I wanted to love this whodunnit as the premise sounded intriguing, but I found I could not get into it due to somewhat confusing plot points, and had to DNF.

Thank-you to Netgalley for providing me with an eARC of this book. All opinions expressed are voluntary and my own.

I appreciate having had an opportunity to read and review this book. The appeal of this particular book was not evident to me, and if I cannot file a generally positive review I prefer simply to advise the publisher to that effect and file no review at all.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Crossing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I found this book to be a little confusing. Detective Badia is a mixed up lady who should have excused herself!! 3 stars

This is a quite a classic kind of crime thriller novel but it has a few twists to it that makes it stand out. The narrator is a forensic investigator and the crime is directly linked to the archaeology and history of the region. And it's actually set in Patagonia in a way that really brings Patagonia into the plot and it was quite an enjoyable setting.

The Arrow Collector is a story of mystery and intrigue. Essentially, a very rare collection of arrowheads are stolen, murder included. Laura is the forensic special who must find out what happened. She travels to Argentina, Patagonia, and the plot unfolds. The characters are likeable and believable. It's an interesting read with enough twists to keep your interest from beginning to end. If you like mystery, try this one. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

a well written whodunit with a few surprises along the way, I would have liked more character development but I would recommend to mystery fans

Special Arrowheads are the center point of this mystery. A small Patagonian fishing port sets the scene for a unlikely murder and disappearance of a famous mythological collection of arrowheads. Headstrong forensic detective Laura Badía goes against the rules to sort out this mystery. The story twists and turns to give you paths that lead you nowhere until the mystery is solved.

Unfortunately this book, poorly translated, lacked a plot. I tried the first two chapters and they did not captivate my attention enough to continue.

Although, it did try to put a female protagonist and give her a sense of power and control in a postmodern era, it still had an under current of female weakness that is still prevalent in this day and age.

Thank you netgalley for an exchange of my own opinion.

4 stars

Forensic detective Laura Badia works for the court in the guise of a forensic scientist and is also a police detective. She responds to a call on a well-to-do street to the home of Julio Ortega. Her colleagues do not know that two months earlier she had a brief tryst with Julio. She went to school with him and had a crush on him then.

Julio was beaten to death and has old burns on his hands. Laura is puzzled by the broken glass found in the entry way of the home located in Puerto Deseado. She later learns that the glass is from a display case that housed a rare collection of very old and valuable collection of iridescent arrowheads. They are now missing. Could this be the reason for the murder?

Laura’s boss enlists the assistance of an archeologist named Alberto Castro. He explains the history of the arrowheads and tells Laura that two of the arrowheads are in museums and the other thirteen are the ones that have now been stolen.

The identity of the killer comes as a surprise – at least to me it did.

So begins a tale of murder and obsession in Argentina. The reader follows a police investigation by a young woman who is both a police officer and a forensic specialist. She makes quite a combination. She is fearless and assertive. My hat is off to the translator Kevin Gerry Dunn who did what I believe to be a remarkable job of translating this novel. The book was well written and plotted. The events followed one another in a logical progression. I truly enjoyed this book and I immediately went to Amazon to look for others written by this author – in English.

I want to thank NetGalley and AmazonCrossing for forwarding to me a copy of this very good book for me to read, enjoy and review.