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I enjoyed the premise of this CA mystery, but wish I had DNF‘ed this… The dialogue is entirely implausible and it felt like it was a midstream series novel rather than a standalone. I absolutely hated the female detective‘s completely unnecessary plot— her character development was nonexistent to support the disgusting storyline & the MC could have been more interesting than re-using PTSD tropes of former soldiers. The historic parts were best.

This is a mystery set in California that features a lot of native stories and culture. It deals with the murder of a prominent member of a wealthy family involved in large real estate projects. I found it to be a little slow at times, but I did enjoy it, especially the backstories of the two police detectives (one of whom has native heritage) working the case. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC. 3.75/5 stars.