4/5 ⭐️

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Alice Vega is back for another wild case. In this particular case, girls are found dead with one clue connecting them. IUDs with serial numbers that are almost in order. If there are two dead, how many more are there still alive and being tortured somewhere? Vega needs to find out.

This book was gripping from page one. Luna creates interesting characters that you want to know more about. Vega is a complicated main character, Caplan helps ease some of that complication by being straightforward. The two together create a subtle tension that flows throughout each interaction.

I think the subject matter of human trafficking was handled extremely well. We saw the differing views on what to do with illegal immigrants, but it didn’t overtake the novel and as a reader I appreciated that. I’ve read too many books where the political agenda was maintained over the integrity of the story and that can ruin it. This was not the case with “The Janes.”

Overall, this book held a similar feel to most crime novels. There was a big case, danger, and high stakes. In the end, you know Vega and Caplan will come out on top because it’s a series, but that doesn’t keep you from devouring each page. I give this book a 4/5 stars.