Day: August 12, 2021

Josie Quinn is back for her 12^th book, and she just keeps moving forward.

That’s something that I notice in series that have this kind of longevity. Does the main character stay static, or do they continue to grow as a real-life person would?

And let me just say that I think either is okay. For example, books like Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Milhone are good. Kinsey is who she is – she doesn’t often have a personal arc, but it doesn’t matter; you know she is going to get the job done.

But if an author is going to create a realistic character and give them real-life problems to deal with, then they better show some growth and react to things like a normal person.

Josie Quinn definitely does that.

Fresh off the trauma she suffered, she is immediately thrust into another creepy case. This time (as you can read in the blurb) someone is killing off members of a support group. What makes it especially poignant (and particularly eerie) is that the group was made up of parents whose children died in a horrible school bus crash.

As with past books, there are multiple characters to follow, but I never felt confused – well, at least not too much. I thought the author did a good job of keeping the families of the children straight, especially as it was revealed that they each seemed to be hiding something.

One aspect I really like about the books in this series is that they read like episodes from a favorite television crime show. There is enough detail that I can easily visualize the action, but everything moves along at a good pace and doesn’t get bogged down.

My standard for books is to not give plot points away unless they’re already covered by the blurb (and my feelings on that are well-known to anyone who has read my reviews). That’s especially true of crime novels.

Suffice to say that once again, the author weaves a credible case with believable turns and switches. It’s very true to real-life investigations.

As mentioned above, I like how Josie continues to develop, and the end (with no spoilers) indicates that will continue to progress in the future.

I look forward to reading about it.

Author Bio:

Lisa Regan is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series. Lisa is a member of Sisters In Crime, International Thriller Writers, and Mystery Writers of America. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She lives near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the U.S. with her husband, daughter, and Boston Terrier named Mr. Phillip.