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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
If you are not yet a fan of Lisa Gardner, I don’t recommend that you start here. This book is good, but does not move at the breathless pace that Gardner’s work is often associated with.
It starts off with a nine-year-old-boy protecting his five-year-old sister from a father who is drunk and high and attacking the family with a knife. Using a baseball bat, Telly ensures their addicted parents won’t live until morning. Telly and Sharlah are broken up and sent to different foster families—several different foster families. In the end, however, Telly seemed to find good parents who were trying to get him ready for life on his own and didn’t judge him for his trouble with school and his petty crimes. Sharlah ended up with FBI profilers Quincy and Rainie.
It appears that Telly murdered two people at a gas station. When the sheriff investigates, it also appears that Telly murdered his foster parents. Now they have to find Telly before he kills again, which is when Quincy and Rainy are called in.
The mystery slowly unfolds, and it has a lot to do with abusive family and secrets and misunderstandings. I listened to the audiobook and both the male and female narrators did a good job.
It starts off with a nine-year-old-boy protecting his five-year-old sister from a father who is drunk and high and attacking the family with a knife. Using a baseball bat, Telly ensures their addicted parents won’t live until morning. Telly and Sharlah are broken up and sent to different foster families—several different foster families. In the end, however, Telly seemed to find good parents who were trying to get him ready for life on his own and didn’t judge him for his trouble with school and his petty crimes. Sharlah ended up with FBI profilers Quincy and Rainie.
It appears that Telly murdered two people at a gas station. When the sheriff investigates, it also appears that Telly murdered his foster parents. Now they have to find Telly before he kills again, which is when Quincy and Rainy are called in.
The mystery slowly unfolds, and it has a lot to do with abusive family and secrets and misunderstandings. I listened to the audiobook and both the male and female narrators did a good job.
I listened to this book and really enjoyed the characters, Quincy, Rainie, and their foster daughter, Sharla. This story involved Sharla's older and estranged brother, who was suspected of being a spree killer. We are told Sharla's past story as the current one plays out. I really like Lisa Gardner's writing style and the way the story unfolded.
3.5 rounded up to 4 stars. This was the first Quincy & Rainie novel I've read by Lisa Gardner. Good pace and interesting characters. And you have to love a story with a badass ex cop dog!
Very slow read. Tried to be dramatic but it really felt anti climatic the entire time.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was great. It was full of suspense and kept you guessing. I thought I had it figured out a third of the way through the book but was wrong. I love Lisa Gardner books!!!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes