Publication: April 3, 2018
Publisher: Dutton
Source: Publisher
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Perfect
for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey and Gillian Flynn
TOO SOON TO SEE Polished. Professional. Perfect. Dead. Respected scientist Dr Eleanor Costello is found hanging in her immaculate home: the scene the very picture of a suicide. TOO LATE TO HIDE DCS Frankie Sheehan is handed the case, and almost immediately spots foul play. Sheehan, a trained profiler, is seeking a murderer with a talent for death. TOO CLOSE TO BREATHE As Frankie strives to paint a picture of the killer, and their victim, she starts to sense they are part of a larger, darker canvas, on which the lines between the two blur. Olivia Kiernan's debut is a bold, brilliant thriller that will keep you guessing and leave you breathless. |
DCS
Frankie Sheehan is a good
Detective. Unfortunately she had a little set back when she was
attacked while investigating a prior case. Now back on the job, she
needs to find out who murdered Dr. Eleanor Costello. This case is
sort of a make it or
break it situation
for her. She needs to prove that she is still a very capable
Detective and able to really handle work again. Plus
stop a killer before they
possibly strike
again.
I
like Frankie. She is very good at what
she does. She is tough as nails and
isn’t afraid to make hard
decisions that others might not be
comfortable with. Plus
she uses common sense...for the most
part. Apart
from the investigation though,
I felt like I didn’t really connect
with her character much.
There
were
a couple of scenes where Frankie got crank calls (silence on the
end). I was expecting the killer to start taunting Frankie as
if they
were too
smart for their own good. Maybe
some cat and mouse
type games. There was some taunting, but it wasn’t that much. I was
a little disappointed by that.
The
author,
Olivia Kiernan has such a
way with words. She knows how to create a well written mystery. I
know I’ve mentioned this a thousand times before, but I hate being
able to guess the ending or killer in a story. I was not able to do
that with Too Close to Breathe.
It kept me guessing from beginning to end. There are several red
herrings and seemingly guilty parties. I thought I knew what
direction the story
was going, but I am happy to say that I
was wrong. I would never have guessed
who the killer was. That one really surprised me. I’m curious to
see what’s
next for
Frankie.
RATING: 3
out
of 5.
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