As children, Gabi and Thea were like most identical twin sisters: inseparable.
Now adults, Gabi is in a coma following a vicious attack and Thea claims that, until last week, the twins hadn't spoken in fifteen years. But what caused such a significant separation? And what brought them back together so suddenly?
Digging into the case, DS Kate Munro is convinced the crime was personal. Now she must separate the truth from the lies and find the dangerous assailant - before any more blood is spilled . . .
I'd like to thank Alainna at Orion Books for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour and for my copy of Ask Me No Questions which I received to review via NetGalley.
Ask Me No Questions is the first in what looks to be a promising new police procedural series from Louisa de Lange featuring DS Kate Munro. When Kate is called to the scene of a violent attack on a young woman, it's not long before she learns of the woman's identity and her tragic link to a double murder 15 years before. Was this crime a random act or could the two cases be related? One thing's for certain, Kate is determined to get to the truth no matter what means it takes.
I know that twins, especially identical ones, typically have a strong bond but there was just something toxic about the relationship between Gabi and Thea and you never knew who was playing games with whom. Considering they looked identical, the same could not be said about their personalities and yet they were able to fool others around them. Gabi was the more outgoing one who had escaped from her tragic past and lived life to the full, whereas Thea was more introverted and still lived in the family home alone which I found to be a little creepy considering the history.
Like Kate I knew there was more to the attack, and subsequent investigation into the older case, than first met the eye as everyone seemed to be telling a different story and it was clear that there was a deeply rooted secret that they were all trying to hide. I was constantly trying to piece together the clues that were being drip fed throughout and every so often I thought I knew what was going on, something else would crop up that turn my theory upside down. I honestly never knew who to believe and their motives, and when we finally got to know the full story I only had it half figured out.
Kate Munro is a walking mess but yet despite her flaws and her tendency to act first and think about the consequences later, you could see that underneath it all she is good at her job. She might make some unwise decisions, and get herself into situations that blur the lines and could throw the investigations into jeopardy, but I'm hoping that we'll get to know more about her as a character as the series progresses along with her colleagues DC's Briggs and Yates.
Ask Me No Questions was a twisted, intense read from start to finish so I can't wait to see what the author has in store for us in book two.
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