Girl, 11

Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars


“Genetics load the gun, personality, and psychology aim it, and experiences pull the trigger.”

Elle Castillo, a former social worker is now the host of a popular true-crime podcast, Justice Deferred that focuses on the cold cases of missing children in her hometown of Twin Cities, Minnesota. Her current season focuses on a serial killer, —The Countdown Killer once she happened to be one of his victims 20 years ago but fortunate to escape before he kills her. Now it's been 20 years everyone happy to believe that TCK is dead or no longer a threat to the community but Elle thinks otherwise.

I read was highly impressed with the audiobook and felt like I was listening to a true podcast. The story unravels from Elle's POV and the serial killer and the page-by-page story shows the dark and the psychological side of the serial killer and Elle's strong spirit.
I like the authors writing style and how she builds the characters. Also been a Minnesotan, this story felt close to the home and gave me the perfect thrilling experience.

The overall story is well done and quite impressive to be the author's debut novel. I’m excited to see what she comes up with next and highly recommends to anyone interest reading crime/podcast novel.

Thank you to NetGalley, Amy Suiter Clarke, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for this free digital ARC, in exchange for my honest opinion!