After finishing the Sookie Stackhouse series my reading mojo has been less than accommodating, but I did manage to read Skin Privilege ~by~ Karin Slaughter this week
Synopsis courtesy of Waterstone's:
Lena Adams has spent her life struggling to escape her past. She has only unhappy memories of Reece, the small town which nearly destroyed her. She's made a new life for herself as a police detective in Heartsdale, a hundred miles away - but nothing could prepare her for the violence which explodes when she is forced to return. A vicious murder leaves a young woman incinerated beyond recognition. And Lena is the only suspect.When Heartsdale police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, Lena's boss, receives word that his detective has been arrested, he has no choice but to go to Lena's aid - taking with him his wife, medical examiner Sara Linton. But soon after their arrival, a second victim is found. The town closes ranks. And both Jeffrey and Sara find themselves entangled in a horrifying underground world of bigotry and rage - a violent world which shocks even them. A world which puts their own lives in jeopardy. Only Jeffrey and Sara can free Lena from the web of lies, betrayal and brutality that has trapped her. But can they discover the truth before the killer strikes again?
My thoughts:
Jeffrey Tolliver is the Chief of Police for Grant County. He and his wife Sara are again in a position where they have to help Jeffrey's detective, Lena Adams. While trying to help her stepfather, Lena has found herself right in the middle of a violent world of organised crime and she wants to make sure the whole organisation gets brought down ...
It took me ages to get into this book. I think it may have had something to do with the fact that I didn't like one of the main characters - Lena Adams. I find her very irritating in so much as I think at this stage of the series she should have at least grown up a bit, not be so self centred and thoughtless, and have calmed down. The storyline did appear to be well thought out with an interesting topic, although it began to get a bit complicated. At several points I had to flick back to different parts of the book to get the story straight in my head and I thought more could have been revealed as the plot unfolded to keep up my interest.
Not one Ms Slaughter's best in my opinion but still not a bad read, if you like the rest of her books you may enjoy this one too ... 6/10