This is one-off story from Parks but it's packed with all the great things one expects from a top Parks novel: nail-biting suspense, realistically complex and endearing characters, forensic science and dogs!
Darby Graham is another of Parks' wonderful creations. She's a forensic linguist grappling with the effects of PTSD as a result of a crime case gone wrong a few years back. She also lost a leg in that incident and I appreciated how Parks shows no fear in including this in her lead together with her prosthetic limb. Darby is smart, intuitive, tremendously brave for someone who has lost so much and is struggling with PTSD and Parks gives her so much vulnerability that one can't not be rooting for her.
The suspense pretty much starts immediately and doesn't let up so I was turning pages continuously. There were moments when it became a bit of a blur especially near the end and the bad guys were a surprise to me when they were revealed. Darby's forensic skills coming to the fore.
And the 2 dogs: Holly and Maverick whom Darby adopts after saving them from being putdown. They steal the show frankly and how Parks (a huge dog lover) presents them together with Darby's intuitive connection with them both made this novel a delight to read.
I do hope we might see Darby Graham once again.
I received an early ebook copy of the novel from Thomas Nelson via NetGalley as part of their First Editions reading program with no expectation of a positive review.
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Darcy Graham is completing her final task for Clan Firinn, a rehabilitation center for first responders. She has PTSD with some accompanying triggers. Her counselor wants her to look around and see if she can find the source of some odd events happening at the ranch, then report back. She has been trained as a forensic linguistic, one who can read between the lines the written or spoken words to what is really being said or not said. She saves a couple of dogs, who were abandoned and due to be killed, before leaving Targhee for Mule Shoe Ranch. She notices the handsome detective but knows there is no way he would be interested in her, plus she has a job to do and no time for romance. Upon arrival at the ranch, she is almost immediately a victim of a bear attack and things quickly escalate. Who is behind these attacks and why have they suddenly risen to the level of murder?
Fantastic! I read this book from start to finish in one sitting; it was that riveting. I loved Darby’s character and her unique job as a forensic linguist. I didn’t know that kind of job existed. Her struggles with PTSD and guilt from the past were made real with descriptive language. The dogs were a great addition, giving comfort and aid to a hurting woman. I thought the plot was unique, the suspense heart-pounding, and the two main characters’ struggles with their pasts and the resolutions interesting. Carrie Stuart Parks is one of my “must read” authors. She always delivers a story with characters of depth that draw readers into their world. I can’t wait for what she writes next!
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