City of the Lost
Ratings13
Average rating3.6
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Ratings13
Average rating3.6
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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4 primary booksRockton is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Kelley Armstrong.
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This was a fun thriller. I love the central idea (a city in the wilderness where people can disappear to avoid or escape from negative experiences in their life), and Casey is a strong, likable protagonist (which is pretty much par for the course for one of Armstrong's novels). In comparison to Armstrong's other work it's definitely more like Nadia Stafford than the Otherworld material, while still managing to have its own strong sense of identity.
3.5 Stars
It was a lot of atmosphere/town building. The last 30% was the best. I would say it was more of a mystery than a thriller.
I think I will continue with the series, At least one more book in hopes it improves or I like it more. I wasn't feeling any chemistry between any of the characters.
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