Thoughts on : The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty

Posted by on October 18, 2019 6:38 pm in 4 stars reads | 1 comment

The Echo Killing by Christi Daugherty
Narration : Sophie Amoss
Genre : Mystery
Series : Harper McClain, book 1

About the Book  :

When a murder echoing a fifteen-year-old cold case rocks the Southern town of Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of this calculated killer.

 

Not even finding her mother brutally murdered in their home when she was twelve has made her love Savannah any less. Her mother’s killer was never found, and that unsolved murder left Harper with an obsession that drove her to become one of the best crime reporters in the state of Georgia. She spends her nights with the police, searching for criminals. Her latest investigation takes her to the scene of a homicide where the details are hauntingly familiar: a young girl being led from the scene by a detective, a female victim naked and stabbed multiple times in the kitchen, and no traces of any evidence pointing towards a suspect.

 

Harper has seen all of this before in her own life. The similarities between the murder of Marie Whitney and her own mother’s death lead her to believe they’re both victims of the same killer. At last, she has the chance to find the murderer who’s eluded justice for fifteen years and make sure another little girl isn’t forever haunted by a senseless act of violence―even if it puts Harper in the killer’s cross-hairs…

I hadn’t heard much about this one when I decided to pick it up, but the people who’d recommended it seemed to be liking it a lot. Since I’ve always liked stories about investigative journalists, I figured this book could be something I’d enjoy. And I did!

I liked many things about The Echo Killing, but most importantly I thought Harper was an excellent main character. She was determined and clever, but realistically flawed. Despite the tragedy in her past, her character wasn’t the drunk and depressed stereotype I’ve so often seen in novels featuring detectives and the like. Yes, she was a bit messed up, but not to the point of being obnoxious, and she still had a good head on her shoulders. 

Harper’s love interest was an interesting guy, and I enjoyed how that relationship evolved. Harper felt like a complex character, and her interactions with him revealed a lot about her. I’m curious to see where things will go with these two.

The plot was also really good, I thought. Predictable? Yes, or at least, the conclusion is. It plays with one of the typical storylines or tropes we’ve seen before in similar stories, but I didn’t mind at all. Even though I had my suspicions, there were multiple suspects that kept me guessing through the stories, and I really enjoyed how everything was revealed. 

I also liked the last few scenes. This story closes, but it also opens the door for something more. And I’m really looking forward to continuing on with the series.

1 Comment

  1. The Echo Killing sounds very good, glad you enjoyed it. Nice cover too.

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