Catch us the foxes, the little foxes,that spoil the vines; for our vines have tender grapes.

An eerie dark suspenseful gothic book that is based around satanic ritualistic cult symbols.
Set in the town of Kiama and surrounding areas, young journalist Marlowe "Lo" finds her friend Lily's body lying "beautifully" mutilated in the horse stables during the town's local show.
After Lily's murder has been released to the public and social media, Lo wants to get justice for her friend's death, she does her own investigating.

Can she catch the fox or foxes who murdered her friend?

I really enjoyed this book and there is so much I want to discuss about this book, but I'm worried I'll ruin the book for future readers. I'll just give a few highlights that I enjoyed about the book

I love that the main setting is at the showground, but here comes the chill factor. The area where the show is, is right next to the cliffs edge. I thought it was very fitting for the book.

I love foxes, and although there are no actual foxes in the book, I love that there are scenes with people wearing fox attire outfits. 🦊

It kept me second guessing everything, everytime I thought I figured it out, I was wrong and I was wrong again.

Nicola West, a new Australian author debut novel Catch Us The Foxes is now on pre-order or can you wait until the published date 7th July 2021.

A big thankyou to Netgalley, Simon and Schuster Australia and Nicola West.

Thank you to everyone for an arc of this novel. But I thought it was awful. Dialogue trite. Inaccurate 2008 police procedures. Distracting Kiama location. Stinky red herrings, more than one, strewn along the trail to an unsatisfying and unlikely ending. Not a redeemable character in sight. Totally unbelievable.

Thank you to NetGalley & Simon & Schuster Australia for the opportunity to obtain a free copy of Nicola West's debut novel in exchange for a review.

How to review without ruining the story???

Catch Us the Foxes is based around Marlowe and her desire to solve the murder of her best friend. They live in a town where lies and secrets are everywhere. I found myself unable to sleep as I was wanting to know who the killer was.

The story flows well, and finishes at a point that you walk away satisfied yet wanting more at the same time.

I look forward to seeing what Nicola West brings out next.

A remarkable debut. Catch Us The Foxes certainly caught me off guard. It's a heady mix of small town mystery, a heinous crime and the drama that comes with secrets and lies. There was a lot going on and at times, I thought the story didn't quite know what it was or where it was going. But there enough subtle twists and turns that always kept me right on the edge.
Marlowe was an interesting character that spoke volumes, fully fleshed out from the first page. The story flowed beautifully right up until the last quarter. The ending seemed to go on and on. It was unnecessarily long and drawn out and took away a little bit of magic from the earlier chapters. The last few pages wrapped up the story nicely but still left me wanting more.
Nicola West writes with amazing confidence and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.

**Huge thanks to Simon and Schuster Australia and Netgalley for providing my with a copy in exchange for an honest review.