If it's Spring in the Adirondacks then it must be time for another murder. So far there have been three victims, all female college students who apparently have nothing else to link them together. That is until Detective Geena Brassard breaks through her retired ex-partner's obsessive secrecy about the first victim, who survived but remembers nothing of her attack and whose existence he admitted only to her, getting him to finally, after five years, reveal her identity and location.

Her new partner, Detective Parker Reed is amazed and annoyed at the withholding of evidence, but determined to solve a case which has almost no leads or suspects. Working just their second major case together Geena and Parker are discovering as much about each other as they are the investigation as gradually things begin to become clearer. The revelation of the surviving victim's identity gives the detectives the clues they need to at last begin discovering what happened and who was responsible.

This is such a good book, with two strong lead detectives who work so well together. Geena, loyal to the last, especially where her old partner is concerned and Parker, a rookie detective, quiet, thoughtful and effective but working under a cloud his boss has no intention of clearing any time soon. The relationship between them is as important as the case in this book and I hope it will continue in a fourth installment of this excellent series. Geena also has, in my opinion, the dog with the best name ever in a crime novel, I love it. This can be read as a stand alone but as a character from the previous book plays a part it is obvious they weren't the killer in that story.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys this series of books or good police procedurals in either case you won't be disappointed.

This series is great. I did guess who the bad guy was in this book but still loved it. Well written and a fantastic plot with a few small twists thrown in.

Spring Girls is an excellent, well-written suspense tale, part police procedural, part psychological thriller. It's filled with unexpected and intricate connections between characters, and it will keep you turning pages. I liked the characters; although, Geena came across as a little stiff, and Janey stilted, at least until the last few chapters of the book. At that point, most of the characters seemed to shift in a manner that made them different from what they were earlier in the book. For some, that was a good change, for others, it didn't seem to work well. It was a very noticeable change to me, and at times seemed not quite believable..

Despite those few problems, I found this a riveting book. It kept me reading, wanting to know what would come next and how things would resolve in the end. There are enough twists and turns to keep most readers involved.

This is the first book I've read by this author. I look forward to enjoying other books of hers. She did not disappoint.

I received a free advanced reader copy of this book from Netgalley. I thank them, the publisher, and the author for sharing the book with me. All opinions in this review express my true and honest reactions to reading this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book!

I didn't realize this book was part of a series when I requested it. That being said, at no time did I feel lost or that I was missing parts of the story. This book very much stood on its own merit.

Geena, a detective, is getting used to her new partner, Parker, and things are getting complicated. When a serial killer strikes for the third time, Geena finds a lead to what might have been the killer's first victim. The twist? She didn't die.

Spring Girls is a good mix of mystery, detective work, and human stories. It had great pacing, good characters, and some great twists that fit perfectly. It was also a quick read that kept you held in the narrative.

4.5 Stars Rounded Up

With Spring comes more than flowers and sunshine in this small town!

You can count on the month of April for girls disappearing and girls being found - dead.

I was really taken by this smoothly written police procedural. In addition to likable characters, there are several more layers to the story than first meets the eye.

In addition to the central plot, the relationship between one of the protagonists and her young son increased the foreboding the deeper into the book you read.

The story moved along without extra fillers, fluff, or the small snags that can bog me down while reading. I’m a particular reader that way so this hit the right spot for me.

In other words, I really liked this!

Thank you to Karen Katchur, Thomas & Mercer, and NetGalley, for my electronic copy

Review posted on Goodreads 3/22/20

Another really good book in the series. It was fast paced, it kept me guessing to the very end. I enjoyed it! Looking forward to more with these two detectives. Thanks to Netgalley for the early copy

Another Spring. Another Dead Girl...

Detective Geena Brassard and her partner Parker Reed (who readers will remember from the first two books in this series) are investigating the murder of a young woman who was recently found. She is just one of many victims found murdered each Spring and left in a body of water. The killer has become known as the Spring Strangler. But there is one woman who lived. She has a lot to lose if her identity is known.

This is the third installment in the Northampton County series. Parker is back but I will admit, I did miss Becca. She is mentioned here and there but I was hoping to see more of her and Parker together. But (fingers crossed) she will be back more in future installments. Although this is the third book in the series, it can easily be read as a stand-alone novel.

I enjoy this series and the characters. As I stated I missed Becca but did enjoy Geena and Parker. The case itself is pretty cut and dry. There isn't too much suspense but there is some tension at the end as things come down to the wire. I especially enjoyed the parts with Janey and her son. I thought the author did a good job of showing stress, conflicted feelings and the struggles she encountered as a result of the investigation. There is a twist in this one which I didn’t see coming toward the end.

Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

enjoyable read, relatable characters and a twist that i saw coming quite early on but still worth reading and it does ask the question , where does evil come from and can we do anything to prevent it

Oh my goodness... Such a creepy read! Seriously y’all need to read it ASAP. Literally loved loved this book and want everyone to read it.

This is a competent mystery novel featuring detective Geena Brassard. I didn’t realize when I requested this from NetGalley that this is the third book in the series. I was able to follow along fine without the first two books, but I do prefer to read a series in order.

When a girl’s body is pulled out from a lake near other bodies of water where other college-aged girls’ bodies have been found after being murdered in the springtime Geena and her partner Parker Reid discover a tip about the one woman who survived the Spring Strangler’s attack.

I liked that there were two mysteries happening. Obviously, one of them is “who keeps killing these young women,” but, once they find the survivor and DNA evidence, who is leaking to the media the identity of this woman who is of course instantly harassed by the media and the residents of her small town.

I didn’t feel passionate about this novel. Once they get a good lead on the killer, things unravel a little too easily for my taste. It wasn’t the kind of heart-stopping suspense that I love.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this novel, which RELEASES JUNE 16, 2020.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc.

This book is part of a series that I have not read, however, it can easily be read as a standalone. Fast and intriguing read. Kept my interest as the characters were amazing and realistic. A gripping and Very hard to put down thriller,
that kept me engaged, guessing with twists and turns to make this story memorable. I now have a book hangover and keep thinking about this story.

This book is the 3rd installment in the series, and is just as good as the first two books. It has likeable characters that are easy to relate to or feel for. The mystery keeps the readers attention without giving too much away early on. The story develops at a good pace to keep the reader turning pages.

SPRING GIRLS is a great installment in what I hoe will be a long series about Parker Reed and his partner, Geena. This novel focuses much more on Geena than it does on Reed but just like the first two novels in the series, the characters are interesting and relatable and the plot is excellent. Keep writing, Katchur!

Oh this has the makings of a good one but character development was sacrificed for the sake of plot and it would really do well to add some meat to the story. I needed Geena to be fleshed out more, understand her motivations especially when they needed more understanding. The twist was unexpected but needs to be a bit more earned. Thanks for the chance for an early read!

I was a fan of the authors last book, Cold Woods, and was very excited to read Spring Girls. Unfortunately, although I enjoyed some parts of the story there were major issues.

The bodies of dead women continue to be pulled from lakes in the Appalachian foothills each year in the Spring. But Detective Geena Brassard and her partner think they may have caught a break when they receive a tip about a previously unknown survivor of the so-called Spring Strangler. The survivor is reluctant to help the police, and it quickly becomes clear that she is right to be afraid.

I did not appreciate how a disabled child's behavior is used as a hook related to his serial killer father. Janey is afraid of her son. Christian (a 6 year old) is unintentionally occasionally violent (like a leg jerking and kicking someone, but people don't always believe it's an accident) and his father is intentionally violent; the question of whether Christian's behavior has a genetic correlation to his father (whom the child has never met) is a thread throughout the story (the fact of his paternity is only affirmatively stated later in the book but it's obvious from near the very beginning). This is a damaging comparison because it equates Christian's behavior with that of a rapist and murderer. Considering that there are children in real life in Christian's situation, and that abelists have (in past and present) called disabled people "evil," a novel that constantly puts forth the question of whether Christian's tantrums are due to his medical status or because he is his father's son, this is an extremely damaging and abelist proposition. The fact that his mother eventually determines that her son is not, in fact, evil does not make this story line acceptable in my opinion.

Additionally, although the author declines to give Christian a definitive diagnosis, she lists Aspergers as one of the options. Because of Has Asperger's (for whom it was named) association with Nazi Germany and the murder of disabled people, there has been a push to no longer use the term "Aspergers." https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-problem-with-aspergers/

The author further makes it sound like a fisherman might be lying about being on disability. As disabled and chronically ill people are constantly dealing with abelists questioning whether they are disabled at all (or as disabled as reported) and those questions make it difficult to access accommodations, adding this into the already problematic narrative is upsetting.

I think the author does a good job showing the abuse rape survivors often endure from the community and justice system if they come forward and report attacks. Re-victimization is a serious issue. The author also demonstrates that sexual violence is not something an individual just "moves on" from. The plot (separate from the above issues) was fast paced and interesting so it is disappointing the comparisons between a disabled child and "evil" criminal were chosen to be included. Having Janey question this about her son makes it seem that it's okay and "normal" to question whether a disabled child is evil. I'm sad that in 2020 a book attacking marginalized people in this way will be published.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC. The opinions in this review are honest and my own.

This thrilling page-turner about girls who are all found murdered during spring. The female detective Geena has to use her instincts and learn whom to trust in this gruesome inquiry to find the murderer. The story gets a spin when one surviving girl is found. It is well written, the characters of the surviving girl and her fears as well as the detective and her struggles come across realistically. Very engrossing thriller which I read in two days,hence i would recommend it .

This is part of a series but it can easily be read as a standalone. Everything about this was great. The characters were multidimensional and realistic. The mystery had me enthralled from start to finish.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

'Spring Girls' by Karen Katchur is a gripping page-turner about survival, murder, and justice. When a fifth girl is found dead in the Appalachian foothills, Detective Geena Brassard and her new partner Parker Reed will go above and beyond to unmask the killer and put an end to this tragedy once and for all. Through a series of new-found clues and the discovery of a sole survivor, Geena and Parker are closer to solving the case than ever before. However, time is running out, and they will need to do all that it takes to find the Springtime Killer.

For someone with a wild imagination, 'Spring Girls' had the perfect amount of mystery and thriller to keep me on the edge of my seat but not leave me terrified. The characters held my attention and kept me enthralled - I wanted to know more, especially when it came to Janey and her feelings towards her son. The plot-twist at the end was beautifully executed and one of my favourite parts of the book. While I felt there was something suspicious about the character, I would never have imagined their connection to the story - and that is what made it great.

I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who loves mystery thriller, including those (like me) who are usually too scared to read them!

The first I have read in this series and now I want to read them all! A great plot, that kept me engaged and guessing and enough twists and turns to make this memorable. Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the arc.

First, thanks to the publisher and netgalley for a chance to review this book.

I did not realize that this was part of a series when I began to read it. It was not necessary to read the previous books as this worked well as a stand alone book. Murdered young women keep appearing in the spring, found in bodies of water. A decent book with a little bit of suspense.