An anti-corporate, feminist athletic empire, Strike is owned by Logan Russo, a brash and legendary kickboxer, and her marketing genius husband, Gregg Abbott. They’re about to host a major kickboxing tournament with twenty million dollars in prize money, and the chance for the champion to become the new face of the company. Gregg suspects his wife already has a new face in mind—a young trainer named Aaden, for whom Logan feels an unexpected connection.
Days before the tournament begins, it’s discovered that the prize money is missing. Gregg hires Nora’s firm to find both the thief and the money but Nora has a secret connection to Strike that threatens her independence. Her partner pressures her into taking the case anyway, hinting he has information about Strike that could change the course of the investigation in a shocking and deadly way. (Pub Date: Apr 04, 2020)
Thriller and accountants shouldn't be words in the same sentence, but this worked.
Nora has become a forensic accountant, going after frauds and other financial mysteries, and she's good. But is she good enough to find 20 million dollar that went missing when the only suspects are her client and his wife, who happens to be Nora's idol?
You know... I liked this. I enjoyed the read, the idea was good. I was just not into the execution. The first big flaw is that it goes too slowly. And the accounting bit isn't the one to blame. To be honest, it wasn't complex at all. Also, we have a suicide that is beyond weird, so it had enough elements to make the initial part move. It was all instinging, And yet, we reach like 40% of the book and it still didn't feel like it had begun. Nora even concludes this closer to the end that she was just doing the basic, or something. Even to me the reader it also felt that.
I think the other part I didn't enjoy was the thing with Logan, the wife. Nora admired her to insane levels and it was bizarre for me. I know it fits the purpose of the story but some parts made me uncomfortable because Logan seemed the only thing Nora was really interested in. She was cold toward her friends, her husband, the men she flirted with, and I'm not even sure I'd describe her passionate about her job, but she'd sound a little too much when it came to her fantasy about Logan.
This is a good book but not so exciting. It did keep me interested in the solution to the mystery but it lacked those moments of boom that makes your heart race when reading thrillers. There were plot twists, I can't say I predicted some of the important ones, but it didn't dazzle me either. Mindy Mejia is insanely talented and her books usually give the feels, but this one lacked the something more I already expect from this author.
It's still a solid 3, considering the book itself and not my expectations, it was a nice read, but there are many better, even by this same writer.
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
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