Daddy's Little Girl | 
pickI haven't read many MHC mysteries, but I've been impressed every time I have! This one starts when 7-yr-old Ellie's sister is murdered. Now, over 20 years later, the convicted murderer is being released on parole - and is determined to clear his name. Ellie, now an investigative reporter, travels back to her hometown to begin research of her own to definitively prove that he was rightfully put behind bars. MHC does a great job with the tension ⬇️
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) in this one. Ellie's discoveries do not all necessarily support the idea that the convicted murderer WAS the murderer, leaving me to wonder if he really had been wrongfully convicted. There is a lot going on with this one, but the pacing was really good & I could barely put it down. I also have a habit of flipping to the end to confirm suspicions when I start feeling too tense about a story & I had to do that with this one. Sometimes I ⬇ 4y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) need spoilers to enjoy the book!! 😂 My only real complaint was that Ellie seemed a little over-the-top in her bitterness against her dad. For an investigative reporter who, in all other instances, thoroughly researches stuff before arriving at conclusions, she definitely hasn't given her dad a chance. Still, all in all a solid thriller that had me completely hooked. 4y
AmyK1 I do that too when things get too intense 😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks @AmyK1 - it's like I can't fully enjoy it if I'm not reassured that the ending is going to be okay haha 4y
AmyK1 Yes, exactly. It‘s too stressful if I don‘t know. 4y
