Do you like a good mystery with a strong female protagonist? I do! And What they saw is part of a series with a fantastic female detective! I recently read and reviewed the book. I'm part of the bookouture blog tour, check out some of the other reviews here.
Next to the lake’s dappled water, a woman lies on her yoga mat, her limbs twisted as if she is trying to crawl away. Her mug of tea steams into the cool air and her lips, still warm, are parted mid-sentence. But she will never speak or see again...
When Sandra Ashville is found murdered in a sleepy town near Oakhurst, Detective Jo Fournier is first at the scene. Jo is shaken by the similarities between herself and the dead assistant District Attorney, a dedicated woman with a heart for justice. And as she examines Sandra’s body, Jo discovers something that chills her to the bone: the bullet hole is covered by an intact blindfold. Why was Sandra only blindfolded after her death?
The very next morning Jo receives a shocking call. A judge has been brutally killed, before she too was blindfolded. Soon it becomes clear that the twisted serial killer is working with a deadly countdown: every morning, another body will be found. Working around the clock, Jo makes an important break-through: all the victims are connected to the same murder trial. And Jo’s dear friend and partner Bob Arnett could be next…
With the next morning rapidly approaching, Jo and her team pull out all the stops to catch the killer. But when she uncovers a stain of corruption that includes Bob, Jo faces an impossible choice. Can she trust her partner, when the evidence suggests he turned a blind eye to a grave miscarriage of justice? And as the body count rises, can Jo catch the killer before it is too late for her oldest friend?
From USA Today bestseller M.M. Chouinard, What They Saw is an utterly addictive serial killer thriller that will keep you reading into the early hours! Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Gregg Olsen.
My review
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When over the course of just a few days 'their own' start showing up dead Detectives Jo Fournier and Bob Arnett have to hurry to make sense of connections the victims had to each other to stop Bob from becoming one of the killer's next victims. I really like Detective Jo Fournier, she was likeable and a strong but caring female protagonist. Although I haven't read the previous books in the series there are no spoilers about the 5 before this one. But I want to read them and get to 'know' Jo better. I loved the twists and surprises. There are trigger warnings for SA in this book, but the empathy shown and the changes called for are done in such a sensitive manner. Even Jo shows compassion and understanding. I learned some shocking and sickening facts about laws, that should definitely be changed. While this is a fiction novel the hard hitting facts are true and Michelle's afterward explains everything so well. I can't say too much as to not give too much away, but I think for the first time I had sympathy for a killer in a book. Thank you netgalley and bookouture for this arc copy in exchange for my honest opinions.
Author Bio:
M.M. Chouinard
is the author of the Detective Jo Fournier mystery thrillers, and the standalone mystery thriller The Vacation. Her first fiction story was published in her local paper when she was eight, and she fell in love with Agatha Christie novels not long after. While pursuing a Ph.D in psychology and helping to found the first U.S. research university of the new millenium, the stories kept rattling around inside her skull, demanding to come out. For sanity's sake, she released them.
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When Sandra Ashville is found murdered in a sleepy town near Oakhurst, Detective Jo Fournier is first at the scene. Jo is shaken by the similarities between herself and the dead assistant District Attorney, a dedicated woman with a heart for justice. And as she examines Sandra’s body, Jo discovers something that chills her to the bone: the bullet hole is covered by an intact blindfold. Why was Sandra only blindfolded after her death?
The very next morning Jo receives a shocking call. A judge has been brutally killed, before she too was blindfolded. Soon it becomes clear that the twisted serial killer is working with a deadly countdown: every morning, another body will be found. Working around the clock, Jo makes an important break-through: all the victims are connected to the same murder trial. And Jo’s dear friend and partner Bob Arnett could be next…
With the next morning rapidly approaching, Jo and her team pull out all the stops to catch the killer. But when she uncovers a stain of corruption that includes Bob, Jo faces an impossible choice. Can she trust her partner, when the evidence suggests he turned a blind eye to a grave miscarriage of justice? And as the body count rises, can Jo catch the killer before it is too late for her oldest friend?
From USA Today bestseller M.M. Chouinard, What They Saw is an utterly addictive serial killer thriller that will keep you reading into the early hours! Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Melinda Leigh and Gregg Olsen.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When over the course of just a few days 'their own' start showing up dead Detectives Jo Fournier and Bob Arnett have to hurry to make sense of connections the victims had to each other to stop Bob from becoming one of the killer's next victims. I really like Detective Jo Fournier, she was likeable and a strong but caring female protagonist. Although I haven't read the previous books in the series there are no spoilers about the 5 before this one. But I want to read them and get to 'know' Jo better. I loved the twists and surprises. There are trigger warnings for SA in this book, but the empathy shown and the changes called for are done in such a sensitive manner. Even Jo shows compassion and understanding. I learned some shocking and sickening facts about laws, that should definitely be changed. While this is a fiction novel the hard hitting facts are true and Michelle's afterward explains everything so well. I can't say too much as to not give too much away, but I think for the first time I had sympathy for a killer in a book. Thank you netgalley and bookouture for this arc copy in exchange for my honest opinions.
Author Bio:
M.M. Chouinard
Author Social Media Links:
Website
Bookouture Email Sign Up
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
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