Unforgiven (Lexi Winter Book 1): The suspense-filled first instalment in the gripping psychological crime thriller series.
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4.3 • 197 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Once a victim, she's now a vigilante. An addictive and suspenseful thriller for readers of Candice Fox and Sarah Bailey.
Lexi Winter is tough, street-smart and has stood on her own two feet since childhood, when she was a victim of notorious paedophile the Spider. All she cares about now is a roof over her head and her long-term relationship with Jack Daniels. She isn't particular about who she sleeps with ... as long as they pay before leaving.
Lexi is also an ace hacker, tracking and entrapping local paedophiles and reporting them to the cops. When she finds a particularly dangerous paedophile who the police can't touch, she decides to gather enough evidence to put him away. Instead, she's a witness to his death ...
Detective Inspector Rachael Langley is the cop who cracked the Spider case, 18 years earlier - but failed to protect Lexi. Now a man claiming to be the real Spider is emulating his murderous acts, and Rachael is under pressure from government, media and her police colleagues. Did she get it wrong all those years ago, or is this killer is a copycat?
Lexi and Rachael cross paths at last, the Spider in their sights ... but they may be too late ...
'Phenomenal. Lexi Winter is the gritty hero I didn't know I needed ... I'm now desperate for more' - bestselling Australian author Nicola Moriarty
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
If you love gritty, streetwise heroines in the vein of Lisbeth Salander, whip-smart sex worker/paedophile-hunting hacker, Lexi Winter, is the protagonist you need in your life. In Unforgiven, the first book in a new series from Sarah Barrie, Lexi is on the trail of a notorious paedophile known only as The Spider, who victimised Lexi as a child. Little does she know that someone else is on the case too: Detective Inspector Rachel Langley, the cop who put the wrong man behind bars for the crime decades earlier. Detective Inspector Langley wasn't able to save Lexi as a child, but she's determined to save her now. Barrie has joined the "Aussie noir" ranks with this taut, suspenseful series debut, which features unique characters, a chilling villain and a clever narrative, all centred around a heroine you'll be thinking of long after you turn the last page. Don't miss it.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant!
I never write reviews. This book is fabulous and I just love the fierce, brave, capable Lexi. You will too. It’s a great plot, with some funny banter, serious social comments on child abuse, forgiveness, self worth, new beginnings and an audible gasp moment of a character reveal. I was delighted to be able to immediately start the sequel.
Brilliant read
I have read all her books however this really is outstanding. Funny banter between characters, realistic towards the battle police have in bringing justice, sad because there will always be predators in the community. Highly recommend this & hope there is a follow on for Lexi.
Loved it!
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