A young woman has been murdered on Ripton Beach.
DSS ‘Archie’ Baldrick and DC Ben Travers eventually identify the body as that of Lucy Martin, who has been renting a bach in the area. Her husband, Oliver, seems to know very little about his wife or her background.
What was Lucy hiding? Why has she no family or friends?
As the number of suspects mounts up, Archie begins to conclude that the real answer lies in Lucy’s dark and mysterious past, and that the murderer may be just a little too close for comfort …
Review:
Retribution by Christina O’Reilly is a tightly woven crime novel, that was really intriguing. This is my first read from Christina O’Reilly and it definitely won’t be my last.
Retribution pulled me in almost immediately. I had trouble setting this book down. I had my own thoughts about what was happening, but I loved the twists and turns that took me in different directions.
The pacing was excellent. The characters were well written. I think Retribution is an excellent read and I recommend giving it a shot. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.
Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources For allowing me to join this blog tour. I recieved a free copy of this book to review honestly. All opinions are my own and unbiased.*
Rating:
4/5☆
Christina is a writer and professional proofreader living in the Waikato region of New Zealand. Four of her short stories have been published, one in a magazine and the others in anthologies produced by Page and Blackmore, Rangitawa Publishing and most recently in Fresh Ink: Voices from Aotearoa, produced by Cloud Ink Press.
As well as being a finalist in the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards, Christina’s first crime novel Into the Void was longlisted for the 2019 Michael Gifkins Memorial Prize for an unpublished novel.
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