Cop-turned private investigator Star Cavanaugh specialises in solving cold cases, and this one is personal. Star is working undercover in the diner in Pineville, Alabama, to discover the story behind the 1954 murder of an unknown woman buried as Daisy Doe.
The story was told in two timelines–Star’s story in the present was told in first person, which gave it a sense of immediacy and let us see inside her thought processes. The past storyline started shortly before the murder of Daisy Doe, and was told in third person from a couple of different viewpoints–witnesses to some of the secrets Star uncovers.
I enjoy a good mystery novel, and the premise of Burying Daisy Doe intrigued me.
I had high expectations around the plot, and my expectations were exceeded. As the story progressed, I was impressed by the unexpected twists and turns. These gave the novel unexpected depths as Star realises the issues go deeper than she’d originally suspected.
The characters were strong, and many hid secrets that were revealed gradually as the story progressed. Star was a great main character, and her point of view showed her intelligence and diligence as she seeks to find answers to the decades-old case.
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Recommended for mystery and thriller fans.
Thanks to Kregel and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.
About Ramona Richards
Ramona Richards is the author or contributor of over twenty books, including Memory of Murder, Field of Danger, and The Taking of Carly Bradford. She is the associate publisher for Iron Stream Media and has previously worked for Abingdon Press and Thomas Nelson. Ramona makes her home just outside of Birmingham, Alabama.
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About Burying Daisy Doe
No cold case is more important than the one that destroyed her own family
Over sixty years ago, Daisy Doe was murdered and discarded outside Pineville, Alabama, buried without a name or anyone to mourn her loss. When Star’s father tried to solve the case, he was also killed. Now a cold-case detective with resources of her own, Star is determined to get to the bottom of both crimes. But she’ll have to face an entire town locked in corruption, silence, and fear–and the same danger that took two other lives. The only people in the town she can trust are her grandmother and the charming Mike Luinetti, and both of them trust a God Star isn’t sure she believes in. Can Christians so focused on the good really help her track down this evil?
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