This is the first book I have read that is around human trafficking, with that said this book was so good. Everyone should read it as it not only about human trafficking but mental illness. as well. We do not talk about both taboo subjects enough and we need to start the conversation. This needs to be added to every book club. I am looking forward to more books by Damron. This book will make you mad, angry even as we see a broken system that main character Georgia is trying to make difference.

Georgia is a social worker trying to balance her job and her own mental illness, when her sister is murdered. She is determined to find out what happen to her sister the path takes her to a human trafficking network in her own backyard.

She is determined to find out what her sister knew and who she was trying to save, Can the risks out weight who she can save, and can you get a control on her own mental illness to venge her sisters' killers?

Thank you to NetGalley and Koehler Books for copy of this book for my honest review.

Í LOVED this book! I could not put it down! It kept me guessing until the very last page! I had to know how it ended!

The Orchid Tattoo
by Carla Damron
5 stars

Georgia works in the hospital as a social worker, she can relate so well with psychiatric patients as she has been in their shoes. She hears voices and she has names for each one they come out worse when she is stressed. One night her life is turned upside down when her sister goes missing. Georgia starts to look into where her sister last was; the more she keeps digging, the worse everything gets. Georgia will not stop till she knows what happened to her sister.

I enjoyed this book so much that it hooked me within the first few pages. The twists and turns of it all I didn't see coming. I enjoyed the different POVs and how they all connect to each other. I like how the stories are connected. Carla does a fantastic job bringing every character to life. I really liked how she brought up the investigation but it wasn't all about that. She did her own sleuthing and got better at it. It wraps up perfectly at the end.

Thank you, Net Galley and Koehler Books for the eARC for an honest review.

The Orchid Tattoo is a tale you don’t want to miss.
One of those that you just can’t quite figure out who is behind all the mayhem.

Strong female characters who lead this story to the end.
So much of what this book is about we as a society deal with every day in our own little communities.

Can not wait to read more by this author.