The Woman Who Couldn't Scream
by Christina Dodd
by Christina Dodd
When this thriller begins, we are immediately plunged—in chapter one—into a nasty domestic conflict. Which is followed in the next chapter by a change in location and characters and a new plot line, equally compelling.
We have two women—strong and determined—who face different challenges. One, the Native American sheriff of a Washington State community, is doubted by many of her constituents because of her heritage and her gender. The other, a voiceless victim of mutilation and abuse, struggles to rebuild her life as her face and body have been rebuilt and to wreck vengeance on the perpetrator of her sufferings.
I was riveted throughout this book as the two plots expanded and merged. Even when unable to read because of other demands, the story remained on my mind. Tightly woven, the plots advance with characters whose stories are meted out in measured revelation. There are no slow spots where I was tempted to set the book down.
I expect I will read this book a second time. Knowing there are happy endings awaiting me, I will be able to read more slowly and appreciate the fine writing, the well-knit phrases, and the clever revelations.
I was sent an ARC by the publisher; but the fact that the book was free to me did not influence my review.
We have two women—strong and determined—who face different challenges. One, the Native American sheriff of a Washington State community, is doubted by many of her constituents because of her heritage and her gender. The other, a voiceless victim of mutilation and abuse, struggles to rebuild her life as her face and body have been rebuilt and to wreck vengeance on the perpetrator of her sufferings.
I was riveted throughout this book as the two plots expanded and merged. Even when unable to read because of other demands, the story remained on my mind. Tightly woven, the plots advance with characters whose stories are meted out in measured revelation. There are no slow spots where I was tempted to set the book down.
I expect I will read this book a second time. Knowing there are happy endings awaiting me, I will be able to read more slowly and appreciate the fine writing, the well-knit phrases, and the clever revelations.
I was sent an ARC by the publisher; but the fact that the book was free to me did not influence my review.