Published by Dreamscape Media Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery
Format: ARC, Audiobook
Greek life, brotherhood, privilege.
November – University of Georgia
A fraternity brother stepped off a curb into a busy crosswalk and was struck by a driver who did not slow down, smiled while he hit the young man, and looked like the victim. Detective Marlitt Kaplan is the first on the scene. Her father was a UGA professor, and she knows the universities dark history of the university. She will discover more while investigating the young man’s death which leads her to the Greek system and students who have wealthy and powerful parents.
As the police investigation progresses, we learn about Marlitt’s past. The book also tackles many issues concerning Greek life that we have been hearing for years – hazing, misogyny, bullying, power, things swept under the rug, money, and secrets. Marlitt (and the author) make a point about what her thoughts are on the negative aspects of Greek life.
I listened to the audiobook and thought the narrator did a fine job. With investigations, this book does go off in different directions. I feel a little editing here would have helped. With many police procedurals, we see the investigators driven to solve the cases and while Marlitt was the same way, she annoyed me at times. She became a little too invested and didn’t feel mature when throwing in her own thoughts and not following procedure. There were also parts that I just wanted to skim through.
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.