RELEASE DAY: The Other Girl by Erica Spindler

THE OTHER GIRL

BY ERICA SPINDLER

A horrific crime. One witness—a fifteen year old girl from the wrong side of the tracks, one known for lying and her own brushes with the law.
Is it any surprise no one believed her?

Officer Miranda Rader of the Harmony, Louisiana PD is known for her honesty, integrity, and steady hand in a crisis—but that wasn’t always so. Miranda comes from the town of Jasper, a place about the size of a good spit on a hot day, and her side of the tracks was the wrong one. She’s worked hard to earn the respect of her coworkers and the community.

When Miranda and her partner are called to investigate the murder of one of the town’s most beloved college professors, they’re unprepared for the brutality of the scene. This murder is unlike any they’ve ever investigated, and just when Miranda thinks she’s seen the worst of it, she finds a piece of evidence that chills her to the core: a faded newspaper clipping about that terrible night fifteen years ago.

The night she’d buried, along with her past and the girl she’d been back then. Until now that grave had stayed sealed . . . except for those times, in the deepest part of the night, when the nightmares came, of a crime no one believed happened and the screams of the girl they believed didn’t exist.
Another man turns up dead, this one a retired cop. Not just any cop—the one who took her statement that night. Two murders, two very different men, two killings that on the surface had nothing in common—except Miranda.

More evidence emerges, and Miranda finds herself under the microscope, her honesty and integrity doubted, her motivations questioned. Alone, the way she’d been all those years ago, Miranda realizes she must face her past to find the truth—before it’s too late. For her . . . and the other girl.

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Erica Spindler

A New York Times and International bestselling author, Erica Spindler's skill for crafting engrossing plots and compelling characters has earned both critical praise and legions of fans. Published in 25 countries, her stories have been lauded as “thrill-packed page turners, white- knuckle rides and edge-of-your-seat whodunits.”

SUSPENSE – ERICA’S TRUE CALLING

Raised in Rockford, Illinois, Erica had planned on being an artist, earning a BFA from Delta State University and an MFA from the University of New Orleans in the visual arts. In June of 1982, in bed with a cold, she picked up a romance novel for relief from daytime television. She was immediately hooked, and soon decided to try to write one herself. She leaped from romance to suspense in 1996 with her novel Forbidden Fruit, and found her true calling.

Her novel Bone Cold won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence. A Romance Writers of America Honor Roll member, she received a Kiss of Death Award for her novels Forbidden Fruit and Dead Run and was a three-time RITA® Award finalist.  Publishers Weekly awarded the audio version of her novel Shocking Pink a Listen Up Award, naming it one of the best audio mystery books of 1998.  

Erica lives just outside New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband and two sons and is busy at work on her next thriller.

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This was my first Erica Spindler book, and what an introduction it was! I was pulled in by this story and flew through it in about 2 days! I’ve glanced at the other Erica Spindler books and it seems she has a large following and is pretty consistently rated at least 4 Stars. That’s important to me! I’ve added Erica Spindler to my TBR books… when I get some down time (haha) I’ll be sure to revisit some of her previous stories. 

The Other Girl starts of extremely strong. A popular English professor is found murdered with some evidence left behind to make some people think he wasn’t well liked for his manly ways! Miranda, the lead detective, is an interesting character. She’s smart but lacking a bit since I stayed step-by-step with her. So why is this professor who is liked by all, killed in such a way? Let’s not leave out the fact that daddy is a prominent and wealthy man in the area… he’s also playing the Captain like a puppet. That drove me insane, I like good strong characters and the captain made me want to smack him around!

This was such a gripping read… you’ll feel like you’re on this roller coaster ride that shoots from the past and whirls into the present. Yeah, I was able to guess who the killer was fairly early, I am a lover of thrillers after all, I found the story to still keep me enthralled, interested. I really like the short snippets of the past tossed in… just when we’re getting elbow deep into the story Spidler will take us back to the past and leave us wondering.

I found The Other Girl to be very well plotted and an extremely entertaining read. There were points within this book that I was rushing through the pages wondering what was going to happen next. I’ll give you some of it being pretty obvious, and some other being fairly funny, but it still had some good twists and some good character development. The characters were well developed with a realistic dialogue. I could really relate to Miranda and her back and forth with her partner Jake. Nothing is a secret in a small town! I found that I wanted to know more about Miranda and Jake.

I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.