Every Breath takes place in Melbourne, and the city came to life for me in these pages. įive reasons this book is not to be missed:ġ) Place. Combine that natural Aussie-writerness with a troubled genius boy and a female narrator named Rachel Watts (one guess about her inspiration) give them a mystery to solve, and allow the detective duo to slowly fall for each other, and you've created the magical experience called Every Breath.

I don't know why, but they are able to capture something about humans, and especially teens, that speaks to readers in an incredibly honest way. Why are these elements a perfect match? Aussie authors excel at realistic fiction. Well not really Sherlock, but even better for this story, we have aptly named James Mycroft. Let me tell you about a winning combination: Sherlock Holmes and Austrialia. A trip to the zoo will never have quite the same meaning to Rachel Watts again …

When Watts and Mycroft unknowingly reveal too much to the cold-blooded killer, they find themselves in the lion's den-literally. While Watts battles her attraction to bad-boy Mycroft, he's busy getting himself expelled and clashing with the police, becoming murder suspect number one. But Mycroft's passion for forensics leads him to realize that something about the scene isn't right-and he wants Watts to help him investigate the murder.

When James Mycroft drags Rachel Watts off on a night mission to the Melbourne Zoo, the last thing she expects to find is the mutilated body of Homeless Dave, one of Mycroft's numerous eccentric friends. Category: Contemporary, Aussie, Mystery, Sherlock-eque

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