In the Blink of an Eye by Jo CallaghanSynopsis: “In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds. Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye. DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts. Picked to lead a pilot programme that has her paired with AIDE (Artificially Intelligent Detective Entity) Lock, Kat’s instincts come up against Lock’s logic. But when the two missing person’s cold cases they are reviewing suddenly become active, Lock is the only one who can help Kat when the case gets personal. AI versus human experience. Logic versus instinct. With lives on the line can the pair work together before someone else becomes another statistic? In the Blink of an Eye is a dazzling debut from an exciting new voice and asks us what we think it means to be human. “

My Review

This was soo good, even though it’s a police procedural and they’re not my favourite in the crime genre.

As the above synopsis states the story is set around a pilot programme lead by DCS Kat Frank and AIDE Lock an AI detective. I loved Kat and her team, and even Lock grew on me as the story progressed. It was really tense at times but so good with short snappy chapters that I raced through it, desperate to know what had happened to the missing young men. 

As to the investigation and finding the young men? Well, I thought I knew what was going on, but I wasn’t quite right, but I can’t say any more because of spoilers. 😜

I’m thrilled this is a new series and that the second book has just been published. I can’t wait to read it!

Highly recommended especially if you enjoy police procedurals.