Leave No Trace is the follow-up to Jo Callaghan's debut novel In the Blink of an Eye, and I have been fortunate to receive both books for free to review.
DCS Kat Frank is back alongside her AI partner Lock. This time instead of solving cold cases, they've been tasked with solving a "live" crime. A man has been crucified and left to freeze to death on a mountaintop, but the killer has left behind no clues. With the combination of Frank's intuition and Lock's ability to quickly sift through data, can their team figure out who the murderer is before he or she strikes again?
I read a few reviews of this book on GoodReads before jumping in, and after reading the whole book for myself, I was surprised at some of the mediocre reviews. Sure, the first book had the original premise of artificial intelligence being used to solve crimes, but this book expands on that and shows just how an AI "detective" evolves, as well as other technology that can be used to solve crimes and save lives. I enjoyed this novel just as much as the first one. It kept me guessing until the end. I really thought someone else was the murderer, so much so that I completely ignored who the real murderer was!
I would recommend this book to book clubs who like police procedurals. You'll get a good discussion about the use of technology, as well as the pressure that society puts on women. And if you're not in a book club, but you like reading about the above things, then I'd recommend this book to you, too!
Leave No Trace is published by Random House and will be available to purchase on January 7, 2025. I received a free e-ARC in exchange for this review.
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