Hazel Greenlee is one of the most complex characters I’ve ever read. This book’s depressing, melancholic tone is effective trigger reminding you of your past resentments, forcing you to confront your inner sadness! Somewhat it also reminded me of dark, intense tone of Liz Moore’s Long Bright River with a remarkable difference: this book’s heroine doesn’t look for missing sister, she’s looking for her lost innocence and something concrete to live for! Though romantic suspense novels aren't for me, I’m grateful to Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio for my gifted copies to review. I could go on, but I’ll wrap things up by saying I was happy when the book ended. There are plot holes, weird final act twists, and questionable character motives. While I will say that the author does a nice job capturing a dreary, melancholic atmosphere, I couldn’t even really find a “mystery” to latch onto.

Our 26-year-old married transcriber heroine falls into insta love with one of the police detectives, and bulging, biting, and boinking ensues. I thought it would be interesting to get this fresh perspective on crime fiction.Īlas, what is marketed as a “captivating mystery suspense debut” is in reality a tawdry romantic suspense novel. Such an interesting profession! It’s based on the author’s real-life experience in that role, too. Hello, Transcriber appealed to me when I saw that it’s about a police transcriber - someone who types up the notes of police reports and conversations. Ohhhh boy, was I ever the wrong audience for this story. As the investigation unfolds, Hazel will learn just how far she'll go for a good story―even if it means destroying her marriage and luring the killer to her as she plunges deeper into the city she's desperate to claw her way out of.

Intrigued by the prospects of gathering eyewitness intel for her book, Hazel joins Kole in exploring Black Harbor's darkest side. Now Hazel has a first row seat to the investigation and becomes captivated by the lead detective, Nikolai Kole. The suspicious death is linked to Candy Man, a notorious drug dealer. And then her neighbor confesses to hiding the body of an overdose victim in a dumpster. As an aspiring writer, Hazel believes that writing a novel could be her only ticket out of this frozen hellscape. Hannah Morrissey's Hello, Transcriber is a captivating mystery suspense debut featuring a female police transcriber who goes beyond the limits to solve a harrowing case.Įvery night, while the street lamps shed the only light on Wisconsin's most crime-ridden city, police transcriber Hazel Greenlee listens as detectives divulge Black Harbor's gruesome secrets.

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