Viable Hostage: 4 (Emerald City Thriller)

This is a 4.5* I'm rounding up to 5 as it was great aside from some nitpicky mistakes that shouldn't have crept through into the finished article, in my opinion. I enjoy this series and I like her characters and writing style. I caught on in the end whodunnit' but only when she'd given us enough clues that I'd need to be a total idiot not to figure it out. Trust me, I rarely get these right !!I wasn't keen on young Malorie at all. To me she was a bloody flake most of the time. To never realise what was going on with her best friend (and housemate) she'd have to be pretty dopey !! I figured it out long before she fell in. She turned up for exams late or slept through them, didn't recall if she'd left lights on or not.....god help the poor people under the knife if she succeeds on becoming a surgeon !!She does do that horrid American writing where authors write "gotten" as opposed to got, writing as they speak instead of the correct written English. She also got a lot of apostrophes misplaced, though at other times gets them spot on, so seems to know the difference. Perhaps her proofreader doesn't ! I'd no idea what top ramen was so had to google it and it's a brand name so needed capitalising.A REALLY irritating thing for me was constantly referring to Tess's brother's murder. We didn't need to keep being reminded and at first I forgot he'd been murdered cos' she kept referring to "her brother's upcoming murder trial" which, to me means he's the one in the dock. It needs to be "her brother's murderer's upcoming murder trial" to make sense. It was written about twice like this so is pretty confusing till I remembered.Then at one point Malorie was on public transport-(the author made a point of mentioning this), she went to see her uncle at work and THEN he walks her to her car !!! Tut, tut....A line near the end made me sob and it was an interesting tale so one I recommend. It does suddenly end at 82% in, though.

Really well thought out plot. Given the crimes kept speculating who the killer was. Great medical crime thriller. Worth the read.

A well written story with an unusual culprit. The victims are not missed and their reported missing persons report is not initially actioned as urgent. However, one person is concerned and asks questions.

Wow, certainty very different plot. Murders, dismembered bodies, kidnapping, conspiracy, this story heaven all. An intriguing read edging you to want to solve it. Highly recommended.

Another great and entertaining read from this amazing author.Great story line and detailed, explanatory plot from start to finish.