Conviction by Denise Mina, features Anna, an obsessive true crime podcast fan. Early one morning she is thrilled to begin her newest podcast, but as she listens to the early details she is shocked to learn that she knows one of the victims. Still reeling from her discovery, a knock on the front door leads to the destruction of most of the rest of her life as well. On the run, in a manner of speaking, with a family friend whose own life has just been pulled out from under him, Anna is determined to find out the truth of her friend's death. The two of them will travel near and far, chased by some not very nice people, and sometimes escape by only the skin of their teeth.
I could not stop reading this book! It was fast paced and exciting and such a page turner. From the very first page I was captivated. I highly recommend this excellent distraction from the real world. The only reason I am giving four rather than five stars is that it ends too quickly without enough story resolution. An epilogue would have been very welcome.
One favorite line was about a woman involved in radical protests in Berlin:
The eternal companions of all clever women are mistrust and scorn.
The next paragraph then mentions that you might see someone in a t-shirt with Mistrust & Scorn on it and I just have to have one of those shirts!
Do yourself a favor and add this one to the top of your TBR list.
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