Publisher: Inkubator Books
Published: July 05, 2020
Genre: Mystery, Crime Thriller
#netgalleyarc
They say human life is the most precious thing. The Collector doesn’t agree.
When world renowned archaeologist Philip Carlton suddenly and unexpectedly commits suicide, the police are called to investigate. Heading up the investigation is Detective Lucy O’Hara, a Forensic Linguist – and she immediately sees something is wrong with the suicide note. In her gut, she knows this was cold-blooded murder.
Battling sceptical superiors and the Irish establishment, Lucy digs for the truth and begins to uncover a shadowy trade in ancient artefacts led by a mysterious figure known only as ‘The Collector’.
As Lucy works to uncover his identity, she soon realises she is up against a ruthless mastermind who is systematically eliminating anyone who might lead her to him. But Lucy won’t give up and soon The Collector turns his attention to her…
The Collector – the first in a gripping new series featuring Detective Lucy O’Hara.
MY REVIEW:
Seeing that cover and the synopsis, I was really looking forward to reading this book. It sounded full of mysteries and murder.
It didn’t quite hit the mark for me though. This book was long and usually I can still finish within a day or two but this one took me almost three weeks. It failed to keep my attention and I did have to force myself to finish it. The mystery and investigation aspect was there but not completely. I felt like the investigation kept stalling and there was a lot of repetition. Interrogating the same individuals over and over again but never really getting anywhere. Nothing remotely happened until the 80% mark for me.
There was also a lot of random mundane things that were unnecessary to the story. It broke up the flow and diverted my attention. For example: at one point the main character Lucy stops at a park or beach and just watches the people there. Then she leaves. What was the point of that? And it was literally a small paragraph. She didn’t think about anything or have any major revelations. It just happened. Also Lucy had a lot of potential to be a badass character but she was a bit dulled down. I feel like she wasn’t portrayed to her fullest in the book.
The ending was okay, I expected who the killer was but his motive wasn’t all that clear to me. It wasn’t explained thoroughly or what role he played exactly.
Overall this was a good book but just needed a little extra something to make it more thrilling.
Thank you to NetGalley and Inkubator Books for this digital arc!
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