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The Bay by John W Mefford

I enjoyed reading At Bay by John W Mefford. This is Book 1 in the Alex Troutt Thriller series and is approximately 300 pages, so don’t expect a short read. (As you know, I prefer long reads.) There are a couple of small blips that took me out of the story, but they didn’t stop me from reading the book. The first chapter is intended to give the reader insight into the killer. I would have preferred the killer’s profile to have been seeded into the main story. The second chapter brings us into FBI Alex Troutt’s world. She wakes up in the hospital, suffering amnesia. The beginning mirrors the start of the first chapter which I found a bit confusing at first. But keep reading… the rest of the story moves smoothly as she tracks a serial killer while trying to piece together her past. There was a small blip toward the end of the book. The second last chapter introduces the serial killer in the following book. It’s unrelated to At Bay’s plot and I was taken out of the story. I’d have preferred an epilogue introducing this killer, or simply the blurb for the next book. This is one of Mefford’s earlier works (2016) and I’m certain you won’t find the few blips I mentioned in his later books. 

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