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Cut to the Bone
Cut to the Bone | Alex Caan
2 posts | 2 read | 4 to read
For fans of the TV show The Fall, this debut thriller is a fresh spin on a classic police procedural that explores the psychological implications of a life lived online. Ruby Day is a young vlogger, a rising star of YouTube, and a wholesome role-model to millions of teenage girls. And she is missing. Detective Inspector Kate Riley, the head of a new high-powered team of detectives, and Detective Superintendent Zain Harris, the newest member of the team and a poster boy for multiracial policing, are brought in for what they expect to be a routine runaway. Then a video of a wild-eyed Ruby running through the woods and begging for her life is posted online. Amid mounting hysteria and heightened media coverage calling for Ruby s safe return, Riley and Harris must decode the dark secrets of this seemingly squeaky-clean internet darling. Their hunt leads them to a smug ex-boyfriend who hungers for online fame of his own, a culture of online cyber bullying by anonymous thugs, and a corporation of ruthless advertisers who exploit online celebrities for their network of eager consumers. It becomes increasingly clear that the case is more complicated and nightmarish than Riley and Harris could have imagined. And the videos keep coming . . . This debut novel is a slick, contemporary police procedural that explores the dichotomy of public life and one lived online. For fans of Megan Abbot and Kimberly McCreight, Cut to the Bone provides a harrowing glimpse into the friendships, ambitions, and secrets of the internet generation. "
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stephfafahh
Cut to the Bone | Alex Caan
Panpan

⭐️⭐️ There were some aspects that I really liked about this - it felt like it had all the ingredients for an epic "Law and Order: SVU" episode, and it was a more modern whodunnit. I liked that the background of the two officers was discussed - and that it really helped set the scene for the other books in the series. The crime itself was a little bit hard to follow as it unfolded, and the tension never really builded for me.

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Novelgossip
Cut to the Bone | Alex Caan
Mehso-so

After the beginning, I really wasn‘t all that impressed by the plot. I figured out the plot twists easily and in any mystery that‘s always a huge letdown. The investigation took a few sharp detours that just seemed to serve no actual purpose. Add in a ton of technical talk relating to computers that was boring and I really had to power through this. It wasn‘t a bad book, Caan is a good writer and I would probably pick up one of his future books.