Knight Blind by Alice Bienia

An amazing debut book by Canadian Alice Bienia. If I'd have to give it stars, I'd give it 5 stars as it's her first book, but as we know the PI genre is fiercely competitive so compared with other more established authors it's a very strong 3 stars. I do believe that Alice Bienia can reach the very top in this genre though! She's got the knowledge, writing skills, fantastic flow and the bright mind to pull this off.

I am looking forward to reading her next two books about Jorja Knight (and finding out if it'll be Azagora or Adan who makes a move first...), which I've spotted are available for sale on Amazon.

I marked two passages in this story;

"a cat is a long-term commitment, not like a boyfriend" - I do wonder what prompted this, perhaps that's a story in itself??

"true happiness came from the simple moments in life" - so true, and still we chase for bigger and better, rather than being content with what we have and enjoying life.

Thank you to NetGalley for introducing me to a new author and giving me a chance to read a story set in Canada (rather than the US!).

Link to her other books on Amazon.

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