![]() ![]() ![]() Sam didn’t wake up on the floor this time, but his throat was raw, so he knew he’d been shouting, maybe screaming. Low stress while he gets his life together. He has an engineering degree, but because of his situation, he can’t even think about holding down a regular job, so he’s working as a bar back. His marriage is suffering (his wife moved out, even though they still love each other.) He’s having blackouts and nightmares, but they seem to be getting better … before they get worse. But her grief doesn’t impact her job: she’s a good cop and-as Remy says near the end-“You’re one of the sharpest detectives the LAPD has, don’t tell me you haven’t figured it out yet.” Grieving over the death of her brother in Afghanistan, juggling a new home and new promotion, she keeps people at arm’s length. Maggie is a very interesting character who I liked immediately. Fortunately, we’re kept in the loop of this investigation because of this connection-which becomes important as the story continues. The murder of Jane Doe isn’t going to be her case-there’s a task force in charge of the Monster investigation-led by Maggie’s friend and possible love interest, Remy Beaudreau. It all cheapened her violent, sorry demise. According to Ray Lovell, the vacuous motel clerk with meth teeth who had found her, she’d been a junkie who sometimes turned tricks, sometimes tended bar at the Kitty Corral, a topless dive across the street that catered to the very bottom layer of human sediment. … this poor woman, a resident of Aqua Travel Lodge-a rancid boil in the most squalid part of central Los Angeles-certainly hadn’t enjoyed much comfort before death. The environment where a homicide took place said volumes about the killer and the victim. INTO THE DARK DARK WOODS BOOK SERIALFirst, a more traditional serial killer storyline (which ends up not being what you expect-but in the best possible way.) Detective Maggie Nolan is called to the scene of a brutal slaying of a woman from the fringes of society. In Deep into the Dark, two seemingly unrelated narratives come together in a beautifully organic way. Twisty, dark, and wholly satisfying, exactly what I look for in a suspense thriller. Tracy since the first Monkeewrench novel and have read virtually all the books since. and featuring up-and-coming LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan and murder suspect Sam Easton. INTO THE DARK DARK WOODS BOOK SERIESTracy returns with Deep into the Dark, a brand new series set in L.A. ![]()
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