Karin Slaughter no no Karen Rose

Have you seen her? – Karen Rose

Have you seen her? Is the second book written by Karen Rose. The story follows a widower Special Agent Steven Thatcher as he investigates a serial murderer. As far as crime books go Karen Rose is among the top writers. The story involving the investigation is strong; interesting and surprisingly hard to guess who did it. There is also the backstory of Special Agent Thatcher and his son’s teacher Jenna Marshall, this gives the book some gossip to follow making it more light hearted to read. The story about the serial killer from the past re emerging is intriguing to the reader and the whole investigation is interesting to follow. 

Special Agent Steven Thatcher is the main hero of the story. He is the lead investigator on a serial killer case which hits close to home. He has an interesting back story relating to his family with his three sons Nicky, Matt and Brad. He is an excellent investigator, the flaw in Steven thatcher’s story is how he acts. We as readers understand that after the history he had this could put some bumps in his road however, no-one wants to read about a guy making stupid mistakes.

Jenna Marshall, she is our heroine in the story. Dr Marshall is Thatcher’s eldest sons Brad, teacher. Similar to thatcher she has an interesting back story to read about alongside the turmoil she faces during the book. She helps ground Thatcher when he is in the middle of his investigation. She is a strong female character showing emotion but also strength. She is an admirable character that many females like myself can relate to.

There are strong secondary characters such as Thatcher’s aunt Helen who plays the matchmaker, Thatcher’s sons and even Dr Marshall dogs add to the story. With all of the secondary characters Rose creates a variety among the different back stories and how they relate back to his investigation.

 As it stands there are no issues with Karen Rose’s in terms of grammar or competency.

The book is written as third person looking onto the investigation. The script is broken up by date and time which makes it easy to follow the events that are happening throughout the story. This is a common aspect in Rose’s books and one that breaks up the long chapters.

Karen Rose is one of the strongest crime writers out there. In no way is the book a romance suspense book, yes there is some romance involved but the main story is about a serial killer. The book is a strong example of a good crime investigation story; it keeps your interest and is well written.

7/10

This book is a strong story with strong characters and anyone who likes a good crime story should definitely buy!