I had lots of random thoughts while reading this book. Mostly because the author allowed me to have time for them. She keeps swaying away from the action and, yep, I'm swaying away from being entertained.

There are many, many unneeded descriptions. Some really took me away from the whole premise of the book. I mean, seriously, can your fingertips really get raw from pounding a keyboard? I can understand using the old IBM typewriters before electric ones, but tablets?

The detail on the missing thorns? It wasn't made public after the first murder because even the police didn't notice the detail.

There is like EVERY cliche ever used in the history of the world regarding cops and detectives is put into this book. Why??? Let's get to the action.

This book started with a 1, 2 punch . . . then as I read on, my eyes glazed over with all the descriptions of the mundane. I lost that punch. I missed it. Such a great start to a great idea of a serial killer after cops.

You had me at page 2, you lost me at page 7.

Thanks to Aria and Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. ( )

Liar Liar by Sarah Flint
DC Charlotte Stafford #3

DC Charlotte “Charlie” Stafford and her team are in search of a police killing serial murderer. Each death is different and in keeping with the “crimes” the killer believes the person has committed. This story has some horrific deaths that thankfully are not explicitly narrated but are described with enough detail to allow the imagination to know what happened. Eventually the baddie is caught but only after more than one heinous murder is committed. The book is a well plotted and written police procedural that held my interest and introduced me to a new author. I would be interested in reading more about Charlie and would like to know more about her, her family, her team and her friend Ben.

Thank you to NetGalley and Aria for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars ( )