cornerfolds's Review of City of the Lost (Rockton, #1)

by Kelley Armstrong

Welcome to Rockton: a secret town cut off from the rest of the world. If you need a place to hide, this is the perfect place to start again. There's just one catch. You can't leave. Even if there's a killer on the loose.

Detective Casey Duncan has a dark past, and it's about to catch up with her. When her best friend Diana is attacked by an abusive ex, the two women realise they have to disappear, fast. Diana's heard of a hidden town that's so remote it's almost impossible to reach. A town that desperately needs a new detective.

Casey has barely arrived in Rockton when a body is discovered. A man's been murdered and there's no time to waste. Casey's job won't be easy: everyone in town has a secret. Meanwhile her boss, Sheriff Eric Dalton, is a brooding, troubled man who's hard to read and even harder to please.

With no chance of help from the outside world, Casey must rely on her wits and experience to solve the case. But she's running out of time. Rockton's killer is on the hunt, and this deep in the wilderness, no one is safe.

Gripping, fast-paced and atmospheric, City of the Lost is the brilliant new thriller from international bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

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This was my first Kelley Armstrong book and I picked it up after seeing it a few times over at Greg's Book Haven. I was in a true crime (but not) kind of mood, so I decided to give it a try!

Casey and Diana have been best friends forever and both have troubled pasts that they could stand to escape from. The chance comes in the form of Rockton - an off the grid town that gives people a fresh start, for a price. Casey is allowed in as the town's new homicide detective because of the recent murder in the town that the current sheriff can't handle alone. Once she gets there, she must navigate the town and the murder with a town who keeps its secrets close.

I don't read a lot of adult fiction, so I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this one, but I was pleasantly surprised! Casey was a fantastic main character and the Rockton characters were all well developed. I liked that I was never completely sure if anyone was who they said they were. The murder mystery part of the story was twisty and well written! My main complaint was that it did take a while to get moving and the story dragged for me until halfway through. Overall, I enjoyed it and I'll probably be picking up part two.

City of the Lost (Rockton, #1)

by Kelley Armstrong

Reviewed by cornerfolds on Jul 24, 2018

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