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Vodka Doesn't Freeze (2007)

by Leah Giarratano(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Random House

series

Detective Jill Jackson

review 1: Vodka Doesn’t Freeze isn’t the easiest of reads – child sex abuse and paedophilia rings are not the stuff of light reading. However, Giarrantano draws on her accumulated experience as a psychologist dealing with sex offenders and survivors to handle the material with care. The police politics and rivalries are realistic, but what lifts the book beyond the normal is the characterisation, especially the victims and perpetrators, which is excellent, along with some astute observations about families, relationships and the evil that people do unto each other. Sergeant Jill Jackson has a harrowing back story, and enough foibles and personality traits to make her an interesting central character. The plot for the most part is sound, although the climatic ending was tel... moreegraphed from a long way out, and there were a few odds and ends that detracted a little from the read as they made little sense. That said, these are relatively minor distractions from what is a powerful and compelling first novel that draws the reader in and then packs them off on a taut rollercoaster ride bristling with tension. Overall, a very solid police procedural that holds the promise of an excellent series.
review 2: I liked this thriller. The police character Jill Jackson is a likeable heroine. It is set in Sydney and is about a pedophile ring where some of the members have been murdered. Quite a difficult topic made all the more chilling by the fact I read this after I saw the author at my local library speaking of her experiences as a clinical psychologist within Long Bay Gaol. I will progress to the next Jill Jackson book. less

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