She's the law in a lawless society...In a commune in the middle of the Californian desert, a trailer is burning.
During the early hours of a hot summer morning, Detective Lawrey Winters is called to the discovery of the bodies of a young couple inside a charred trailer home. This isn't the first time a trailer has been set on fire in the commune of Sandtown, but normally the owners aren't inside. The locals are notoriously closed-lipped. They believe in protecting their own and the police aren’t welcome. Except Lawrey has a connection to Sandtown—her son, a troubled addict—lives there, too. The fire in the trailer stirs up more questions than answers. What happened to the young couple? Why did they make no attempt to escape? Lawrey digs into their past and learns they were on the run. Was the person after them the same one who killed them? As her investigation uncovers secrets the towns’ resident would never want the police to know, Lawrey is forced to face the truth. Is there anyone she can trust?
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M K Farrar had penned more than ten novels of psychological noir and crime fiction. A British author, she lives in the countryside with her three children and a menagerie of rescue pets. When she’s not writing—which isn’t often—she balances out all the murder with baking and binge-watching shows on Netflix.
Now I usually love everything this author writes. But this one just did not work for me. I can see elements of her usual writing, but the characters did not pull me in the setting had potential, but just didn't really work. It was only saved from 2 stars, by the last 10-15% when it really started to pick up, But not enough to be awarded more than 3 stars.
She's the law in a lawless society...In a commune in the middle of the Californian desert, a trailer is burning.
During the early hours of a hot summer morning, Detective Lawrey Winters is called to the discovery of the bodies of a young couple inside a charred trailer home. This isn't the first time a trailer has been set on fire in the commune of Sandtown, but normally the owners aren't inside. The locals are notoriously closed-lipped. They believe in protecting their own and the police aren’t welcome. Except Lawrey has a connection to Sandtown—her son, a troubled addict—lives there, too. The fire in the trailer stirs up more questions than answers. What happened to the young couple? Why did they make no attempt to escape? Lawrey digs into their past and learns they were on the run. Was the person after them the same one who killed them? As her investigation uncovers secrets the towns’ resident would never want the police to know, Lawrey is forced to face the truth. Is there anyone she can trust?
This is a thrilling read. Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start. Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable. Great suspense and action with wonderful world building. Can't wait to read what the author brings out next. Recommend reading.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
Book: The Scorched Girls (Law of Sandtown Book 1) Author: M K Farrar My Rating: 5 Stars Reviewed by: Tammy - Book Nook Nuts
REVIEW Brand new series by this author and wow it's a good first book in it. I love this author's creepy stories and this one doesn't disappoint.
Detective Winters has her hands full with something that is happening out in the desert which many now call home. Rejects who chose to live away from civilization. But fires happen, people die, and they know something and this detective is determined to find out.
She also has the issue of ... one of her own lives in that hot-as-heck desert city too. But who can she trust? Because your brain will say it's this person through most of the book until boom it's not what you thought at all. Gripping!
A fantastic debut introducing Detective Lawrey Winters. Atmospheric, a dry arid and dusty desert with roaring temperatures in the blazing and formidable heat. Winters are her partner Abel, both likable characters are investigating the fire of a RV where two young people die. ( you can feel the heat now can't you) Accident or deliberate? Sandtown is a strange little town and the inhabitants even stranger and getting information from the tight lipped community is proving difficult. The images this story conjures up are horrific and the fear seems very real. A dark and disturbing storyline set at a good pace. I breathlessly raced to the end as the momentum intensified.....faster, faster before it's too late! Thrilling. Great storytelling.
Lawrey has self-esteem issues as she feels abandoned and unlikeable, she has difficulty maintaining personal relationships and has a past that humiliates and annoys her. She is relentless in her job and what seemed to be an arson case turns out to be two homicides that are linked to several other murders in other states. The Scorched Girls has a good storyline, and is well-written, with a good balance between emotional issues and action.
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The Scorched Girls is book one and a great start to the Laws of Sandtown series. M.K. Farrar writes some of the best crime thrillers and The Scorched Girls is a great one. From the page turning story and the desert location to the intriguing mystery that needed to be solved this is a great start to the Laws of Sandtown series. I look forward to reading the next book in this series. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
This was such a unique location and had so many different characters I cannot wait to see how this series develops. I so enjoyed it and it worked at so many levels.
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