Last Seen

As i love crime scene shows i found this novel thoroughly pleasing. It is filled with fascinating content to keep you on the edge of your seat at every turn of an page. You are sure to enjoy it and I highly recommend reading it. You have nothing to lose except time having the time of your life reading a book worthy of your eyes.

Overall I really enjoyed this book, this was the first book of Ms. Douchettes work that I've had the pleasure to read. I love fast-paced mystery/thrillers and Dr. Pepper Hunt is definitely on the list of people to add the can't wait to see what happens next list! Kudos & I look forward to our next adventure Ms. Douchette :)

This debut novel takes place in a small Wyoming town where a psychiatrist (Dr. Pepper Hunt) is working with law enforcement to investigate the disappearance of one of her patients. This small community in the rural northwest and its' Native American influence give the novel a cultural richness not often found in this genre. Many of the characters are interconnected so as the plot unfolds there is a complexity to the relationships that ultimately define the outcome of the story. The only real criticism I have is that the author could make it a bit easier on us by identifying which character is speaking when the narration changes - I often had no idea who was talking and this was distracting. I also figured out who the murderer was before they were exposed but that's not unusual for me and so I'm a lot more selective these days when reading thrillers/mysteries - I figure stuff out ahead of time. That said, I enjoyed the novel and if and when there is a second book in the Pepper Hunt series I will definitely read it. All in all an very good story.

Last Seen by J. L. Doucette was a entertaining and fast paced read. Though a bit confusing at first with the first person and third person POVs, the plot was interesting and the mystery played out well, the descriptions of the Wyoming winter felt very real. Will look forward to reading more in this series with Dr Pepper Hunt and Detective Antelope.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book.

This book was great! I loved the Native references. I also loved that I didn't know who was the guilty one until the very end! I would like to see more of Antelope and Pepper Hunt, especially their next case with finding out about Kevin.

The only thing I didn't like about the book was the chapters and how it would jump back and forth between who was telling the story, and sometimes it wasn't clear who was the story teller for the first few sentences.

This crime novel about a missing native women plays in winter in Wyoming. It is told through the perspectives of three people trying to find the women ‘Kimi’. Which gets a bit confusing. While it is full of suspense, the many references to the bitter cold get tedious. There are also some loose ends, like the disappearance of Kimi’s brother and the unsolved murder of Cedric. Nevertheless, it is an easy suspenseful read for crime lovers.

This is a good read with plenty of action. Psychologist Doctor Pepper Hunt is an interesting character who helps Detective Beau Antelope look for Kimi who is missing. The plot is well thought out and the descriptions of the scenery are really good. It was easy to imagine the weather and the surroundings and the characters. I hope that there are more books in this series. I would like to see how the characters develop.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

I was immediately attracted by the cover and I thank netgalley and she writes presses for this partnership.

On the cover we see I think Kim, who has disappeared in history, walking on the road.

It all starts when the psychiatrist and police advisor Pepper Hunt who is fighting for the murder of her husband leaves this private life for Wyoming. His new patient Kim disappears. She will team up with Beau to investigate this disappearance.

A well-crafted storyline with engaging characters and a captivating story. Eager to read what follows.

When I first started this book I was thinking I would give it 3 stars. It seemed pretty standard to me with typical characters and conventional storyline. But I was wrong and so glad I was and stuck to it. There are twists and turns galore in this missing person story and enough going on to hold your interest and see where it all leads. I am looking forward to the second one in this series.

Put on your to-read list.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.
I really like this fast paced book featuring Dr Pepper Hunt . She is a character you grow to love in this fast paced suspenseful thriller

Amazing!!! I loved this story from the beginning... I am also a big fan of the main character, she was fierce. A great thriller to read.

After reading a lot of English fiction recently, it was good to read a crime thriller set in the USA for a change, particularly since this is set wholly in Wyoming, a state I have neither visited nor know much about. This is the first book featuring Dr Pepper Hunt, a psychologist with a tragic past, who moved to the bleak town of Rock Springs to start over. I was surprised to find that Pepper is not really the central protagonist, although her chapters are told in the first person: we meet her at the start, then it is another six chapters before she appears again. Multiple other characters are introduced, and it is unclear at first where the story is going, but bear with it, as it does all start to make sense soon enough. The hero is actually Detective Beau Antelope, who turned his back on his Native roots when he joined the police force, to the disgust of his family, but is determined to do his job properly.

Beau’s cousin Kimi, a crime reporter for the local newspaper, has gone missing. Her husband, arrogant philanderer Kevin, is upset that he’s been pulled away from his job as a ski guide. Her brother Diego, on parole for a sexual offence, is desperate to find her. The sheriff, whose career stalled when he failed to solve a similar case, cannot afford to let this one remain unsolved. Her colleague Cedric Yee is worried that her disappearance is linked to the serial rapist case she’s been looking in to, and Pepper, her therapist, wants to help, but refuses to break patient confidentiality even if it will help the police investigation. As Christmas nears, tensions rise as it becomes apparent that everyone has secrets, and some will kill to keep theirs...

While this did take a little while to get going, this was a clever suspense thriller, and I didn’t work the mystery out until shortly before the reveal. The writing was excellent, eloquently conveying the beauty of the frozen land - we complain about the cold here in temperate NZ, I would never survive a Mid-Western winter. I was keen to know more about the Native American culture, myths and psychology, but apart from the conflict experienced by the characters who have moved away from the reservation into the Anglo world, this remained unexplored.

I think it might’ve been more interesting to call it a Detective Antelope thriller, and keep Pepper as a secondary character and possible suspect. However, the author is a psychologist herself, and therefore it’s understandable that she chose to make Pepper the heroine, even though she’s rather a cold fish, not particularly bright or empathetic, and apparently not very good at her job, since she hasn’t a clue what’s been going on with anyone. I would still be keen to read the next one, and hope Antelope will be back, since he’s by far the more appealing character, and that Pepper warms up and deals with her own issues.

Many thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review. This was published in 2017 but deserves to be more widely read.

This mystery was fast paced and a great read on a hot summer day! I will definitely be reading the next book in this series!

Adored this book. I couldn’t put it down. Page turning suspense. Would love to see this turned into a film. Great to have strong female characters

Love this book! Will recommend to my book friends. A twist and turn can be found in this face paced novel.