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.
Check out more of Erica's work HERE
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.
