TW/CW: Rape, murder, incest
"Saturday night dates at
the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of
Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage
quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton--the town's
pediatrician and medical examiner--finds herself entangled in a terrible
tragedy.
What seemed at first to be a horrific but individual
catastrophe proves to have wider implications. The autopsy reveals
evidence of long-term abuse, of ritualistic self -mutilation, but when
Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, they are
frustrated at every turn.
The children surrounding the victim
close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is
abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even
more brutal crime, one far more shocking than anyone could have
imagined. Meanwhile, detective Lena Adams, still recovering from her
sister's death and her own brutal attack, finds herself drawn to a young
man who might hold the answers. But unless Lena, Sara, and Jeffrey can
uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it's going to happen again."--Goodreads blurb
The second book in the Grant County series is the one book I probably would have skipped had I known better. Talk about graphic content. While it was well-written and mostly interesting, the subject matter of the main storyline was so disturbing I'm still thinking about it weeks later. The characters continue to make poor decisions, and the dialogue between Jeffrey and Sara is often frustrating. This one was not the book for me.
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