Book Review: Crackenback by Lee Christine

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Crackenback
by
Lee Christine
A thrilling tale of snow-bound crime and suspense

Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication date: 1st February 2021
Genre: Crime / Mystery / Suspense
Pages: 272
RRP:$ 29.99AUD
Format read: Paperback
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
About the book
Detective Sergeant Pierce Ryder of the Sydney Homicide Squad is on the hunt
for notorious fugitive Gavin Hutton.

After months of dead-ends, the breakthrough Ryder has been hoping for leads
him back to the New South Wales Snowy Mountains on the trail of the suspected
killer.

Meanwhile, when an injured man bursts into the remote Thredbo lodge managed by
Eva Bell, her first instinct is to protect her daughter, Poppy. The terrifying
arrival of Jack Walker turns Eva' world upside down as the consequences of
Jack' presence become clear.

With a killer on the loose, Jack Walker and Ryder are tangled in the same
treacherous web - spun across the perilously beautiful Crackenback Range.
My review
I haven't read Charlotte Pass , the first book featuring DS Pierce Ryder but
it didn't impact my enjoyment of Crackenback as it read perfectly as a stand
alone.
Pierce Ryder is working on a multiple murder case. They have sightings of a
suspect at the scene of both murders however the man has managed to evade him.
When another sighting is called in Ryder is headed to the Snowy Mountains to
investigate.
As Eva Bell is preparing her remote lodge at Thredbo, for the next lot of
lodgers to arrive, a man bursts into her home. He looks familiar but she
hasn't seen him for years and she is terrified he wants her daughter Poppy.
Crackenback was such an engaging read. I was hooked from the prologue! DS
Pierce Ryder has a new recruit Detective Nerida Sterling who will be joining
him and Detective Mitchell Flowers on this latest case. I loved the natural
banter and ribbing between the detectives and how we got to know more about
them through their conversations in the car. The police procedural came across
as realistic with a lot of waiting around for information and piecing snippets
of information together to further the case.
Coming from Sydney myself I found all the mentions of roads and landmarks from
the Parramatta Police HQ to The Snowy engaging and easy to picture.
Reading this story during an Australian summer highlights how vividly Lee
Christine depicts the cold and driving snow of the area during winter. At no
time did I forget how bitterly cold it was and how isolated Eva was in her
lodge.
Jack Walker is a likeable protagonist and a large part of the story is Jack
and Eva getting to know each other again and Jack connecting with 3 year old
Poppy who he had only ever seen in photos.
Jack, as well as Ryder, is after the murderer and the tension builds as we are
held in suspense, we know there is going to be an altercation but we don't
know where, when or with whom.
Crackenback held my attention from the start to finish. I found it tension
filled and highly engaging. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from
Lee Christine in the future.
4.5 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
About the author

Credit Goodreads

In 2009, former corporate trainer Lee Christine decided to turn her writing
hobby into a series day job. Her first crime novel. the best selling
Charlotte Pass, was published in 2020. She lives in Newcastle, New South
Wales, with her husband and her Irish Wheaten Terrier.
Author Website

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