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The Girl Who Wouldn't Die
THE GIRL WHO WOULDN’T DIE is the debut crime thriller novel, in the Georgina McKenzie Series, by author Marnie Riches. This is a European style thriller set in Amsterdam but also in London, England. This novel is a real page-turner with non-stop action, that is sure to appeal to a wide audience, for those that enjoy this genre. The reader is introduced to the 20-year-old protagonist, Georgina (George), a British exchange student, a strong, intelligent aspiring criminologist, with a fine analytical mind…who does things her way.Adrianus Karelse (Ad), a fellow student and George’s love, comes to tell her that there had been a massive explosion at the faculty library-a suicide bomber? George rushes to the crime scene and meets Inspector Paul van den Bergen of the Dutch police who is responsible for finding the terrorist mastermind behind what appears to have been a suicide-bombing of a university library. Hitting nothing but dead ends and finding two young men murdered in gruesome circumstances, he turns to British exchange student and aspiring criminologist, Georgina McKenzie for help. Why would a terrorist target a student library in Amsterdam?Who was the suicide bomber?Bergen wants George, a blogger, to flush out the killer, by writing an article, about the bombing for “The Moment”, a student forum.But the bomb is part of a much bigger, more menacing plot that will have the entire city in a state of fear.George is certain that a psychopath- a Killer, walks among Amsterdam’s student population in the city’s red-light-district. Then George is targeted…and the hunt goes on!There are many subplots in this novel, which all connect nicely in the end. Pay close attention to the storyline, to both follow the plot as well as figure out the connections. The characters are well-written, engaging and very real. The suspense level is high.A super thriller novel that I enjoyed and well worth the read. Many thanks to HarperCollins via Netgalley and the TBC Reviewer Request Group (Facebook) for my digital copy.
