Review Morgan Hatch delivers a strong debut with Gone to Ground. He takes readers along the streets of Los Angeles with vivid imagery, allowing us to immerse ourselves in the story. Through the Jimenez family's and background as an immigrants struggling to survive after devastating loss and limitations, the author outlines the reality that these… Continue reading Gone to Ground by Morgan Hatch
Kelsey Cox had a great idea for this potential spin on a murder mystery. And I will admit that the story kept me glued to the very end. However, some of the story fell flat for me. The book is marketed as a high-stakes, locked-room whodunnit. But that’s arguably misleading. We don’t learn who the victim is until the very end, and there is no on-page investigation. And while much of storyline is meant to confuse and misdirect readers from predicting the end, a lot of it seemed like filler. While I liked the short chapters, there were unnecessary breaks within that chapter that disrupted the flow of the story.
Flynn Martin is a TV reporter looking to redeem herself after her involvement in a botched hostage situation on live TV. While she waits for her network to put her on air again, she keeps her eyes and ears on the street, hoping she’ll find something that will save her career. When a young TV reporter Robbie McGrath is found dead in her apartment, all signs point to the notorious PDQ Killer. Only PDQ hasn’t claimed any victims in the past 15 years. And Flynn isn’t completely convinced that this is his work. Harry Kugel, an HR employee with the Colorado Department of Education, knows for a fact that it is not the work of PDQ. That’s because he was PDQ, and he’s since worked hard to reform his ways. But he can’t risk the damage to his legacy, or for the police to come searching for him again. So he reaches out to Flynn to nudge her in the right direction. But even he couldn’t have predicted the events that follow. No Lie Lasts Forever by Mark Stevens is a psychological thriller where two strangers enter a reluctant partnership with very different goals in mind.
