Book Review: Truth and Lies by Caroline Mitchell

Title: Truth and Lies
Author: Caroline Mitchell
Series: DI Amy Winter Thriller (#1)
Date published: 8/30/2018
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Pages: 344

GoodReads Description: "Meet Amy Winter: Detective Inspector, daughter of a serial killer.

DI Amy Winter is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her highly respected police officer father. But when a letter arrives from the prison cell of Lillian Grimes, one half of a notorious husband-and-wife serial-killer team, it contains a revelation that will tear her life apart.

Responsible for a string of heinous killings decades ago, Lillian is pure evil. A psychopathic murderer. And Amy’s biological mother. Now, she is ready to reveal the location of three of her victims—but only if Amy plays along with her twisted game.

While her fellow detectives frantically search for a young girl taken from her mother’s doorstep, Amy must confront her own dark past. Haunted by blurred memories of a sister who sacrificed herself to save her, Amy faces a race against time to uncover the missing bodies.

But what if, from behind bars, Grimes has been pulling the strings even tighter than Amy thought? And can she overcome her demons to prevent another murder?"

MY REVIEW:
I liked this book. I'm continuing the series. However, I don't feel like it was a super quick or fast paced read. I got a little annoyed with DI Winter's reactions to things. But I think she just wasn't as emotional as I am? I expected her to be less mad at the breaking of the news and more emotional and then harden and set her mind to her job as it was the perfect situation to kind of atone for her parents' sins. However, she was pretty much just angry. She would have been more relatable as a character if she showed more emotional range. But then again, I'm a crier so one could argue I could use less of an emotional range. Then there was a bit of a hard-to-swallow plot twist toward the end. I liked the present mystery mirroring the past. I liked the resolution of that situation as well. It was a good story overall and like I said, I will continue with the series.

MY RATING:
Entertainment Value: 4
Characters 4
Voice: 4
Plot: 4
Overall: 4

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!