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4.0
In an effort to circumvent the death penalty, serial killer Leo Benson doesn't want to prove he's innocent. Nope, he wants to prove he's guilty of more murders than the authorities even know about. To do that, he needs former police detective Helen Lipscomb to figure out how another man knows so much about Benson's past that he's taking credit for those murders. Helen, being out of work and pretty much broke, can hardly afford to say no. And that's just the beginning of the story. From there, And the Devil Walks Away is a combination of procedural and crime thriller. Helen is tenacious, and the more she learns, the more she wants to know. The story takes her to multiple locations and jurisdictions, and with that comes local police politics as well as her own notoriety. So, with little help, our determined PI gets herself into some sticky and dangerous situations.
Crime fiction is a favorite genre, and I enjoy both procedurals and crime thrillers, so it was no surprise that I enjoyed this one. The story is well-paced and often exciting. There are plenty of twists, and there are times when I really wanted to reach into the book and give Helen a good shake. So, it's safe to say she sometimes frustrated me to no end. That said, I still really liked her. She's sharp and relatable, and I feel like Kevin R Doyle crafted his heroine very well.
This is the third book in The Group series, and events from the first two books are mentioned in this one. Nevertheless, this book works well as a standalone, in my opinion. This is my first experience with this author's work, and I think he did an excellent job of giving me any information that I needed from those earlier books without bogging me down with too much of that and not enough of this. I don't feel like I was missing anything that I needed to keep up with the characters in this book. But based on everything I saw here, I am inclined to check out those earlier books as well as watch for any future ones.
Crime fiction is a favorite genre, and I enjoy both procedurals and crime thrillers, so it was no surprise that I enjoyed this one. The story is well-paced and often exciting. There are plenty of twists, and there are times when I really wanted to reach into the book and give Helen a good shake. So, it's safe to say she sometimes frustrated me to no end. That said, I still really liked her. She's sharp and relatable, and I feel like Kevin R Doyle crafted his heroine very well.
This is the third book in The Group series, and events from the first two books are mentioned in this one. Nevertheless, this book works well as a standalone, in my opinion. This is my first experience with this author's work, and I think he did an excellent job of giving me any information that I needed from those earlier books without bogging me down with too much of that and not enough of this. I don't feel like I was missing anything that I needed to keep up with the characters in this book. But based on everything I saw here, I am inclined to check out those earlier books as well as watch for any future ones.
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