The Only Witness

2.5 stars for an okay read.

The focus was more on the characters than the mystery, and I do like a good clue-driven mystery. After the first intro, I felt like the story fell flat, and I put it aside for a couple weeks without having much urge to return and read more. Also, the big reveal was an info dump, which was a major stretch. I understand that this publisher sets strict limits on space, and I felt that space could have been used much better to build a more exciting mystery. A whole lot of words went to the repeated “oh, if she will only talk!” and “oh, she needs a counselor stat!” while they are on the run for their lives.

I will be checking out more books by this author, though. I own several and probably should have started with book one to get a better feel for the hero and his family.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free review copy.