Book Review - "True Crime" by Georgina Lees

 

True Crime | by Georgina Lees

Publisher- One More Chapter, Harper Collins U.K.

Publishing on- January 30, 2024

Thank you One More Chapter for the gifted ARC copy for review considerations.  All opinions expressed are mine alone.

A missing girl. An angry mother. A true crime documentary. 

Ten years ago, Katy, a promising young journalist, left her desk and was never seen again. Someone knows what happened to her… The controlling boyfriend? The inappropriate professor? The clingy colleague? When Katy went missing, it wasn’t just her devastated mother, Grace, whose life was ruined. Now, a new documentary delving into the missing person case threatens to open old wounds. As Grace gets closer to the truth, she discovers just how far people are willing to go to keep the past hidden.

My Thoughts

Last year, I was invited by HarperCollins UK to participate in a read-along for the upcoming new release of "The Lost Wife" by Georgina Lees. I was amazed at how suspenseful her writing was. When we all reached the end of the book, we were blown away by the twist at the end, the big reveal.

Fast forward to the beginning of last month, when I received an email from HarperCollins UK inviting me to be one of the first to read an ARC (advanced reader's copy) of Georgina Lees' upcoming book "True Crime." I was so excited to see what story Lee had crafted this time.

Overall, "True Crime" was an entertaining story, although slightly slow in the beginning. The overall theme and suspicions drawn about a woman's college-aged child not returning home from work are terrifying. The possibilities of why, how, and the involvement of a true crime documentary potentially stalling and diverting the investigation are also terrifying.

This was an entertaining read, and Georgina Lees did not disappoint me with the jaw-dropping ending that is typical of her writing. With that being said, the only complaint I have is the mother's rapidly declining mental health throughout the story and her erratic behavior. I don't want to seem insensitive, as this is not an experience I have gone through myself, but her behavior was over the top and obviously hindered the task of finding her daughter. It was frustrating to me, considering I just wanted to find out what happened to her daughter.

To wrap things up, I ultimately decided to rate this book three stars. It was certainly entertaining, and the ending reveal truly made the book.

𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘋 𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚 𝘐𝘍 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘓𝘐𝘒𝘌...

- dual POV

- true crime documentaries 

- amateur sleuths 

- mysteries 

- slow burn developing story

𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘔𝘌𝘚 𝘈𝘛 𝘗𝘓𝘈𝘠...

- mother trying to find missing daughter.

- erratic behavior from mother due to decline of mental health throughout story.

- true crime documentary TV series gone wrong.

- everyone is hiding something.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5

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