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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Couldn't put it down. Rainie and Quincy are old favourites, but the addition of the abused kids trying to make good getting the blame for bad stuff happening...!
Very readable narrative of Gardner's popular if atypical FBI family but belief must be suspended. The madness of giving a teen with "explosive disorder" gun training: the US must be broken.
Eight years ago Sharlah Nash's older brother beat their drunken father to death with a baseball bat to save them from him after he had killed their mom. Now at 13 years old, she may have found a forever family with FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his former cop partner Rainie Conner. Then there is a double murder at a nearby gas station and reason to suspect Telly Ray (her brother/savior). Is Telly Ray hero or killer? Sharlah and her new family need answers quickly.
The cooking lesson where Telly learns to sear a *whole chicken* in a pan was unintentionally hilarious.
Gardner's psychological realism and grasp of suspense is always mitigated by weird wrong details like this.
Gardner's psychological realism and grasp of suspense is always mitigated by weird wrong details like this.
Don't read this for the plot/crimes- fairly predictable. But nice growth and maturity in the characters; they've come a long way since book one. This read like a gift to her readers. If the Q&R stories ended here, it would be in a good place.
A decently written book but I wouldn’t call this a thriller. There were very few of those heart pumping moments but I was never on the edge of my seat and it was easy to put down. Read like more of a police procedure crime show with a neatly wrapped ending than a thriller.
Lisa does it again, another book I could not put down! Loved the plot, loved the twists and turns, and especially loved the ending. Kept me guessing and wanting more.
It was good to see another Quincy & Rainier book after all this time. This book was suspenseful and kept me hooked, but it has some issues.
First issue: it interspersed the usual 3rd person narrative with 1st person accounts from the 17 year old boy on the run from a series of murders (Telly) and his 13 year old sister (Sharlah), who hasn't seen her brother since he saved her from their violent father. Gardner has used 1st person narrative before to good effect, but I just didn't buy it this time because Telly and Sharlah's chapters did not read like the words of a 17 year old and a 13 year old.
Second issue: it was pretty easy to anticipate a couple of the plot twists. However, I have to admit one major twist took me by surprise.
What was good: seeing Quincy and Rainie fostering Sharlah and planning to adopt her. Their tenuous relationship drives the plot and keeps you hoping for a happy ending against all odds.
First issue: it interspersed the usual 3rd person narrative with 1st person accounts from the 17 year old boy on the run from a series of murders (Telly) and his 13 year old sister (Sharlah), who hasn't seen her brother since he saved her from their violent father. Gardner has used 1st person narrative before to good effect, but I just didn't buy it this time because Telly and Sharlah's chapters did not read like the words of a 17 year old and a 13 year old.
Second issue: it was pretty easy to anticipate a couple of the plot twists. However, I have to admit one major twist took me by surprise
Spoiler
(the mob connection)What was good: seeing Quincy and Rainie fostering Sharlah and planning to adopt her. Their tenuous relationship drives the plot and keeps you hoping for a happy ending against all odds.
A bit too Scooby-Doo for me. Good plot, not so sure about the characterization
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No