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SHADOW HILL

 



SYNOPSIS

Just days before an oil executive is scheduled to give a pseudo\-scientific report to Congress, aiming to delay crucial action on climate change for decades, he and his wife are found shot to death in their Greenwich, Connecticut home. Its ruled a murder\-suicide, but their son refuses to accept this conclusion and hires Geneva Chase, ex\-journalist\-turned\-detective, to prove otherwise. With the report still due to Congress, the lead scientist of the study gone missing, climate activists turning violent, and members of the executives family seeking revenge, Geneva races to find answers, stay alive, and stop the report from reaching Washington.



Title: Shadow Hill
Author: Thomas Kies
Series: Geneva Chase #4
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Publication date: August 10, 2021


REVIEW

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Shadow Hill is the fourth installment in the Geneva Chase Series and, although as usual I absolutely recommend starting from the beginning of the series, it can be perfectly read on its own as the author provides enough background information. 

I’m liking this series more and more with each new book and, in my opinion, it doesn’t get all the attention it deserves. 

Geneva is no longer working as a crime reporter for the local paper but as a freelance journalist and researcher, and in her new role as researcher (not private eye 😆) she must investigate the death of an oil executive and his wife. Police ruled them a murder-suicide, but their son is convinced it was murder, so it comes to Genie to find the truth.

Shadow Hill is a really solid thriller with climate crisis as background, and the powerful oil companies and the climate  activists going against them as the main players. It moved at a perfect pace. We’re thrown right into Genie’s investigation and, as she gets deeper into the deceased lives, the tension really ramps up leading to a fantastic ending with plenty of action.

Genie is a remarkable main character. She’s shown tremendous growth since book 1 and I find really interesting how she’s dealing with her problems with alcohol and how, although an important part in her life, is not all about her drinking problem. I’m also curious to see how her new life out of the paper will impact her relationship with her adoptive daughter and her love life. Despite her flaws she’s a really likeable character and I always root for her all the way.

Shadow Hill is an action packed thriller with a really current backdrop that, in addition to entertaining, informs the reader about a really important topic, and has a great main character whose next adventure I’m hoping to read very soon.

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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