Our Daughter's Bones

Detective Mackenzie Price, Book 1

By: Ruhi Choudhary

Narrated by: Kate Handford

When she was just 12 years old, Mackenzie Price came home to find her father bleeding to death on the kitchen floor. She will never forget that night, nor what her mother asked her to do....

Twenty years later, Detective "Mack" Price is back in Lakemore, despite vowing never to return. Determined to atone for the sins of the past, she is unstoppable in her quest for justice.

When 18-year-old Abigail Correia goes missing, Mack is convinced that the case is linked to Erica Perez, who disappeared exactly one year before. Unlike Abby, Erica is the daughter of one of the town’s most powerful men, but still no trace of her has been found.

As Mack endeavors to find Abby and bring her back alive, she and her team unearth a shocking secret at the heart of this small town. But that is not the only secret that lurks beneath the surface, as Mack knows only too well....

The first book in the Detective Mackenzie Price series, Hidden Lake is a haunting crime thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Angela Marsons, and Karin Slaughter.

©2020 Ruhi Choudhary (P)2020 Bookouture

A MIXED BAG…

It took me a little while to get into the “who-dun-nit” part of the story. It took a long time to even get to the actual crime. There was a LOT of flashing back and forth on the part of the main character, Detective MacKenzie Price. She often flashed back to an abusive childhood in which her father excessively drank and beat her mother. It got to be a little ridiculous after a while — just about every male in the book triggered one of these “flashbacks.”

The other subject that was brought up WAY too much was the importance of football to the town. I think readers got it after the 30th or so reference. Some men in the story did some pretty horrible things over the years, and because of who they “used to be” in the football world, most of their crimes were just swept under the rug and forgiven (ignored).

Although I was pretty sure I knew who the killer was about half way through the book I stayed with it until the end to see if I was right (I was). However, I wasn’t entirely sure WHY the killer did what they had done. There were a LOT of characters in this story to try to keep straight.

The narrator was decent, although there were places where she could have changed her tone more. There were a few words which were consistently mispronounced (the emphasis was on the wrong syllable, making the words sound stiff). These are minor concerns that are hopefully addressed in upcoming books in the series

The ending was a bit unbelievable, but I’m curious to know how the author is going to explain it (if it’s another flashback I’m going to be seriously annoyed). I’m curious enough to take a chance on the second book in the series.

The skipping in the audio

Starting in chapter 42 it started skipping and it was torture trying to listen to it

When football is king

Detective Mackenzie Price has a dark childhood secret...one that keeps haunting her years later. Present day and she is dealing the fact that her husband has cheated on her...while investigating a missing teen case. When the case is linked to the discovery of the body of the missing teen’s friend, Mac’s investigation leads her down a dangerous path with a very powerful enemy. Good procedural thriller. Looking forward to more from this new-to-me author.

Our daughter’s Bones

Fantastic book, keeps you in the edge. Cannot wait for the next one. The audible reader
Was wonderful!

Riveting story

Loved this book. I thought I had it figured out a few times but it took me in a different direction.