Publisher: Minatour
Published: December
4, 2018
ISBN: 978-1496711663
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Format: Print from
Library
FOUR HEARTS
Pueblo Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews is on her captain’s list
and not the good one. He’s out to get
her no matter what it takes. He gives
her the crappiest shifts and dirtiest jobs.
Nicky doesn’t let his attitude and treatment stand in the way of her
doing her job. At the job for five years
she’s made some good friends, Savannah and Ryan, who work with her. While investigating a crime scene one night
Nicky spies an old woman…but the woman is
in the window glass, not merely a reflection of someone. As she goes to check it out, a white rabbit
hops by. In the Fire-Sky clan, a white
rabbit is the symbol for death. This one
incident leads Nicky down a road to something deeper and more disturbing than
anything she could have imagined.
My library sends out monthly “new reads” in various genres and
Carol Potenza’s debut, HEARTS OF THE MISSING was on a recent list. I’m a fan of Tony Hillerman, Margaret Coel
and James Doss so I thought I’d give her a try.
Boy am I glad I did!
While I figured out early on what was the core mystery—what was
driving the killer, Potenza adds some twists and turns I did not see
coming. While at times I had to go back
and read parts to make sense of the flow, the writing was clear and kept you
involved in the story. I had a hard time
putting the book down once I started it and that became even more pronounced
when I got to the last 40 or so pages—at that point it was hard not to skip
ahead to find out what happened. (I didn’t.)
Potenza’s characters are fully formed and their individuality
comes through. There were a few times I
wanted to sock Frank Martin a good one but ultimately kinda fell in love with
the character. Nicky is now one of my
most favorite female detective/sleuths.
She’s intelligent and determined but has a very human side. If she were real I’d truly want to know her
and have her as my friend.
I loved the historical aspects to the Fire-Sky culture and the
rituals and beliefs as described by Potenza.
In looking at the usual book sites, i.e., Fantastic Fiction, FictFact
and Goodreads, so far this is a stand alone read. Nicky, Savannah, Ryan and Frank are really
great characters so hopefully this is the start of a new series.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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