Genre: Thriller
Description:
“When Dolly Garner’s husband is transferred to the small town of
Huntington, Kansas, she hates the thought of uprooting their young family and
starting over a thousand miles away. But after a year of living on savings and
credit cards after Tim’s previous lay-off, refusing to move is out of the
question. So they sell their home, pack their bags, and focus on the positives:
wholesome Midwestern values, a lower cost of living, and less crime.
But Dolly’s first impressions are not good. The people seem
standoffish, unfriendly, and tight-lipped. The women she meets are
materialistic and obsessed with status. More unsettling, Dolly learns that
years ago, a brutal murder took place on the property where her family’s home
now stands, and the case was never solved.
When a violent crime shocks the community, the town secret is out: A
serial killer is on the loose and preying on the women of Huntington. As
paranoia surges and the line between neighbor and predator blurs, Dolly
realizes she can’t trust anyone in this town.
Inspired by true events, this twist-filled thriller will leave you
breathless until the final page.”
Author:
“Julia McDermott was born in Dallas, raised in Atlanta, and earned a
degree in Economics and French from the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, including a junior year in France. Afterward, she moved to Texas, married
her college sweetheart, and worked in finance and technology. While raising
four children, she pivoted to full-time writing and has participated in
literary festivals and writers’ conferences across the U.S. and Canada.”
Appraisal:
Moving from a big city, specifically Atlanta, to a small town in
Kansas, the reasonable assumption is that odds of you being murdered are going
to decrease. And they would, unless that small town has a serial killer who the
townspeople don’t like to talk about, so new people don’t find out until
they’re already moved to town. That’s what happens to Dolly Garner and her
husband. Now what should they do? None of the potential answers are very good
and the more they find out about what’s going on, the scarier it becomes. How
this all resolves and the pieces to the mystery behind the killer make for an
intense and interesting read that readers who enjoy thrillers should love.
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Format/Typo
Issues:
Review is based on an advance reviewer copy, so I can’t gauge the
final product in this area.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate word count: 55-60,000 words
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