The Girls in the Fire is the type of story that will have you blazing through the pages. Dea Poirier unfolds events in a slow burn, keeping the heat turned up on Detective Harlow Durant as she tries to stay hot on the trail of a murderer.
The charred remains of a young woman are discovered near Saranac Lake, a tourist destination in upstate New York. Harlow and her partner Lucas race to the scene and are confronted by the brutality of the murder. With another serial killer active in the national park nearby, the body count and demand to solve the crimes is rising dramatically.
While chasing down any and all leads, the sudden appearance of the woman Harlow spent a lifetime running away from brings a whole new level of stress and danger to the picturesque town. As her personal and professional life collide, it will take everything Harlow can muster to put an end to the killer’s activities before they strike again.
For fans of protagonists with a dark past, this book is a must read. Harlow’s tragic upbringing has provided her with a unique viewpoint of the murderers she’s hunting. The dramatic dual storyline of Harlow’s childhood alongside the brutal slayings of the present is incredibly well done and readers will be unable to stop themselves from flipping to the next chapter to see what happens.
The Girls in the Fire is the second installment of the series and you will be well served to jump in early. This is a solid police procedural with a dark and twisted flare. While there is not constant physical danger like some other series, the psychological components of this book are ever present and intense. Every misstep in the investigation is deeply felt through the reader’s attachment to Harlow and the hope that the sins of her past will not overwhelm her before she can atone for them.
I should have started this book in the morning and cleared my plans for the day. Instead I made the mistake of starting in the evening and staying up into the early morning hours. Although, I will say it was worth every second of lost sleep.
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