Redemption Point by Candice Fox: book review

Redemption Point by Candice Fox (2018) is the continuation of the author’s first book, the crime thriller Crimson Lake (2017).

Even though former police detective Ted Conkaffey was wrongly accused of abducting Claire Bingley, he is still the most-hated man in Australia. After his wife leaves him, he goes into self-imposed exile in the remote town of Crimson Lake in tropical Queensland.

Claire Bingley’s father Dale despises Ted Conkaffey more than anyone else and plans a brutal revenge. But Dale gives Ted a chance to redeem himself – he must help Dale find the real abductor.

Ted draws closer to private detective Amanda Pharrell and joins her business – a private investigations agency. Her current case is assisting Detective Inspector Pip Sweeney’s first homicide investigation. Two bartenders are found dead behind the bar, on the beer-soaked floor.

Ten years before establishing her PI agency, when she was in her late teens, Amanda was convicted of murder. She has some quirks in her personality that make her sound too weird, but she has gained her license as a PI, and a reputation for effectively hunting down killers.

As they continue their investigations, Ted and Amanda learn more about each other, and themselves – particularly how they relate to the people in their lives that matter the most. And how much they both regret their past.

In between the narration by Ted, are sections starting “Dear Diary” – written by the real person who abducted Claire Bingley.

This is another best-seller for Candice Fox that not only reveals the killers of the bartenders, but also ties together the threads of Ted Conkaffey’s and Amanda Pharrell’s past.

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