The Bluff
Joanna Jenkins
Reviewed by Helen
I loved MS Jenkins debut and I loved her second book just as much, this one had me captured from page one, I really liked Ruth in the first book and again in this one, such a different setting for her but she throws herself into what she does feet first and with much enthusiasm, this one kept me up very late last night, there was no way I was putting it down till I got the answers to who and why.
Ruth Dawson visits her old mentor and boss Roscoe at his new home in the country town of Myddle, the local lawyer happens to be an old friend of Ruth’s and when he asks her to look after his practice for six months Ruth decides to give it a go, maybe a short stay in the country will be good for her but then maybe not.
It all starts when Victoria Baulderstone arrives on her doorstep her first day to say that her seventeen year old daughter Bea is missing and the policeman Gazza Parker refuses to do anything about it, Ruth decides to do what she can but she is shocked about all that she uncovers as she does her best to find Bea.
Then one of the very popular locals, Dash is found dead out the front of his property with a gunshot wound, now it seems Gazza is concerned about Bea’s disappearance and is doing his best to pin the murder on a young indigenous boy Troy, who Ruth has taken under her wing, Dash’s wife Evie cannot be found and Ruth is determined to keep Troy safe and find Bea and get the answers she wants and of course uncover who and why Dash was murdered.
Ruth uncovers so much with her investigation, and it seems that it concerns a piece of land known as the Bluff which is on Evie and Dash’s property but is that all? She also uncovers racism, sexual assault and so much more and Ruth will get the answers.
This is one that I highly recommend, it was not putdownable, Ruth is the best at what she does I love her wit and understanding and her conversations with her son Jack, there are so many great characters in this small town and the twist at the end, very interesting. Huge congrats to MS Jenkins for another keeper.
My thanks to Netgalley and Allen& Unwin Au for my digital copy to read and review.
Ruth Dawson visits her old mentor and boss Roscoe at his new home in the country town of Myddle, the local lawyer happens to be an old friend of Ruth’s and when he asks her to look after his practice for six months Ruth decides to give it a go, maybe a short stay in the country will be good for her but then maybe not.
It all starts when Victoria Baulderstone arrives on her doorstep her first day to say that her seventeen year old daughter Bea is missing and the policeman Gazza Parker refuses to do anything about it, Ruth decides to do what she can but she is shocked about all that she uncovers as she does her best to find Bea.
Then one of the very popular locals, Dash is found dead out the front of his property with a gunshot wound, now it seems Gazza is concerned about Bea’s disappearance and is doing his best to pin the murder on a young indigenous boy Troy, who Ruth has taken under her wing, Dash’s wife Evie cannot be found and Ruth is determined to keep Troy safe and find Bea and get the answers she wants and of course uncover who and why Dash was murdered.
Ruth uncovers so much with her investigation, and it seems that it concerns a piece of land known as the Bluff which is on Evie and Dash’s property but is that all? She also uncovers racism, sexual assault and so much more and Ruth will get the answers.
This is one that I highly recommend, it was not putdownable, Ruth is the best at what she does I love her wit and understanding and her conversations with her son Jack, there are so many great characters in this small town and the twist at the end, very interesting. Huge congrats to MS Jenkins for another keeper.
My thanks to Netgalley and Allen& Unwin Au for my digital copy to read and review.
5 stars
March 4, 2025 by Allen & Unwin
