Review - Northwoods by Amy Pease
I received a free review copy from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
Author Amy Pease’s debut novel is a hit! Northwoods is a mystery/detective story that could be the start of a great new series. I say “could” because I don’t know if that is the author’s intention, but the book ends in such a way that follow-up novels with the same characters are a real possibility.
Northwoods follows detective Eli North, an army veteran who has returned to his hometown police force following deployment in Afghanistan. As Eli battles his own demons, he discovers a dead body at Shaky Lake. The bare bones investigative team is joined by an FBI agent as they work to solve the murder and a connected kidnapping. The mystery grows deeper, and Eli struggles to keep it together.
This novel has a beautiful setting, vividly described. The characters are well developed, and the complexity of their relationships—with themselves and each other—adds to the depth of the novel. And, as you’d hope in a mystery novel, the mystery is intriguing.
Northwoods was published earlier this month, and I highly recommend it to fans of the genre. Sensitive readers should be aware of mentions of suicide, war, PTSD, and drug use.
