The Sister’s Curse

In Solvinic’s debut, The Hunter’s Daughter, readers met Detective Anna Koray, daughter of a forest-god worshipping serial killer, who was in therapy to bring back childhood memories (this latest book can stand alone, but it’s worth going back to the first to get to know Anna better). She’s still an expert at her father’s curriculum—wilderness tracking—a skill that comes into play when there is new upheaval in the area, starting with the near-drowning of a boy who’s rescued by Anna. She suspects that the almost-tragic event may not have been an accident, and the investigation brings in the long-cold crime of a local woman who disappeared 25 years before and wrongdoings of the town’s rich thugs, all tinged with supernatural elements. In the meantime, Anna’s continuing her relationship with a young, devoted ER doctor who has problems of his own. Anna is a complex character with a well-hidden dark side that, combined with her steadfast kindness and smarts, will keep readers rooting for her to come out on top. For fans of wilderness thrillers and all who enjoy a thrilling police procedural.