No Consent Review

No Consent

Author: L. J. Sellers and Teresa Burrell

Genre: Mystery Thriller

Rating: 4 / 5 stars

“A page-turner perfect for all mystery readers with a strong thrive for justice.”

No Consent is a new mystery thriller by Teresa Burrell and L.J. Sellers exploring the corruption schemes in the judicial system through a set of interconnected crimes. Once you delve into the story, it is impossible to put the book down as new clues arise at every page and you just feel the desperate need to solve the mystery and fit all the puzzle pieces together.

The story follows a young man – Nate Conner, recently released from prison after being prosecuted because of an informant placed his holding cell. Once completing his sentence, Nate has to keep in line and get his life back together. However, things get very complicated when he is informed that his little sister has been missing for months. Not only that, but somehow he also gets in the middle of a major corruption scheme in the DA office. With the help of district attorney Clara Hitchens, Nate decides to gather evidence and solve the mysteries. However, misfortune seems to be following him around like a plague and he is once again in the wrong place, at wrong time. Between two murder cases, no directions which will get him out of this mess or find his little sister, Nate is in desperate need for help.

On the other front, district attorney Clara Hitchens is walking on a very thin ice. She is carefully threading thought the cases as exposing the corruption means also going against her boss- Deputy Martin Ramsden. Her suspicion is even more prominent once she digs into recent court cases and notices a common trend: every time a case isn’t going too well, a new witness randomly appears. All this makes her question if the Deputy is planting ex-con informants in jail who are willing to say whatever he needs them to say in court.

With rapidly arising suspicion in the DA office, Conner’s missing little sister and two unexpected deaths, Hitchens and Nate decide to align forces, eager to solve the cases and put an end once and for all. However, little do they know that this goes beyond just one person and sooner than later both their lives are in jeopardy.

No Consent is a perfect book for all my fellow mystery readers with a strong sense of justice. It provides an insightful and shocking behind the scenes of the judicial system. Although multiple storylines are presented, they all fit together seamlessly and give a satisfactory end result to the mystery case. Fast-paced storyline where the authors managed to carefully craft incredible twists and turns which will make you question everything, not knowing who to trust or blame. Overall, a very well-developed concept which successfully indicates the flaws of the legal system and how important it is to fight for what’s right even if all odds are against you.

T.W: murder, sexual assault, violence, drug addiction.