I read these books out of order and it was nice to see how the series started. I really liked the BTS look at what a transcriber does for a police department. 

Hazel was an interesting character in an unhappy marriage and not happy with the small town. Once she starts her job as the transcriber she gets to see the crimes as she transcribes. It was interesting how she get involved with a crime and how messy it got. 

The story kept me interested and I was curious to see who the killer was.