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A review by nikkihrose
Cut and Run by Allison Brennan
4.0
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Allison Brennan knows how to deliver. Oddly enough, this is the quote on the cover of nearly every one of her mystery novels, quoted from the well-known mystery author, Lisa Gardner.
This long-awaited novel is the sixteenth book in the Lucy Kincaid series, but also happens to be the sixth book in the Maxine Revere/Maximum Exposure series, as it is a crossover of the two intelligent women’s stories.
Lucy Kincaid has a new case — or a new, old case it seems. Four bodies were discovered in a mass grave as mere skeletons. What’s worse? Two of them were kids. It turns out that an entire family has been killed executioner-style — well, an entire family except for the youngest, Ricky, who still seems to be missing.
Working alongside Agent Nate Dunning, Lucy does her best to keep it together while working against some of the most arrogant and wealthy individuals in the area. But even still, there’s more to it than this … unfortunately, Lucy isn’t aware of that, yet.
Not until Max Revere, an investigative reporter, shows up in hopes of helping pursue a current case that belongs to SAPD (San Antonio Police Department), but knows it won’t be easy. There’s a reason Revere typically sticks to cold cases: no one gets in her way because they figure it’s impossible to solve. But this case is current — and seems to be linked to Lucy’s case.
Working with Sean Rogan, Lucy’s husband, Max attempts to get Lucy on board with her theory, but it doesn’t work well for awhile. Lucy, unlike Sean and Max, prefers to follow the letter of the law as an FBI agent. But what both Sean and Max know, and Lucy will reluctantly admit to, is that she will break the rules when it’s the right thing to do.
Max, Sean, Lucy, and Nate work together to discover the truth about what happened to the family, where the youngest boy went — if he’s even okay, and what else has been transpiring in the town within the last three years. It seems to be a bigger conspiracy than any of them could have predicted.
I am a fan of Allison Brennan. Anyone who has read my reviews knows that I have read nearly every one of her books in the last year alone. I’m obsessed — and I’m proud of it. She’s a brilliant writer.
But there was one thing that bothered me about this book. Most sections and chapters ended with a clichéd statement. Something that was meant to drive the suspense, but felt too forced. I can’t include any of them without the context, or without giving anything away, but it was definitely something that I could have done without.
Even still, if this is my only complaint, I’d call it a win. This entire series is worth reading and comes highly recommended!
This long-awaited novel is the sixteenth book in the Lucy Kincaid series, but also happens to be the sixth book in the Maxine Revere/Maximum Exposure series, as it is a crossover of the two intelligent women’s stories.
Lucy Kincaid has a new case — or a new, old case it seems. Four bodies were discovered in a mass grave as mere skeletons. What’s worse? Two of them were kids. It turns out that an entire family has been killed executioner-style — well, an entire family except for the youngest, Ricky, who still seems to be missing.
Working alongside Agent Nate Dunning, Lucy does her best to keep it together while working against some of the most arrogant and wealthy individuals in the area. But even still, there’s more to it than this … unfortunately, Lucy isn’t aware of that, yet.
Not until Max Revere, an investigative reporter, shows up in hopes of helping pursue a current case that belongs to SAPD (San Antonio Police Department), but knows it won’t be easy. There’s a reason Revere typically sticks to cold cases: no one gets in her way because they figure it’s impossible to solve. But this case is current — and seems to be linked to Lucy’s case.
Working with Sean Rogan, Lucy’s husband, Max attempts to get Lucy on board with her theory, but it doesn’t work well for awhile. Lucy, unlike Sean and Max, prefers to follow the letter of the law as an FBI agent. But what both Sean and Max know, and Lucy will reluctantly admit to, is that she will break the rules when it’s the right thing to do.
Max, Sean, Lucy, and Nate work together to discover the truth about what happened to the family, where the youngest boy went — if he’s even okay, and what else has been transpiring in the town within the last three years. It seems to be a bigger conspiracy than any of them could have predicted.
I am a fan of Allison Brennan. Anyone who has read my reviews knows that I have read nearly every one of her books in the last year alone. I’m obsessed — and I’m proud of it. She’s a brilliant writer.
But there was one thing that bothered me about this book. Most sections and chapters ended with a clichéd statement. Something that was meant to drive the suspense, but felt too forced. I can’t include any of them without the context, or without giving anything away, but it was definitely something that I could have done without.
Even still, if this is my only complaint, I’d call it a win. This entire series is worth reading and comes highly recommended!