Fall
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- Author：Tracy Clark
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Reviews
Linda
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A second excellent police procedural in the series with a cliff hanger ending！
Rosemary Dreyer
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4 1/2 Stars: I really like this series。 The plot was engaging， and though I figured out who the killer was relatively early， I still enjoyed the journey。 The characters were well drawn and the interpersonal dynamics seemed true to life。 Tracy Clark sprinkled humor throughout。 The ending was terrific。 I can’t wait for the next Harri Foster novel。
Shelby （allthebooksalltheways）
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4。5 ⭐Review to come
Babydoclaz
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Excellent second book in the Harriet Foster series！ Ms。 Clark brings such life to her characters， I want to hang out and have coffee or a meal with them。 This was a very enjoyable read for me， dark humor where needed， with determined strong female characters。 Looking forward to the next one， which is， unfortunately a year away。
Anne - Books of My Heart
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This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley， Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsI looked forward to more in the Detective Harriet Foster series。 The setting is Chicago。 Harry who has been on the force 17 years is adjusting to her new partner and team。 She still struggles with the recent death of her partner and her son five years ago。The corruption and deals with the city This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley， Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsI looked forward to more in the Detective Harriet Foster series。 The setting is Chicago。 Harry who has been on the force 17 years is adjusting to her new partner and team。 She still struggles with the recent death of her partner and her son five years ago。The corruption and deals with the city alderman are karma coming home to roost。 It all starts when one of them is released from prison after serving 3 years。 Shaw was the only one to be charged and refused to say anyone else was involved。 Luckily， she has a best friend and lawyer who is keeping away the vultures。Twists and turns and suspects are easy to find。 All of these people are out to protect themselves and they'll sacrifice anyone for their own safety。 Some of the cabal want to kill anyone who won't keep their mouth shut; others want to lie low until things calm down。Shaw just wants to leave her cheating， greedy husband and get back to spending time with her daughter。 She has family money and doesn't really need more。 She has beat her alcoholism and wants a quiet life now。 She seemed like a person who got caught up and has definitely reformed herself。 I worried for her in this volatile world and wanting to protect her daughter from further upset。In the end， I recognized the killer but wasn't sorry to see some of the corrupt die。 The connection of the police team coming together in the end was satisfying。 I enjoyed this one very much and would highly recommend the series。 I'm really looking forward to Echo next December。 。。。more
Shelley Kubitz Mahannah
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This is Detective Harriet Foster's second outing to readers and Clark has written a fast-paced thriller that keeps us in Foster's world of cops， crooked politicians， and Chicago。 This is Detective Harriet Foster's second outing to readers and Clark has written a fast-paced thriller that keeps us in Foster's world of cops， crooked politicians， and Chicago。 。。。more
Hal
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Tracy Clark has quickly become one of my favorite authors。 I thoroughly enjoyed her Cass Raines books， and I've very much enjoying the Harriet Foster stories。 As a Chicagoan， I really enjoyed Fall。 This book really captured all the little things about the city and it's personality。 In an effort not to spoil anything， I especially enjoyed how the political aspect of the story was told。 I'm old enough to know some of the longtime political players in the city。 When reading and seeing the behavior Tracy Clark has quickly become one of my favorite authors。 I thoroughly enjoyed her Cass Raines books， and I've very much enjoying the Harriet Foster stories。 As a Chicagoan， I really enjoyed Fall。 This book really captured all the little things about the city and it's personality。 In an effort not to spoil anything， I especially enjoyed how the political aspect of the story was told。 I'm old enough to know some of the longtime political players in the city。 When reading and seeing the behavior of a couple of characters， I couldn't help but picture certain political figures in my head。 For me that added a sprinkle of fun to the story。 All of her books do a great job in capturing the essence of Chicago。 Fall is the book that fully embraces Chicago as a part of the story。This one got it's hooks in me pretty quickly， and I was on my sleuthing journey to see if I could determine the killer。 Tracy Clark weaves a solid story together and balances everything very well。 I enjoyed how the sub plot crept it's way into the story。 It tied back to Hide and sets itself up for a future book。 It's not done in a way to make this required reading， but it's done to leave you anticipating what's next for Detective Harriet Foster and her fellow officers。 There's a nice X-Men nod in there too， which I couldn't help but smile like a 14 year old after reading it。 It's a engaging read。 。。。more
Marija
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I enjoyed reading this second installment of the series where the author gave us a well-developed story and characters that are different but work perfectly in solving the case。 I eagerly anticipate the next installment of this excellent crime fiction series。 Thank you， #NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the eARC of this book。
Marija
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I enjoyed reading this second installment of the series where the author gave us a well-developed story and characters that are different but work perfectly in solving the case。 I eagerly anticipate the next installment of this excellent crime fiction series。 Thank you， NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the eARC of this book。
KP
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Thank you to the publisher， author， and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest rating and review。 5/5I loved the first book in this series， but I think this sequel was even better！！ The main character， Detective Harriet Foster， is such an interesting character， and I adore her so much。 I hope we get so many more novels of her solving crimes。 I like that we get to see the perspective of a black woman on the police force and the inner （and outer） conflicts this often caus Thank you to the publisher， author， and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest rating and review。 5/5I loved the first book in this series， but I think this sequel was even better！！ The main character， Detective Harriet Foster， is such an interesting character， and I adore her so much。 I hope we get so many more novels of her solving crimes。 I like that we get to see the perspective of a black woman on the police force and the inner （and outer） conflicts this often causes。 The case that needs solving in this novel had me absolutely hooked and I could not put the book down！ I was glued to the pages。 I thought I had it figured out but I was second guessing myself all the way along。 I also like that we got to see more and more into Foster’s personal life。 I look forward to continuing to watch her grow， develop， and heal as a person。 I know book two isn’t even published yet， but I need book three immediately kthxxxxxxxx。 😅😅😅 。。。more
Mike
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Set in her hometown of Chicago， Fall by Tracy Clark （2023） is the second Detective Harriet Foster crime mystery thriller。 Two city aldermen are found dead， with both having thirty dimes left on them， an apparent sign of a ‘betrayer payment’。 Together with her detective partner Vera Li， Harriet must find what links these two deaths and any possible hidden connections or Council battles or alliances。 As the detective team struggles to find the real motive or guilty party， another body is discovere Set in her hometown of Chicago， Fall by Tracy Clark （2023） is the second Detective Harriet Foster crime mystery thriller。 Two city aldermen are found dead， with both having thirty dimes left on them， an apparent sign of a ‘betrayer payment’。 Together with her detective partner Vera Li， Harriet must find what links these two deaths and any possible hidden connections or Council battles or alliances。 As the detective team struggles to find the real motive or guilty party， another body is discovered， raising the pressure and stakes even higher。 Meantime， Harriet is battling a change in her own circumstances that will rock her to her core。 An engaging police procedural with a somewhat rosy ending and a three and a half stars read rating。 With thanks to Thomas & Mercer and the author， for an uncorrected advanced review copy for review purposes。 As always， the opinions herein are totally my own， freely given and without inducement。 。。。more
SuperWendy
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I didn't like this as much as the first one， but I still liked it。 The story of the corrupt and murdered aldermans kept me interested and Clark writes about the city of Chicago well - I always enjoy the world-building in her stories。 I was less enamored with a secondary plot thread that's introduced late， and not resolved， because it will， most likely， be fodder for a third book。 Normally I'd be OK with this， but Clark did a similar sort of thing in Book 4 of the Cass Raines series （which was pu I didn't like this as much as the first one， but I still liked it。 The story of the corrupt and murdered aldermans kept me interested and Clark writes about the city of Chicago well - I always enjoy the world-building in her stories。 I was less enamored with a secondary plot thread that's introduced late， and not resolved， because it will， most likely， be fodder for a third book。 Normally I'd be OK with this， but Clark did a similar sort of thing in Book 4 of the Cass Raines series （which was published in 2021） and I'm still waiting on Book 5。 And since the Harriet Foster series is published by Amazon， and the Cass Raines books published by Kensington - I've accepted the fact I'm in for either a long wait or no Book 5 at all。。。 。。。more
Jenni
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Great second “episode”。 Love the interplay between the main character and her partner。 Liked how the book worked around one storyline， while setting up a continuing storyline for the next book。 Eagerly awaiting the continuing saga。
Marianne
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Fall is the second book in the Detective Harriet Foster series by American author， Tracy Clark。 Is it a coincidence that， mere weeks after corrupt Chicago City Council alderman， Marin Shaw is released from her three-year prison sentence， two other aldermen in their guilty clique， who left her high and dry， are dead？ Two violent deaths in a violent town， but Detective Harriet Foster and her partner， Detective Vera Li don’t believe in coincidences， and Marin has had three years to build up her res Fall is the second book in the Detective Harriet Foster series by American author， Tracy Clark。 Is it a coincidence that， mere weeks after corrupt Chicago City Council alderman， Marin Shaw is released from her three-year prison sentence， two other aldermen in their guilty clique， who left her high and dry， are dead？ Two violent deaths in a violent town， but Detective Harriet Foster and her partner， Detective Vera Li don’t believe in coincidences， and Marin has had three years to build up her resentment。 Add to that the thirty dimes found on， or in， each of their bodies: thirty pieces of silver。Thing is， there are several others with motives for killing Alderman Deanna Leonard and Alderman George Vasquez， not least of those being mayoral aspirant， Alderman John ‘Cubby’ Meehan， whose ruthlessness is well-known。 Also， Marin’s priority seems to be getting custody of her now-thirteen-year-old daughter: would she jeopardise that to get revenge？Distracting Harriet from the case is an anonymously delivered photograph， and a blackmail threat that relates to her former partner’s suicide some six months earlier。 She is quietly determined to ensure that Glynnis Thompson’s reputation is not sullied， but a perceptive Vera Li stays on her case to share her troubles。 In a plot that features the team checking a lot of CCTV footage， various suspects having short-lived affairs， a stolen key， a missing overcoat， bribes to a doorman， quite a few selfish and/or self-centred types， and not a few dodgy alibis， there are twists and turns to keep the reader guessing right up to the point where one of those suspects begins to wonder about someone… The banter between the characters is entertaining， and Clark is fleshing out the regular cast so they are a team the reader looks forward to encountering again， quite likely as a certain background issue is yet to be resolved。 Readers will eagerly anticipate the next volume in this excellent crime fiction series。 This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer。 。。。more
Maryann Forbes
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Fall， a Detective Harriet Foster Thriller is the first book I have read by Tracy Clark; it will definitely not be the last。 Fall is an intriguing story that immediately captivated my interest。 Detective Foster， of the Chicago Police Department， is stiill bitter and grieving the murder of her 14 year old son Reg。 Senselessly killed over trying to prevent a young thug named Terrell Willem from stealing his new bike， Reg was the bright light in Harri's life。 As the book begins she gives a statement Fall， a Detective Harriet Foster Thriller is the first book I have read by Tracy Clark; it will definitely not be the last。 Fall is an intriguing story that immediately captivated my interest。 Detective Foster， of the Chicago Police Department， is stiill bitter and grieving the murder of her 14 year old son Reg。 Senselessly killed over trying to prevent a young thug named Terrell Willem from stealing his new bike， Reg was the bright light in Harri's life。 As the book begins she gives a statement regarding Willem's length of sentence; shre does receive some satisfaction in that that he has been ordered to serve the maximum sentence， 99 years and 1 day。Marin Shaw， a rising political star， former Chicago Alderman and attorney is released from prison that same day after serving 3 years for corruption。 She realizes her political life is in ruins; all she wants to do is reconnect with her 13 year old daughter Zoe。 Harri's husband did not feel it was appropriate for Zoe to visit her mom in prison so they had a great deal of time to catch up on， in order to rebuild their relationship。 Shortly after Marin's release， a former colleague and friend， Deanna Leonard， was found dead in a municipal parking lot。 There had been quite a bit of speculation that Leonard and others had been involved in the corruption， resulting in Marin's incarceration。 Could jealously have driven Marin to murder？Harri and her relatively new partner Vera Li are assigned the case， and as it involves a representative of Chicago government， the pressure is on to solve it quickly。I have just set the tone for all that takes place in this complex， multilayered case。。 I recommend that you read this book as it is an engrossing， well -developed， character- driven story that will keep you on the edge of your seat，Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Mercer Publishing for an opportunity to read an ARC of Fall， that in no way impacted my review。 4。5 stars。 。。。more
KDRBCK
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Wow what a ride that was。Fall by T。 Clark， published by Thomas & Mercer， is the second book in the Detective Harriet Foster Series。 The previous book is Hide。 For best reading experience I recommend to read the books in order。The second case leads Detective Harriet Foster and her team， together with her partner Detective Vera Li to two city aldermen who found dead。A thriller 7 mystery of its finest。 The story grabs the reader with both hands and doesn't let go anymore。 An enthralling， fantstaic， Wow what a ride that was。Fall by T。 Clark， published by Thomas & Mercer， is the second book in the Detective Harriet Foster Series。 The previous book is Hide。 For best reading experience I recommend to read the books in order。The second case leads Detective Harriet Foster and her team， together with her partner Detective Vera Li to two city aldermen who found dead。A thriller 7 mystery of its finest。 The story grabs the reader with both hands and doesn't let go anymore。 An enthralling， fantstaic， outstanding read that gives all the feels。 。。。more
Yvonne （It's All About Books）
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Finished reading: November 28th 2023 "Guilt and blame were useless things， but that didn't stop either from eating a person alive。" *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you！ ***（view spoiler）[I read the first book of this series earlier this year and I really enjoyed my first introduction with Harriet Foster and the rest of the team。 It's easy to understand why I couldn't resist adding this sequel to my Finished reading: November 28th 2023 "Guilt and blame were useless things， but that didn't stop either from eating a person alive。" *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you！ ***（view spoiler）[I read the first book of this series earlier this year and I really enjoyed my first introduction with Harriet Foster and the rest of the team。 It's easy to understand why I couldn't resist adding this sequel to my TBR when it appeared on my radar。。。 I've been looking forward to pick up Fall， and it turned out to be a solid enough sequel。 Not as good as the first one for me， but then again a serial killer angle always wins it over politics and corruption for me。。。 Fall is by no means a bad detective thriller though。Technically you can read Fall as a stand-alone， although I wouldn't advice it as you will be missing out on substantial character background of the main character as well as her dynamics with the rest of the team。 This sequel did seem to have a different feel than the first book， and the pace was considerably slower than expected in certain parts。 I guess this was part of the reason why it took me longer than expected to read this story。。。 The fact that I guessed who was behind it all very early on didn't really help either。The plot itself focuses a lot on politics and corruption， which is never my favorite angle。 Add the fact that there is a whole lot of cheating going on by multiple characters， and there was plenty motive for me to grow my dislike for this sequel。 I can't deny that I was intrigued by the whole case though， and I kept hoping that I was wrong about the killer and that there was going to be a big twist at some point。 Did I guess the full truth behind their motive？ Not exactly。 But I did feel like the identity was too poorly disguised to help add proper suspense to the plot。As for the characters。。。 Once again， I liked Vera Li so much better than our actual main character and partner Harriet Foster。 She is growing on me a little， but there is just something very cliche about her and some of her actions can get really frustrating。 That whole mess with her former partner also distracted considerably from the main case， and I kind of wish it wouldn't have been there。 I did like the banter between the detectives working on the case， and I enjoyed following them around as they try to solve the puzzle。All in all I can't deny that I preferred the first book， but Fall was still worth the read for me。 I will probably still read the next book as well to see how the whole personal situation will unfold。。。 Although part of me hopes the main focus will be on a new murder investigation instead。 （hide spoiler）] P。S。 Find more of my reviews here。["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Samantha
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In the 2nd book of the Detective Harriet Foster series， Harriet and her partner find themselves caught up again in a multiple murder investigation。Two books in and I'm really loving this mystery series！ I jumped at the chance to read this one early because I enjoyed the first book so much （Hide is book number one）。 Happily enough， I found myself pulled into this one just as easily as I was with the previous book。 Harriet is a determined and focused detective - she is just one of those characters In the 2nd book of the Detective Harriet Foster series， Harriet and her partner find themselves caught up again in a multiple murder investigation。Two books in and I'm really loving this mystery series！ I jumped at the chance to read this one early because I enjoyed the first book so much （Hide is book number one）。 Happily enough， I found myself pulled into this one just as easily as I was with the previous book。 Harriet is a determined and focused detective - she is just one of those characters that you can't help but root for。 I just want to see her succeed in everything that she does。 What made this book extra interesting （and stressful） was a storyline that began in book one relating to her former partner - that played an important role in this book。 That's all I can say without spoiling anything。 Just know that you should definitely read book one， then this one， and then come talk to me about both if you love this series as much as I do。 It's going to be a long wait for book three but I have no doubt it will be completely worth it！Readers who enjoy mysteries， fans of detective fiction， and fans of Sue Grafton （this author gives me similar vibes） need to give this series a try。 It's so good！ Four stars。CW - Grief， suicideDisclosure - I received a copy of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley。 Honest thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley， Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsI looked forward to more in the Detective Harriet Foster series。 The setting is Chicago。 Harry who has been on the force 17 years is adjusting to her new partner and team。 She still struggles with the recent death of her partner and her son five years ago。The corruption and deals with the city This review was originally posted on Books of My Heart Review copy was received from NetGalley， Publisher。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。4。5 heartsI looked forward to more in the Detective Harriet Foster series。 The setting is Chicago。 Harry who has been on the force 17 years is adjusting to her new partner and team。 She still struggles with the recent death of her partner and her son five years ago。The corruption and deals with the city alderman are karma coming home to roost。 It all starts when one of them is released from prison after serving 3 years。 Shaw was the only one to be charged and refused to say anyone else was involved。 Luckily， she has a best friend and lawyer who is keeping away the vultures。Twists and turns and suspects are easy to find。 All of these people are out to protect themselves and they'll sacrifice anyone for their own safety。 Some of the cabal want to kill anyone who won't keep their mouth shut; others want to lie low until things calm down。Shaw just wants to leave her cheating， greedy husband and get back to spending time with her daughter。 She has family money and doesn't really need more。 She has beat her alcoholism and wants a quiet life now。 She seemed like a person who got caught up and has definitely reformed herself。 I worried for her in this volatile world and wanting to protect her daughter from further upset。In the end， I recognized the killer but wasn't sorry to see some of the corrupt die。 The connection of the police team coming together in the end was satisfying。 I enjoyed this one very much and would highly recommend the series。 I'm really looking forward to Echo next December。Narration: This series was my introduction to this narrator。 I really enjoyed her performance and felt the distinct voices were comfortable and appropriate for the characters。 I was able to listen at my usual 1。5x speed。Listen to the clip: HERE 。。。more
Maryann Forbes
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Fall， a Detective Harriet Foster Thriller is the first book I have read by Tracy Clark; it will definitely not be the last。 Fall is an intriguing story that immediately captured my interest。 Detective Foster， of the Chicago Police Department， is stiill bitter and grieving the murder of her 14 year old son Reg。 Senselessly killed over trying to prevent a young thug named Terrell Willem from stealing his new bike， Reg was the bright light in Harri's life。 As the book begins she gives a statement r Fall， a Detective Harriet Foster Thriller is the first book I have read by Tracy Clark; it will definitely not be the last。 Fall is an intriguing story that immediately captured my interest。 Detective Foster， of the Chicago Police Department， is stiill bitter and grieving the murder of her 14 year old son Reg。 Senselessly killed over trying to prevent a young thug named Terrell Willem from stealing his new bike， Reg was the bright light in Harri's life。 As the book begins she gives a statement regarding Willem's length of sentence; she does receive some satisfaction in that that he has been ordered to serve the maximum sentence， 99 years and 1 day。Marin Shaw， a rising political star， former Chicago Alderman and attorney is released from prison that same day， after serving 3 years for corruption。 She realizes her political life is in ruins; all she wants to do is reconnect with her 13 year old daughter Zoe。 Shaw's husband did not feel it was appropriate for Zoe to visit her mom in prison so they had a great deal of time to catch up on， in order to rebuild their relationship。 Shortly after Marin's release， a former colleague and friend， Deanna Leonard， was found dead in a municipal parking lot。 There had been quite a bit of speculation that Leonard and other council members had been involved in the corruption， resulting in Marin's incarceration。 Could jealously have driven Marin to murder？Harri and her relatively new partner Vera Li are assigned the case， and as it involves a representative of Chicago government， the pressure is on to solve it quickly。I have just set the background for all that follows in this complex， multilayered novel。 I recommend that you read this book as it is an engrossing， well -developed， character- driven story that will keep you on the edge of your seat，Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas Mercer Publishing for an opportunity to read an ARC of Fall， that in no way impacted my review。 4。5 stars。 。。。more
Ebony
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This is book 2 in the Detective Harriet Foster series and I feel you definitely need to read the first book in order to really grasp who Harriet is as a character and all she has been through in her life。In this instalment of the series， Harriet and her partner Detective Vera Li are called out to the scene of a suspected suicide of a Chicago city alderman （alderwoman actually）。 But the suicide scene seems odd。 Why would the victim swallow coins before their death？ When another alderman is found This is book 2 in the Detective Harriet Foster series and I feel you definitely need to read the first book in order to really grasp who Harriet is as a character and all she has been through in her life。In this instalment of the series， Harriet and her partner Detective Vera Li are called out to the scene of a suspected suicide of a Chicago city alderman （alderwoman actually）。 But the suicide scene seems odd。 Why would the victim swallow coins before their death？ When another alderman is found murdered in their office， it becomes clearer to Harriet and Vera that somebody in the city has a problem with politicians。 Is it the former alderman who was just released from prison on corruption charges？ Or is somebody else going after high profile political targets。I found ‘Fall’ to be a very solid police procedural book that captured my attention and had me finishing the book in a few days。 I think Harriet is a compelling cop heroine character and with all the trauma she has in her past， and is still suffering from， I was just cheering for her to come away with a win and solve the cases， to prove to herself she can still go on and keep functioning。 A really great read， 4 stars。** I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher** 。。。more
theliterateleprechaun
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“Every betrayal has a cost。”Detective Harriet Foster returns in this follow-up sequel to 'Hide'， the propulsive series opener。 Fall is also set in the dark underbelly of Chicago with a serial killer on the loose， but this time， the killer is stalking the city's public servants。Readers are taken to the bitter and chilly February streets of Bronzeville and Little Village where someone is killing corrupt aldermen and leaving 30 pieces of silver on their bodies - a betrayer’s payment。 Can loyalty an “Every betrayal has a cost。”Detective Harriet Foster returns in this follow-up sequel to 'Hide'， the propulsive series opener。 Fall is also set in the dark underbelly of Chicago with a serial killer on the loose， but this time， the killer is stalking the city's public servants。Readers are taken to the bitter and chilly February streets of Bronzeville and Little Village where someone is killing corrupt aldermen and leaving 30 pieces of silver on their bodies - a betrayer’s payment。 Can loyalty and discretion really be bought by a couple of twenties slipped into a pocket？In Clark’s setting， 121 N。 LaSalle， Chicago’s City Hall， is full of public servants who have a track record of betraying the trust of their people， their own ideals， and aligning themselves with evil。 With so few clues and nobody willing to divulge anything， detectives have a tough job pulling back the curtain on what’s happening at City Hall and in the private lives of the city’s politicians。 It’s imperative they determine who could be trapped in this betrayal web， who could be the next victim， and who could be out for revenge "before somebody else dies a horrible death … or dimes get scarce in town。”Clark writes with purpose， has an eclectic investigative team， a lapel-grabbing plot and is able to hook readers immediately with her writing style。 She’s definitely written a spectacular sequel that leaves readers anxiously awaiting a third book。 I particularly enjoyed the interplay between Detective Vera Li and Detective Harriet Foster。 They are polar opposites in so many ways， “yet were the same where it counted。” Learning to become mutually dependent is tough and Clark makes it interesting by sharing the backstories that brought them to this place。 They work together so well and Clark uses each character’s strengths and weaknesses to bind this formidable team。 I equally enjoyed Medical Examiner Dr。 Olivia Grant’s character and hope to see more of her in book three。It was good to be reminded of the tragedy of putting our careers ahead of family， of keeping secrets from those we rely on， and that ‘karma’ or social justice， if you will， has a way of catching up with us。 I appreciated the lesson on the composition of dimes， too。 I was gifted this copy by Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review。 。。。more
Meg
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After reading Fall， the book #1 it was obvious to me to reach for book #2。 Unfortunately I did not enjoyed it as the first one。 The characters are shallow， not very interesting plot with a lot of gaps and inconsistency that made me to read some parts of the book few times。 Moreover， very predictable ！！！！
Beth
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I enjoyed Detective Harriet Foster in Tracy Clark’s Hide and this is another good one。 There seems to be a serial killer on the loose in Chicago when two city aldermen are found dead， thirty dimes found with both of their bodies。 Harriet， her partner Detective Vera Li， and the rest of their team have to figure out what’s going on before someone else is killed。 Their investigation uncovers lots of secrets in the lives of the victims。 The pieces just don’t seem to fit with the first and most obvio I enjoyed Detective Harriet Foster in Tracy Clark’s Hide and this is another good one。 There seems to be a serial killer on the loose in Chicago when two city aldermen are found dead， thirty dimes found with both of their bodies。 Harriet， her partner Detective Vera Li， and the rest of their team have to figure out what’s going on before someone else is killed。 Their investigation uncovers lots of secrets in the lives of the victims。 The pieces just don’t seem to fit with the first and most obvious suspect。 Harriet is still dealing with the murder of her son and the suicide of her former partner， a storyline that was left open-ended and will likely continue in future books in the series。 Both Hide and Fall are fast， easy reads with beautifully written characters。 I look forward to the next Harriet Foster book。 Thanks to #netgalley #thomas&mercer and #tracyclark for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jen
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I thoroughly enjoyed book one in this series and was ecstatic to get my hands on book two。 I loved getting to know Harriet better and see her connection grow with her new partner， Vera。 This case was perplexing and I was caught up in the story。 I can’t wait for more featuring this dynamic duo！
Paul
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A solid mystery with interesting characters and an engaging plot。 I look forward to future books by this author。I really appreciate the free copy for review！！
Linda
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"Sounds so。。。。。。。Chicagoey，" Li said。Yup。 The City With Broad Shoulders is battlin' crime all day， every day。 And today is no exception。 But crime has skipped the streets and hit the upper realm of city government。 A well known female alderman has been found dead in her car in a parking garage。 From all indications it seems to be a suicide。 That is until they found thirty dimes tucked away in her body。。。。the price of betrayal。Even though this is the second book in this series， we slip easily int "Sounds so。。。。。。。Chicagoey，" Li said。Yup。 The City With Broad Shoulders is battlin' crime all day， every day。 And today is no exception。 But crime has skipped the streets and hit the upper realm of city government。 A well known female alderman has been found dead in her car in a parking garage。 From all indications it seems to be a suicide。 That is until they found thirty dimes tucked away in her body。。。。the price of betrayal。Even though this is the second book in this series， we slip easily into the routine。 Detective Harriet Foster and her partner， Detective Vera Li， get the call。 It's the usual routine of trying to find out if anyone had threatened Deanna Leonard before her murder。 Light shines on her wayward son and her up-and-coming lawyer daughter。 City Hall is also filled with individuals who didn't agree with the strong minded Leonard。Now add to this the former Chicago alderman， Marin Shaw， who has just been released from serving three years in prison for under the table behavior。 Shaw did her time without revealing those who set her up to take the fall。 Are there connections here？And before you know it， another alderman is found dead。 Same scene with those thirty dimes。 Someone is making a statement here。。。。loud and clear。 Harriet and Vera are perplexed as the number of possibilities starts to rise。 And as a backstory， Harriet has received a phone call from someone trying to frame her former partner， Glynnis Thompson， and Glynnis' family。 Glynnis is no longer alive to clear her own name。Fall is a top-notch mystery/thriller with all the bells and whistles。 The partnership between Harriet and Li is remarkable。 There's even sparks of snappy dialogue between them as they go about trying to solve this escalating crime。 Tracy Clark is an author to keep the light on for。 Well done， Tracy Clark， oh so well done。I received a copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review。 My thanks to Thomas & Mercer and to the talented Tracy Clark for the opportunity。 。。。more
Maureen ~Bitch Can Write A Book
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This was not as fast paced as the first。 That being said I was intrigued。 And I actually figured out who the killer was pretty early but that didn’t deter me from the story。 I’m really intrigued by the thread she started about her deceased partner。 I knew that would not wrap up。 So I’m dying for next book。 Foster is a strong， no nonsense heroine。 And I love Li her new partner。 I also love her boss。 So many strong female leads。 This series is great。 And I’m going to be diving into this authors ba This was not as fast paced as the first。 That being said I was intrigued。 And I actually figured out who the killer was pretty early but that didn’t deter me from the story。 I’m really intrigued by the thread she started about her deceased partner。 I knew that would not wrap up。 So I’m dying for next book。 Foster is a strong， no nonsense heroine。 And I love Li her new partner。 I also love her boss。 So many strong female leads。 This series is great。 And I’m going to be diving into this authors backlist。 She has a new fan！ 。。。more
Tamisha booklovertamisha
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This was a terrific follow-up in the Detective Harriet Foster series。 Harriet & her new partner Li are on the case。 City officials are being murdered and while many people have motives， fingers are pointing to disgraced Alderman Marin Shaw。Harriet and her team race against the clock to figure out the murderer。 I figured it out at the 60% mark， but it was interesting to see how the case played out。 This story was more suspense than thriller， but I enjoyed the who done it。 There was a secondary ca This was a terrific follow-up in the Detective Harriet Foster series。 Harriet & her new partner Li are on the case。 City officials are being murdered and while many people have motives， fingers are pointing to disgraced Alderman Marin Shaw。Harriet and her team race against the clock to figure out the murderer。 I figured it out at the 60% mark， but it was interesting to see how the case played out。 This story was more suspense than thriller， but I enjoyed the who done it。 There was a secondary case thrown in halfway through the book that didn't quite flow。 There was no resolution do I'm assuming there will be a follow-up book。 Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for this ARC。 。。。more
J Kromrie
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