Review:
After the events of the first book, Pip is determined to no longer do detective work. She's still working on her true-crime podcast, but now it's focused on the murder trial related to the case she'd previously investigated. There won't be any new investigations.
That lasts until Connor, a friend of hers, asks for her help after his older brother Jamie goes missing. The cops aren't taking his disappearance seriously because he's disappeared a couple times before and come back, but Connor and his mother are convinced that this time is different.
Pip agrees to look into his disappearance and ask for leads from her podcast listeners. But as she starts to get as obsessed with this case as her previous one, she and those around her wonder whether she can handle this kind of strain again. Surely it's worth it if she can find Jamie, right?
Overall, I enjoyed this mystery, although I may be reading too many YA mysteries, because I kept mixing things up with Karen M. McManus' books. But man, aspects of this book made me angry. Although I could understand why Connor and his mom went to Pip after Jamie disappeared, it was a lot to put on Pip's shoulders. I was honestly kind of surprised that Pip's parents never went to talk to Connor's mom about the pressure she'd put on Pip.
Also, I felt so bad for the way one particular character was treated after certain information was revealed. It really wasn't fair.
Pip absolutely needs to be in therapy in the next book, although I wouldn't be surprised if that doesn't happen.
Additional Comments:
The book includes a map and a few other illustrations. Supposedly, this takes place in Fairview, CT, and yet the courtroom sketch features a judge and lawyer wearing wigs. After looking through a few reviews, it sounds like this was maybe the result of sloppy localization?
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