Blind Eye

4 stars

From the opening words of this novel, the identity of the killer is known to the reader.

Detective Jack Bailey and his partner Sherk investigate the murder of Sister Anne. A Bible verse was left at the scene of the murder. Dismissing the thought of a robbery, Jack and Sherk turn their attention to murder. But who would want to murder an elderly nun?

Then another body turns up, also with a similar Bible verse. Jack and Sherk suspect that they have a serial killer on their hands. They investigate any possible connection to the Catholic Church.

Meanwhile, Jack is having problems with his sergeant. She is very attractive, but her style of supervision is grinding and off-putting.

The author does a very good job with this book. She manages to handle the whole scandal with the Catholic Church sensitively and fairly. I like the way she portrays Jack’s large Irish family as both loving and infuriating. This book is well written and plotted, although relatively short. It reads quickly and almost seamlessly.

I want to thank NetGalley and Black Rose Writing for forwarding to me a copy of this good book for me to read, enjoy and review.

Turning a blind eye is an idiom describing the ignoring of undesirable information.

Detective Jack Bailey and his partner Detective Karl Scherkenbach (Sherk) are called to investigate the murder of an elderly retired nun. They are thinking that this may have been a robbery gone wrong ... until they find a slip of paper with a Bible verse written on it.

Two weeks later another body is found. This time it's a young man, and a written Bible verse tucked under his arm. Again .. they can find no motive, no clues.

And then there is a third victim, a man who had once been accused of abusing young boys.

When Bailey and Sherk start seeing the connections, the only question left is who.

This is so much more than just a crime fiction and a race to catch a killer. The reader is drawn into their personal lives, their flaws, their issues. I really enjoyed how he and his partner interacted .. with humor and caring. Jack has a real problem with his supervisor .. and the amount of perfume she wears. They are constantly at odds and his anger and annoyance with her reach explosive levels.

The ending came as a surprise ... although it seemed to be a bit abrupt. It's a well-written story with well-drawn characters.

Many thanks to the author / Black Rose Writing / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

A good entertaining story. This was a quick and engrossing read. This was the first book that I've read by this author but I look forward to reading more.

I interviewed the author on my blog a few months ago and wanted to read this book after discussing it with her. It didn't disappoint.