After reading book 1 I thought Jo Larsen had the potential to become a series I’d look forward to reading, but that wasn’t the case with this book.
The main storyline is about a teenage girl who appears to have committed suicide, and it’s up to Jo and her partner Hank to look into what might have made her take her own life.
While this plot point was sad enough to read about, there was a second storyline regarding missing dogs, which at the beginning of the book seemed harmless enough, but midway through it turned sinister. And that is where any nice feelings for this book I might have had ended. Animal abuse is not something I want to be confronted with in a book, especially with no warning of it either in the blurb or at the beginning of the book. It was harsh and distressing read, especially if you’re a dog owner like myself.
I ended up skimming the last third of the book because of this and the animal abuse storyline is why I’ve brought down my review to 2.5 stars.
** I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. ARC provided by NetGalley**