Book Description:
The teenage girl in the picture has bright eyes and a smudge of chocolate on her chin. It’s her birthday and she looks self-consciously beautiful in her floral party dress. But nobody has seen this girl’s sweet smile for days. She has vanished without a trace. Enclosed by endless beaches and crashing waves, the sleepy little island of Martha’s Vineyard is a place where everyone knows each other’s name and locals can leave their front doors unlocked at night without worry. But everything changes the day that Samantha Clayton leaves for an afternoon bike ride along the cliff tops, and never comes home. Detective Abby Pearce has the difficult job of interviewing the girl’s grieving mother and silent stepfather. But why can’t they answer simple questions about what Samantha was wearing the day she went missing, or who her friends were? Did her family know her at all? Then a girl’s bright pink shoe is discovered buried on a local beach. What if Samantha is not the first innocent teenager to be taken, but the latest? Another victim is found dead days later, and the terrified residents demand to know what’s happening to their children. But the killer is already planning his next move and more young lives will be taken if Abby doesn’t figure out what secrets this small town is hiding… An absolutely unputdownable and nail-biting crime thriller that will have you racing through the pages. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Kendra Elliot and Gregg Olsen.
BLOG TOUR REVIEW
Review for 'Her Ocean Grave' by Dana Perry.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Dana Perry, Bookouture publishers and Bookouture anonymous
Publication date 2nd June 2021.
This is the first book I have read by this author. It is also the first book in the 'Detective Abby Pearce' series.
I was originally drawn to this book by its eye catching beaitiful cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. The synopsis stated that this book is 'Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Kendra Elliot and Gregg Olsen'. I am a huge fan of Lisa and Kendra so am looking forward to seeing if this lives up to this statement. I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Bookouture. I have yet to read a book published by Bookouture that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).
This novel consists of a prologue, 61 chapters and an epilogue. The chapters are short to medium in length so possible to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
This book is based in the USA 🇺🇸.
This book is written in first person perspective and the main protagonist is Detective Abby Pearce. The benefits of books written in first person perspective are as long as they are well written it makes you feel that you are being spoken to by the protagonist and it can create more of a bond between yourselves and them. If there are several protagonists you also get to see more of what is going on.
Wow!!!!! What did I just read!!! Mind blown!!!! Absolutely shattered after being up all night reading but boy was it worth it! Absolutely unputdownable!! Clear your schedules before picking this book up as you will not be able to put it down!!! An extremely well written novel with vivid descriptions that suck you into the storyline. The cover, title and synopsis suited the storylime perfectly!!
There are very few male authors I know if that can pull off a female lead in a novel but boy oh boy did Dana do it perfectly!!! I was actually shocked to find that this book was written by a male as unfortunately when female leads are written by men they tend to make them very sexualised, this was not the case at all!!! In fact I can't even remember the last time I read such a page turner by a male author, not for a very long time!!! The storyline was fast paced, addictive, breathe taking, nail biting, suspense filled and had me completely absorbed!!! It was filled with crime, mystery, lies, murder, friendships and deceit. Absolutely everything you need to make a fantastic crime thriller!!!! Everything tied in perfectly at the end, I absolutely hate loose ends!!! What an absolutely fantastic and explosive start to what promises to be an addictive new series. Dana has most definitely done his research into past crimes along with police procedures and it absolutely shines!! A pet hate of mine is reading crime novels and having so many small things being obviously wrong due to authors not doing any research. This would make a heart racing movie and I for one would absolutely love to see it!! This book was filled with twists, turns, shocks and surprises and there's no way I would have guessed about half the bombshells that were dropped. Yet another well done Dana you not only managed to shock me once but several times which is not an easy feat after reading so many crime novels!!!
I always worry when starting a new series about whether I will connect with the main protagonist. I had absolutely nothing to worry about!!! I clicked and connected with Abby immediately!!! I loved her kick a**e personality and she is definitely not someone to be messed with!!! She has a dark oast but rather than lay down and take it she has stood up and become a fantastic Detective. I also enjoyed meeting many of the other characters including Lincoln, Teena and many more. Each character was well defined with their own backgrounds and personalities. They were all realistic and the team dynamics were intriguing. I'm definitely looking forward to meeting many of them again.
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Dana on an explosive new series and for making a new fan. Welcome to my top authors club of which there are very few male authors!! I cannot wait for your next promising success!!!
Overall an addictive page turning unputdownable crime thriller that will keep you up all night!!
Genres covered in this book include Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Noir Fiction, Police Procedural and Crime Fiction amongst others.
I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of anyone and everyone looking for a page turning, heart racing, unputdownable crime thriller!!!
314 pages.
This book is just 99p to purchase on kindle via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio:
I am a New York City author who writes mystery thrillers under the pen name of Dana Perry - and also as R.G. Belsky. My latest thriller for Bookouture is HER OCEAN GRAVE, the first in a series featuring Detective Abby Pearce.
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