Redemption Point by Candice FoxMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
First off, my thanks to Random House UK, Cornerstone and NetGalley for my ARC of Redemption Point.
An absolute ripper from Downunder (well, down under in my case)! Candice Fox has written a thriller that sizzles with tension and menace. This is Crimson Lake #2 and it’s a pity that I missed #1 as that no doubt sets the scene for Redemption Point. Nevertheless, it reads perfectly as a standalone.
Detective Ted Conkaffey’s life has been ruined. Accused but not convicted of abducting a teenage girl. Remanded for nine months, tried but not convicted due to ‘insufficient evidence’. He has escaped north to the wetlands of Crimson Lake. Fox has created a nightmare world of hatred towards a man who seems helpless in trying to prove his innocence. Conkaffey is despised by everyone. He has taken up with Amanda Pharrell, a convicted murderer, who has obtained a private investigator’s licence, much to the disdain of the local police. (She puts me so much in mind of Lisbeth Salander - a feisty free spirit and so good at what she does). There is more to Amanda’s past than first meets the eye. There is a synergy between these two that - just works.
When two bar workers are ruthlessly murdered, Michael Bell - the father of one of the victims - hires their services. He has no faith in the determination of the local police to seek justice. Two distinct plots then. Can Ted find the perpetrator of the crime for which he remains the number one suspect and will Ted and Amanda get to the bottom of what happened to the two bartenders in a roadside hovel? There is so much evil here that puts both protagonists in harms way. Will Ted find the redemption he so desperately seeks?
Redemption Point is a superb, heart-stopping thriller - well paced and full of pulse-racing moments. Hats off to Candice Fox for a great read - one of my top five this year.
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