Marvel Crime #1
Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell
Published: July 2, 2024 by Hyperion Avenue
Genre: Mystery,
Thriller, Crime, Marvel
Meet Jessica Jones: Retired super hero, private investigator, loner. She tried her best to be a shiny spandex crimefighter, but that life only led to unspeakable trauma. Now she avoids that world altogether and works on surviving day-to-day in Hell’s Kitchen, New York.
The morning a distraught mother comes into her office, Jessica would prefer to nurse her hangover and try to forget last night’s poor choices. But something about Amber Randall’s story strikes a chord with her. Amber is adamant that something happened to her teenage twins while they were visiting their father in the UK. The twins don’t act like themselves, and they now have flawless skin, have lost their distinctive tics and habits, and keep talking about a girl named Belle. Amber insists her children have been replaced by something horrible, something “perfect.”
Traveling to a small village in the British countryside, Jessica meets the mysterious Belle, who lives a curiously isolated life in an old farmhouse with a strange woman who claims to be her guardian. Can this unworldly teenager really be responsible for the Randall twins’ new personas? Why does the strange little village of Barton Wallop seem to harbor dark energies and mysteries in its tight-knit community?
A mother’s intuition is never wrong. And Jessica knows that nothing in life is perfect—not these kids, not her on-again, off-again relationship with Luke Cage, and certainly not Jessica herself. But even as she tries to buy into the idea that better days are ahead, Jessica Jones has seen all too clearly that behind every promise of perfection trails a dark, dangerous shadow.
My Thoughts: Lisa
Jewell is a well known must-read thriller author. Breaking the Dark is a different type of book
for her. It is a super-hero, crime, female
detective book and I enjoyed it all. As
I started the book, I was not sure how I would feel about stepping out of what
I expected from Lisa Jewell to read a different type of book. I enjoyed every word, chapter, and
page. I could not wait to find time to read more,
even if it was just a few more pages. I
am excited to continue this series. The
Marvel Series might just be one of my favorites.
Jessica Jones is a detective searching for answers on why the
twins came home from visiting their father as different kids. I was so invested in figuring out the why and
the how. The small-town Jessica visited
was full of secrets and villains. I love
putting the clues together, seeing Jessica figure it out, and solve the
crime.
Breaking the Dark is a perfect start to a great new
series.
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Meet Lisa Jewell (taken from her website): Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including The Family Upstairs and Then She Was Gone, as well as Invisible Girl and Watching You. Her novels have sold over 10 million copies internationally, and her work has also been translated into twenty-nine languages. Connect with her on Twitter @LisaJewellUK, on Instagram @LisaJewellUK, and on Facebook @LisaJewellOfficial.
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