Review: Mystery and character...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
Thank  you to the author and publisher for the copy of this book via netgalley.Cecily, Amelia and Hilary are best friends...Hilary was attacked one fateful day during their youth and the others could do nothing to stop it - this bonds them beyond the normal ties of friendship. Jump forward in time and Hilary still has issues...and Cecily is now an assistant DA.  When Amelia comes across a man with a memorable tattoo the girls have a chance for Justice...but with little interest from the powers that be its up to them to find it for themselves...This novel went off in a direction I wasnt quite expecting from reading the synopsis - that made it slightly more than your average crime mystery -  but the best part of this book for me was the relationship the author has created between these three friends. Each affected in different ways by the trauma of that long ago day...they are all well drawn with hidden depths and emotions that you begin to learn more about as the book progresses. Extremely realistic, even down to allowing Cecily to feel quite annoyed with Hilary's complete inability to "fix" herself, this made for an interesting look at those relationships that we form for ourselves outside the familial one.I don't want to give too much away - the mystery element is also very good - more in the "will she won't she how far will she go" kind of way  - it was more a character driven novel than anything. As Cecily moves forward in her quest I found her to be more and more intriguing and it held my interest for that reason more than for any kind of thrill aspect. And thats just as good!One slight downside was I felt that Cecily's "abilities" were not really required to make this a great novel. That aside this was a great read and I will certainly look forward to more from this author.Happy Reading Folks!