Thanks so much to Libro.fm, Penguin Random House Audio, and Riverhead Books for letting me listen and review this engrossing book.
This story on audiobook was amazing. I wasn't sure about it at first, didn't really know what to expect, but it exceeded my expectations and I finished reading this a little while ago and I'm still thinking about it. It was a pretty well written engaging, intriguing mystery story about two sisters and their two different paths in life while also putting forth an opioid crisis in a Philadelphia neighborhood.
Everything seemed to be brought to life and the characters were very well written and I could relate to the sibling relationship with the two sisters and them being so different as they grew up. The characters came to life along with the story off the page. I can't stop thinking about all the twists, turns, mystery, real-life stuff and it was very believable the way it was written and shown about the drug problem and the addicts and the problem behavior and issues that can arise.
I'm a mystery lover so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I ended up enjoying this one as I did, but it was so much better than I was expecting.
Anyway, this story is about a drug crisis as mentioned previously in a Philly neighborhood and how it among other things with life happen and affect these two sisters that use to be best friends and then grew apart as they grew up.
It's mostly from the perspective of Mickey who is a cop and how she tries to handle things with being at odds with her sister, Kacey who is a drug addict on the street. They don't really talk or see each other at all, but Mickey still tries to keep track and do what she can for Kacey.

As the story goes, Mickey has new murders start in her district after her sister, Kacey disappears and Mickey starts trying to figure out who the murderer is and where her sister is hoping that her sister doesn't end up as one of the victims or anything else.

It goes back and forth between the present and the past to illustrate and explain the relationship and story between the two sisters and how they grew up and what happened that led them to where they are in the present day at odds with each other. It also talks about their other family members and significant events that lead them to the present day.

It's an awesome story that will keep you thinking, intrigued and engrossed until the end. The audiobook is very well done and a great listen also. I would recommend checking this one out with only one thing to note that there is a bit of language in it.

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