VULNERABLE
BY MARY BURTON
Published: 29th March 2016
KENSINGTON BOOKS
Years ago, three Nashville teenagers went into the woods for a hike—and only one came out. While her two friends disappeared without a trace, Amber Ryder was discovered at the bottom of a ravine with a broken arm, head trauma, and zero memory of the horror that put her there. With no leads, the investigation hit a dead end.
Now another woman’s body is found it the woods. When the trail leads to the missing teens’ remains, the cold case becomes a fresh hell for forensic technician Georgia Morgan. But while Georgia works with Amber to try and reawaken her memories, her gut tells her the worst is yet to come.
Homicide Detective Jake Bishop can’t be sure whether Amber is an expert manipulator or the killer’s next target. Either way, he’s determined to protect Georgia. Because the more she digs into the past, the more deadly secrets emerge. And a nightmare years in the making is about to come to a bloody, terrifying end.
This fourth and final book in the Morgan of Nashville series is another psychological thriller that pulls together threads from the past, linking the long ago disappearances with Amber’s mysterious survival.
The pace is good, the characters well written and plot defined, but the book feels unpolished, like the final proofreading step was skipped, which really lets it down.
Overall, Vulnerable is a good read, with well thought out reasoning and enough twists to hold the reader’s interest throughout.
*I received an eARC from the publisher via Netgalley; this is my unbiased review.
4 / 5
A well thought out final instalment