BLOG TOUR, BOOK REVIEW - Dead Girl Walking by Roberta Gately

 

                                                                 BOOK DESCRIPTION

 

‘“911. What’s your emergency?”
“He came for her. She’s been shot,” says a desperate voice, as footsteps echo down an alley. “She’s dying.”
“Oh no, oh no, he’s coming back. Please, come quickly––” And then a click, and the drone of a dial tone.

The beautiful young woman on the stretcher could be on her honeymoon. Chestnut hair tumbles around a pretty face, rose petals tangled in the loose strands. But the bandage around her forehead tells a different tale, as Emergency Room Nurse Jessie Novak desperately battles to keep her alive. Jessie’s thoughts are racing—who shot this beautiful young woman and more importantly, why?

Ann Hart’s life hangs by a thread, and Jessie cannot bear to see this beautiful young woman die without justice being done. Being a nurse is like hunting for clues, and Jessie is sure she can find the person who hurt Ann. She also asks her friend Detective Sam Dallas for help digging into Ann’s past. But then Jessie receives a gift that sends shivers up her spine: a huge bouquet of blood-red roses, just like the ones in Ann’s hair…

As the first snowflakes start to fall, another body turns up. Jessie is sure that she’s in danger too—since the roses, someone has been watching her… Sam is reluctant to see the link but Jessie knows she must find the culprit before he strikes again. He is stalking her through the frozen streets and he doesn’t want his fun to stop. Can Jessie turn the tables on the killer, or is she just a dead girl walking?

This is the first in a new series that adds a new take on the police procedural genre,a nurse who works in the ER and finds herself unable to resist investigating the murder of one of her patients. It's a fascinating blend of Diagnosis Murder, ER and the brilliant Code Black which were three of my favourite television series. I suppose, in retrospect, doctors and nurses are a bit like detectives because they have to follow the clues that enable them to diagnose and treat their patients. I love a drama that is set in a hospital so I really enjoyed the scenes that were set in the ER, the fast and frenetic atmosphere as the doctors and nurses worked their healing magic on their patients. And the author's descriptions of the sombre and peaceful atmosphere of the ICU were so realistic (which is not surprising considering the Author is also a nurse) that they brought back memories of the time that our daughter spent in the ICU when she was younger. The only sound being the noise of the machines and equipment that were vital for the survival of the patient.

I had mixed feelings about the main character Jessie, I had no doubt that she loved her job and genuinely cared about her patients and I loved her interactions with her elderly neighbour Rufus. She did have some realistic character traits and there was some likeable aspects to her character but i really didn't like how she was fancied by almost every male character she encountered during the story. I'm not sure wether the police would really ask a nurse about what her opinion was on a active investigation but this is the world of fiction and what do I know,I'm just a lowly reader and blogger. I also had mixed feelings about Detective Sam, he seemed like a likeable character but it did get frustrating when he constantly  dismissed Jessie's fears and opinions especially considering he was the one that originally drew her into the case in the first place. The secondary characters were a mixed bag of vivid, realistic individuals from the staff who worked in the hospital, the homeless man who sleeps in the hospital, Jesse's kindly neighbour Rufus to Patrick who was the proprietor of the shop near were Jessie lived where she got her newspaper and muffin.

This is a fantastic start to what looks like is going to be a brilliant series. I loved the hospital scenes and the thriller elements of the story but the plot contained a  bit too much romance for this reader's liking. The book does end on a cliff hanger that paced the way for book 2 and I look forward to reading what the reader has got planned for Jessie's next adventure

                                                               Author Bio:

Roberta Gately, lives in Boston where she works as a nurse at the Boston Medical Center. It was in the ER where she developed an interest in the investigations behind the crimes and the victims she encountered. Working in a busy ER is much like being a detective—the search for answers is a methodical process, not unlike the work required to solve a murder!

 Her crime series with Bookouture stars the brave and brilliant ER nurse Jessie Novak who teams up with her detective friend to solve tricky Boston murder cases. Expect addictive mysteries, breathtaking suspense and a gutsy heroine you’ll never forget. When she’s not writing or working at the hospital, Roberta enjoys reading, working out and spending time with friends and family.

 She has also worked in humanitarian aid, providing medical care in some of the world’s bleakest spots ranging from Africa to Afghanistan. Her two previous novels, Lipstick in Afghanistan and The Bracelet were based upon her experiences of nursing abroad. Her memoir—Footprints in the Dust tells the true stories of some of the extraordinary people she met.

 Author Social Media Links

Roberta loves hearing from readers and you can get in touch with her using the links below.

Author website: robertagately.com

Twitter: twitter.com/RobertaGately

Facebook page: facebook.com/RobertaGatelyAuthor

Instiagram: instagram.com/roberta_gately

Publication Day:  24/11/20

 

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