Review of Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge - 5 Stars

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**
Amy and Sam were in a disused pool. They'd been there 10-11 days. Amy was told that if she wanted to live she'd have to kill Sam and Sam is the one she loved. Sam knows they are now growing apart and soon either he or Amy would die. Jake was paid to beat HER in the BDSM scene. She accidentally dropped her ID. Her name was Helen and she was a policewoman. Helen hated Christmas but every year she bought for Amy and Marie. Helen had little to keep her home at night. She was a detective inspector. Mark was her detective sergeant and a talented cop. They had worked hard together for the last 5 years. Murder, child abduction, rape, and sex trafficking. She had come to rely on his dedication, intuition, and bravery. Divorce had taken it's toll on Mark and he had become erratic and unreliable. He often smelled of booze. Amy came out of the woods eventually. Helen headed the murder case of Sam. Amy told her what she had done and where Sam was. Mark had turned to alcohol to escape from his pain. Helen decided she would be the one to help him. He agreed. He was too good a detective to lose.
Helen was an excellent cop, but that's all she really had. She was physically strong, extremely smart but broken from a bad childhood. All she wanted to do was put it behind her. Helen was all about her job. Determined to the point of obsession, but that made her a great cop. I enjoyed her character in a sad way.
The plot was great, as was the story and characters. I highly recommend it.