whilst on the other hand I didn't want to finish the book. There was a prevailing sense of foreboding permeating the chapters set on Pomono Island. Whilst reading these chapters the reader had ever increasing feelings of unease and sensed that something bad was going to happen. The intensity increasing as the story unfolded. Although this is the second book in the series,it can be read and enjoyed as a stand alone. I really really enjoyed this enthralling thriller and look forward to reading more books in this series including the first book The Night Caller which I haven't had the pleasure of reading yet. The Quiet Girls is a amazing book and very very highly recommended.
AUTHOR BIO
J.M. Hewitt writes crime fiction and is the author of three previous crime fiction novels and has been published in two short story publications. Her work usually incorporates twentieth and twenty-first century events and far flung locations, and her novels explore the darker side of human behaviour. In contrast to the sometimes dark content of her books, she lives in a seaside town in Suffolk with her dog, Marley.
When she was ten years old she'd read all the books she owned, all those on her mother's bookcase and everything the library had to offer. She decided the only course of action to take was to write her own stories. Thirty years later, she is still writing them.
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WEBSITE : www.jeanettehewitt.com
PUBLICATION DATE: 13th November 2019
PRINT LENGTH: 312 pages
PUBLISHER: Bookouture
GENRE: Police Procedural
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This does look so good, wonderful review!
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