Now You See Me (Detective Jess Bishop, #1) by Kierney Scott
Now You See Me by Kierney Scott
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Detective Jess Bishop is called in when a body is found washed ashore in a Louisiana swamp and immediately the detectives know that this is the work of a serial killer. The body of Lydia Steiner is found with certain marks that have also been on three other dismembered bodies found recently but those marks are familiar to Jess and she just hopes the past is not catching up to her now that she is a detective.
As Jess and her partner start to investigate the case trying to find any clue or link the various victims together Jess also gets another surprise, her old partner has returned from undercover work. No one knows Jess better than he did but he’s not returned alone but with a soon to be pregnant wife. The news in the middle of this high pressure case reminding Jess of her past sends Jess to her destructive ways of pushing those close to her away.
Now You See Me by Kierney Scott is the first book in the new Detective Jess Bishop mystery series. With a flawed main character and a serial killer on the loose it is easy to become engaged in this first book of what looks like it could be a very promising series.
I would say with this first book I think the author should have done Jess’ character building a bit earlier on in the story as the reader knows there is something in her past but it’s hard to decide whether you want to love her or slap her for her actions without the depth of her story. Eventually the background comes out but I had a bit of a shaky start until finding out more myself.
This is also another book that for me the mystery seemed to be a little on the easy side to solve, not necessarily obvious though. There were plenty of twists built into the story to make one suspicious along the way and keep readers guessing so I wasn’t totally sure until the end. Overall I’d rate this first book at 3.5 stars and would check out the next in the series.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
Carries Book Reviews 
Fantastic Review Carrie but this is quite disappointing because of course this is on my reading list too. I know you liked it mostly but still I’m looking for some awesomeness. Lol. Great Review though!📚🤗
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Thanks! You could love it a bit more than I did, I think it really could have been better if we found out about Jess sooner though.
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I guess we will see! Hopefully I will like it! I’m glad you still overall enjoyed it though.😁
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Yes, definitely. 🙂
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Hopefully the next one is better!!!🤞🤞🤞
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome!🤗
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Wonderful review Carrie! Even with your issues with Jess, it’s a good sign that you’re willing to pick up the next book.😊
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Thanks! Yes, I actually thought it would have been great if getting to know her issues didn’t take so long.
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Great review Carrie. Glad you liked the book despite the issues that you mentioned.I like what you said about the twist though. I don’t mind being right on my guesses as long the author still keeps me uncertain about my predictions.
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Thanks Diana! I definitely don’t mind being right if I’m still second guessing and interested in the story. It’s the ones that I just don’t see it going any other way that disappoint me even more.
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