PERFECT LITTLE DOLLS by KAREN LONG
(DI Eleanor Raven #2)
My Rating: ★★★
Eleanor back on duty after six months’ enforced leave, Eleanor is determined to prove herself fit for service.
Her first case back involves investigating a fire which has uncovered the charred remains of a young woman. The post-mortem it reveals some disturbing details—the girl was dead long before the fire, her body had been lovingly preserved before being dressed up, her hair perfectly arranged, and a lime-green scarf knotted around her neck.
Following a tenuous link to an old missing-persons case, Eleanor discovers the poor woman’s identity. Before Eleanor can uncover any more details, another woman goes missing, and then, a little boy. It seems that someone is collecting a family for themselves.
Desperate to prove herself, she pushes herself to the limit to find the killer. But her fight may become a battle to save herself.
The premise was actually what attracted to this book. The plot was well written. The entire research of how to preserve a body and all the technicality involved was excellent and there were some parts in the end which were exciting.
But I wasn’t hooked to the story as much as I wanted to be and there were times when my attention swayed. So, overall, this was just an okay read for me.
Thank You NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC!
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