Blindspot by Maggie Smith ~ Review

From the author of the award-winning Truth and Other Lies comes a gripping suspense novel about an ambitious prosecutor on the hunt for her sadistic stalker .

Rachel Matthews is used to stress—from the cutthroat world of the district attorney’s office to her escalating clashes with her teenage daughter. So when a stranger sends a lavish bouquet with a macabre message and leaves a disturbing video on her doorstep, she’s quick to act. Teaming up with an old classmate turned private investigator, she wades through old case files, searching for someone harboring a grudge.

Genre: Psychological Suspense
Published by: Puzzle Box Press
Publication Date: May 21, 2024
Number of Pages: 318

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Ooooh this was a good one!! With a plot twist on the first page and me holding my breath within the first two chapters, I was hooked fast and couldn’t put it down!! This book holds lots of mystery, suspense, and secrets – so I can’t actually say much without giving things away, but I will say that I’m so glad I read this thrilling book!

Rachel is a hard working single mom that I instantly loved. Even though I found myself getting frustrated sometimes with how she handled things both with her daughter at home and her mysterious stalker at large, it didn’t make me love her character any less! To me, that is a sign of great writing and character development. Rachel and her daughter’s flaws made them relatable and lovable. I felt their struggle and rooted for them the whole time.

We occasionally got to peek into memories from Rachel’s past, giving us a nice blend of characters, from old relationships to current family dynamics, and new characters that we were introduced to along the way. I wanted to trust everyone in her circle while simultaneously suspecting literally everyone on every page! I searched for clues and came up with my own crazy theories, hoping I was on to something!

Highly recommend if you like strong female lead characters and intricately weaved suspense!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you, Partners In Crime Tours

In a career that’s included work as a journalist, a psychologist, and the founder of a national art consulting company, Maggie Smith added novelist to her resume with the publication of her debut, Truth and Other Lies, a women’s fiction novel set in Chicago and released in March 2022 by Ten16 Press. It won NIEA’s Juror Grand Prize, the Star Award for Debut Fiction from Women’s Fiction Writers Association, Foreword INDIES Gold Metal for General Fiction, and was selected for the Women’s Book Association Great Group Reads.

In addition to her writing, Maggie hosts the weekly podcast Hear Us Roar (215+ episodes), blogs monthly for Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and is Managing Editor for Chicago Writer’s Association Write City E-Zine. She resides in Milwaukee WI with her husband and her aging but still adorable sheltie. Her second novel, a psychological suspense called BLINDSPOT will be released in May 2024.

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