The highly anticipated third book in the Detective Sarah Alt series by Trudy Nan Boyce is titled THE POLICEMAN'S DAUGHTER. Trudy Nan Boyce is a 30-year veteran of the Atlanta Police Department and this experience helps to deliver a hard hitting, behind-the-scenes gritty homicide procedural that is sure to make you question everything. A bone chilling read that does not disappoint.

Alt who goes by the street name, Salt is a beat cop in one of the toughest areas of Atlanta called The Homes. Patrolling is dangerous, but patrolling as a lone officer is even more dangerous when your beat partner (Pepper) is in a nearby area. The duo is well known to the residents of The Homes. The drama and mystery starts to heat up when a body is discovered. Shannell McCloud is found shot dead in a closet where she was hiding. Emotions start to run high with very little evidence and no witnesses are willing to come forward. Alt is determined to solve this case one way or another.

THE POLICEMAN'S DAUGHTER is a fast-paced suspenseful police mystery that authentic and lifelike. Boyce uses past experiences and career knowledge to create a truly remarkable read that is full of suspense. Page after page you will feel as if you are on the police force investigating this case tight along with Salt and the others. The characters are vividly relatable and realistic with creative backgrounds. All of which are well developed. The setting is perfect and true to life with all the typical police language, chain of commands, and protocol.

While I did not read the first two books in this series, I do plan to add them to my to be read list. THE POLICEMAN'S DAUGHTER is a remarkably suspenseful read that is sure to scare you one minute and make you question everyone and everything. A thrilling look at the true life and work that a detective and beat cop must tackle in order to solve a crime with little or no evidence or witnesses. If you are a fan of police procedural dramas that do not hold back, than THE POLICEMAN'S DAUGHTER is the book for you! I will definitely read more from this author!