‘Dead Woman Crossing’ by J.R. Adler is the first novel to feature former NYPD Homicide Detective and newly appointed Chief Deputy Sheriff of Custer County, Oklahoma, Kimberley King. She has moved from New York to Dead Woman Crossing in order to provide a better life for her daughter, 16-month-old Jessica. Kimberley is also hoping to reconnect with her mother.
The change from New York City to rural Oklahoma is a large one for her and she is finding it a lot slower than she is used to.
A dead woman’s body is discovered in the same location and manner as a dead woman was found all the back in 1905, the reason why the town is named Dead Woman Crossing in the first place. That case is unsolved to this day but Kimberley and her boss Sheriff Sam Walker are going to make it their business to solve the current case.
This is a book that has a slower pace in order to set the scene and introduce readers to Kimberley and her complex life. It appears that one of the reasons she left New York and her job because of her torment over not being able to catch a serial killer. Kimberley is an intriguing character and I am certain the series will develop her character as we go. The pace increases as the story unfolds and I was engrossed in the mystery and the action started coming thick and fast. The story is told from Kimberley’s perspective so I quickly became absorbed by the story. Rural Oklahoma was so vivid in my head with the beautiful descriptive writing from the author. A great thriller with many a twist and turn to keep you on your toes throughout.
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