Book: The Taken Ones
Author: J.A. Jance
Thank you, NetGalley and Harper Audio, for an advanced audio copy.
I enjoyed this one, and it flowed really well from start to finish.
The Taken Ones opens with Twinkle Winkleman, a skilled mechanic from Anchorage who is as tough as nails. When a young woman named Gina Holt heads to Seattle for an internship that seems too good to be true and then disappears, Twinkle knows something is wrong. Both the Anchorage and Seattle authorities dismiss her, so she turns to an old friend, private investigator and former homicide cop J.P. Beaumont. As they dig in, they uncover a plot far more widespread than either of them imagined.
The story moves between the investigation and Gina’s own perspective, which keeps the tension high and the pages turning. The case spans from Alaska to Washington and it never feels like it drags.
This was my first book in the series, and it worked well enough as a standalone. I will say a little extra context on Beaumont and the supporting cast would have helped in places, but that could just be me coming in at book twenty seven. It did not stop me from enjoying the ride.
I would definitely like to check out more of this series.
Final Score: 4/5
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