In smalltown Granite Harbor in Maine, a teenage boy turns up murdered at the town archeological site known as the Settlement. It's up to the town's one detective Alex Brangwen to find the killer. Alex is a single father, and this is his first murder case. Isabel, single mom, and employee at the Settlement finds herself entangled with the case because her son Ethan and Alex's daughter Sophie were best friends with the murder victim. When another teenager is murdered in the same fashion as the first, Alex and Isabel become worried their children may become the next victim. It's now a race against time to find the killer before he can strike again.
Granite Harbor is a slow-burn, character driven thriller about a smalltown and the murder of two of its teenage residents. This story weaves together through the multiple viewpoints of characters. I enjoyed Alex's chapters as he investigated the murders and Isabel's chapters because she was such a relatable character. Then there were the chapters from the pov of the killer, which were very creepy. His chapters are very gruesome and very descriptive with details of his murders. This story definitely builds a lot of background in the beginning, but if you stick with it, there's a huge payoff at the end.
Granite Harbor is a slow-burn, character driven thriller about a smalltown and the murder of two of its teenage residents. This story weaves together through the multiple viewpoints of characters. I enjoyed Alex's chapters as he investigated the murders and Isabel's chapters because she was such a relatable character. Then there were the chapters from the pov of the killer, which were very creepy. His chapters are very gruesome and very descriptive with details of his murders. This story definitely builds a lot of background in the beginning, but if you stick with it, there's a huge payoff at the end.