I managed to snag a copy of Two Girls Down by Louisa Luna from my local library. I’d heard some good things about it and was excited to read it. For the most part, I enjoyed the book. The story was intriguing, but slowed here and there.
Two young girls are kidnapped from a
strip mall parking lot while their mother is shopping inside a store. The
wealthy grandmother hires PI Alice Vega, who, in turn, partners with ex-cop Max
“Cap” Caplan. Although the police are investigating the case, they don’t seem
to be getting anywhere so the Feds (one agent, it seems) are brought in.
Eventually, all teams work together to find the girls before it’s too late.
The biggest issue I had was with
Vega’s character. There was a certain amount of backstory given, but not quite
enough to make me understand her “tough as nails” exterior. She seemed too
one-dimensional to me. As some other reviewers have mentioned, there was an air
of “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” about this book – same lone wolf female with a
hacker friend she could rely on for Intel, with a law enforcement sidekick at
the ready.
I liked Caplan’s character much more
than I did Vega’s character. I found him more relatable. I enjoyed the
relationship he had with his daughter – even if she seemed to be too good to be
true as far as sixteen-year-old girls go…a little too perfect in my opinion.
I could have done without the odd romantic
thoughts both Vega and Caplan seemed to have about each other at inappropriate
times…what the heck was that about?
There were A LOT of characters in
this book, which made it slightly difficult to keep track of everyone. I had an
inkling about who the kidnapper was pretty much right away. I just didn’t get
the why. When all was revealed, it seemed a little too thin and farfetched, but
not terribly so.
I’d like to see Vega and Caplan’s
stories become a series. There are certainly possibilities for a series here. All
in all, this is a good detective novel.
4 of 5 Stars, Susan Barton, DIY Mom Blog
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