Thrifty Thursday Serial by Casey Hill @caseyhillbooks ‏ #ThriftyThursday

Posted April 7, 2022 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review, Thrifty Thursday / 10 Comments

The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point).

Kindle freebie on August 9, 2021  (currently $2.99 and in Kindle Unlimited as of writing this post)

Overall rating 4.00 with 8,283 ratings and 678 reviews

 

 

Thrifty Thursday  Serial by Casey Hill @caseyhillbooks ‏   #ThriftyThursdaySerial by Casey Hill
Series: CSI Reilly Steel #1
on September 22, 2019
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 322
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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Forensic investigator Reilly Steel, Quantico-trained and California-born and bred, imagined Dublin to be a far cry from bustling San Francisco, a sleepy backwater where she can lay past ghosts to rest and start anew.
She's arrived in Ireland to drag the Garda forensics team into the 21st-century plus keep tabs on her Irish-born father who's increasingly seeking solace in the bottle after a past tragedy.

But a brutal serial killer soon puts paid to that. A young man and woman are found dead in a hotel room, the gunshot wounds on their naked bodies suggesting a suicide pact. But as Reilly and the team dig deeper, and more bodies are discovered, they soon realise that a twisted murderer is at work, one who seeks to upset society's norms in the most sickening way imaginable…

I’m a fan of mystery thrillers and police procedurals.  Serial, formally titled Taboo,  is in this genre but has some interesting additional treats.  The setting is Dublin, Ireland.  The main character is an American from California, but her father was born here.  Reilly is also a criminal forensic specialist.  I love the CSI science and technology.

The case is confusing with almost daily kills.  Reilly notices that each crime scene has a Freud connection but that doesn’t connect the victims or point to the killer very well.  At first, they don’t even know the deaths are connected.   But the forensics show that after the first few.

Reilly is a good person, very competent, and getting used to a new job in a new police.  She followed her father here.  The department, particularly the men, aren’t so excited about new technology.  Even without the technology aspects, Reilly is a smart investigator and figures out some key points.  She gets along with Detective Chris Delaney and they become friends.

Things get suspenseful and more dangerous as the case continues.  I really enjoyed the start of the CSI Reilly Steel series and definitely plan to continue.

 


These are only Kindle freebies I get, or ones through author newsletters which anyone can sign up and get for free. I don’t include things like Kindle Unlimited or Prime Free Reading (I do have it). Both Tantor and Audible have occasional free audios (to anyone) and I do include those.  Since I one-click on 1-2 freebies a day or probably at least 5 a week, I came up with this feature to make sure I start reading them.

So I have thought about doing a Thrifty Thursday Challenge someday. For now,  what I think would be fun is if you have read and reviewed  a freebie, link up to your review (Goodreads, blog, facebook or wherever) below.


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Posted April 7, 2022 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review, Thrifty Thursday / 10 Comments


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