I received this book from NetGalley as an ARC.

I couldn’t get into it. I tried, I really did, but I just could not get into it or attend to the story, I kept turning pages without remember what I had just read, and at one point had to go back several pages to reread a whole section because I was completely lost. I’m not sure if it is because I’m reading an unedited, translated version or what, but a lot of it unfortunately didn’t make sense, which sucks because I was really looking forward to reading it based on the synopsis provided!

Unfortunately this was not for me. I liked the descriptive writing style, but I found the story hard to embrace.
Thank you for the opportunity from NetGalley and the publisher.

I enjoyed reading this book. Rosa is an interesting character, and the descriptions of Zurich and food are quite vivid. I look forward to reading the next installment. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4/ 5.

Thanks to NetGalley and Pushkin Press for letting me read an ARC of this novel.

Thank you NetGalley and Pushkin Press for the eARC.
It's difficult to review this book: I loved the descriptions of Zurich (I visited the city years ago, so lovely) and Rosa and her culinary knowhow. But the murder mystery itself didn't interest me, nor did I understand the medical aspect, I felt lost. The story was hard to follow too. But it was nice to revisit Zurich.

I got to read and review this book recently. It’s based in Switzerland. I don’t know if the translation caused a bit of a barrier or if it just wasn’t for me. It took a while for me to get into the book. Once in it did get somewhat interesting, but just not enough. If I wasn’t reviewing it I don’t know if I would honestly have finished it.
Since it did top a bunch of Swiss lists I’m gonna assume a lot of other people really enjoyed it, it just wasn’t for me.
The story line talks a lot about infertility and genetics and was honestly just over my head.
I did enjoy some of the characters and really liked Rosa.
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

This is the first book in a new series by Seraina Kobler. Rosa Zambrona is the first female officer with the Lake Zurich maritime police. Formerly a CID officer, her training is helpful in solving this complicated case.

Rosa and her partner are called out to an abandoned yacht. A search of the water turns up nothing. A day later, the body of fertility doctor, Dr. Jansen is recovered from the nets of a local fisherman. An identification is quickly made as Rosa has actually just seen Dr. Jansen as a patient. The investigation leads them from fertility clinic to genetic research lab to a thriving sex trade operation.

I really enjoyed the twists and turns of this book. It's a little slow at points but more because we are being introduced to Rosa and her life outside her work. I look forward to the next book in this series. Thank you to the publishers, NetGalley and the author for the eARC of this book in return for my honest review. 4 out of 5 stars.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

2.5* rounded down. I never really warmed to this novel featuring maritime (even though she worked on a lake...?) police officer Rosa. The Zurich setting wasn't as strong as I had hoped it would be and I didn't get much of a feel for the 'maritime' police work either - Sharon Bolton's novels where Lacey works for the Thames River police has a much better sense of place.

Rosa is involved in the investigation into the death of a fertility doctor who has recently been treating her (she does disclose this). I found all the women this doctor had been involved with and the timeline of his last day confusing and I didn't really like him enough to be that bothered who had killed him. There was a fair amount of detail about all the meals Rosa cooked and her relationships with her family, which slowed things down.

Not sure I'd recommend this one.

I really enjoyed this modern thriller! The storyline was good, the pacing was well done, and I thoroughly enjoyed the multiple characters we met throughout the book. I think the overall execution was good! The author did a great job at writing vividly and making it play out like a movie in my mind while reading!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and especially the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review of the book!!