The One That Got Away

Wow, I grabbed this on Kindle First and it was worthwhile. The plot has good twists and turns and you have those moments where it looks like everything is about to go wrong but an appropriate rabdom event changrs everything. They weren't lazy plot events either, such as a neighbor showing up because he hears the fight between Zoe and “Tally man” in her apartment because that would actually happen.

Zoe extremely believable as a character. She escapes traumatic harm but it has fundamentally changed her, and not all in good ways. She struggles with guilt and a loss of self, while putting herself in harms way again so that she can actually “win” this time. Even so, you see some growth with her as she tries to track down what happened to her and to also find the man who would have killed her.

This is a book that is hard to put down, even during some of the slower parts of the plot, such as being reminded that police work is not kicking down doors all the time. You find it will pick back up rather quickly.

If you're hoping to get a detailed look at why Beck is so twisted, a la Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, you won't find that here. It is explained towards the end but even then it is left up to the readers imagination. Still, he's not a deep character, you just know he has a twisted idea of justice.

I found the book very enjoyable and I will definitely read it again

Actually quite good, or at least met expectations for a mistwry and a hot afternoon.

A great, edge of the seat story with believable characters.