I have to admit that I've only read the first 4 installments in the
long-running Zoe Chambers "cozy-ish" series. I gravitate toward grittier
and darker mysteries than most cozy mysteries can provide but I'm fond
of stories that can straddle the line between cozy and suspense
mysteries. Anyway, I don't pay as much attention to series that I
consider too mild/humorous/slow-moving but when I saw Helpless by
Annette Dashofy offered by the publisher, I remembered why I started the
series in the first place!
Helpless works well because it keeps
the suspense ratcheted and the atmosphere intense. Zoe, by the way, is a
paramedic & county coroner married to the PA small town's police
chief. I don't think I've ever read a series featuring an EMT or
paramedic first responder, and that is what pulled me in a few years
ago. Somehow I lost track of this series but I'm excited to go back and
read more of the books and see what I missed.
Helpless features a
massive storm system barreling up the coast and hitting rural PA at the
same time that Zoe and Pete are trying to solve the mystery of who
killed their friend's wife and kidnapped their little daughter. They are
tasked with doing this while the area floods out roadways, knocks down
trees and power lines, and cuts phone service. This book is a bit
different than those in the beginning of the series, at least in my
opinion, by taking the suspense level up a few notches. I look forward
to more of this series! Recommended!
thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance digital copy
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