The Other Girl by Erica Spindler
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
She could have stopped him, protected all those women-if she had been a different girl. One who didn’t lie. One who was cautious instead of reckless. The kind of person people believed. Back then no one believed her. Knowing the truth but nobody believing you. Like a scream echoing in your head and not ever knowing what happened next. The other girl would believe her. she had been real-despite the fact that nothing ever appeared in the local media, not news of a missing girl, not a reported rape or homicide. No Jane Doe.
Miranda has lived in Harmony, LA all her life. Her life took a turn when she was abducted by a man and woman. She willing went in the car with them thinking it would be ok. When it was far from ok. The next thing she knew, she was bound and other girl was next to her bound as well. The man gone and their time limited. They both had to get away. Miranda did leaving the other girl behind. This has haunted her for 14 years.
Miranda now works as a detective for Harmony under her mentor and with her partner Jake. They are called to a brutal murder scene where Miranda finds a clipping of what happened 14 years ago. Does she know the victim Richard Stark? The victim’s father is Ian Stark a well known citizen of Harmony with influence is pushing for the case to be solved without the authorities digging into his son’s past. It is the son’s past that will solve the crime and it is the past that trains wrecks Miranda’s good standing with the force.
Miranda has fought long and hard to redeem the life she had to the life she desires. Will finding the real killer change what she carefully built.
The narration was done presently and in the past. Taking the simple act of drinking coffee would bring memories to Miranda to her past and the struggle she faced. No one would believe her because of her own family that tended to get in all kinds of trouble.
The plot was twisted and turning but it also was predictable as well. The character development did not go deep enough. I think what kept me from connecting to the character was with everything that she went through with the police force and her family, that she would stay in Harmony and work for the same force that did not help her. There was redemption for her willingness to stay but you think she would have more questions or challenged what had happened to her. The development of her character was proving herself which for me left me somewhat at a disconnect.
Other than the few things that kept from really loving this read, I still had to know the bow would be tied in the end.
A Special thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.
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