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Two Nights
by Kathy Reichs
Reichs' first standalone novel comes in the form of 'Two Nights', the story of Sunday 'Sunnie' Night and her twin brother August 'Gus'. Sunnie is ex-military and ex-police, having taken disability rather than spend the rest of her career behind a desk following the shooting of a suspect that also left her injured. She turns PI when approached by Opaline Drucker to investigate the bombing of a Jewish school that left her daughter and grandson dead; her granddaughter missing.
Written in Reichs' signature snappy style, 'Two Nights' is sure to appeal to any fan. However, Sunnie's character can't be compared to that of Temperance Brennan in her long-standing series.
Sunnie is a renegade, reclusive and sarcastic. She takes orders from no-one, firing first and asking questions later. It was perhaps these differences that made it difficult for me to warm to her character initially. I found myself ploughing through a good two-thirds of the novel without really absorbing much of the storyline, some of which felt repetitive in the beginning. Characters were introduced at a fast pace, making it difficult for me to keep track, and I felt as though Reichs was trying to add too much to a story that would perhaps have unfolded over several books had it been a series. It wasn't until the sub-plot - the narrative of a girl kept in captivity - hit a twist that I really felt myself get 'into' the story. The drama comes thick and fast at this point, with Sunnie and Gus identifying not only the bombing suspects (thanks in part to Bronco, assumed leader of terrorist organisation Jihad for Jesus), but also the location of further bombs, which in turn leads to the apprehension of the group, as well as the discovery of the missing granddaughter. Everything is swept up nicely in an ending that left me dissatisfied that the novel was a one off.
All in all, a great diversion from the Tempe Brennan novels and a character I would like to see developed further.
Thank you to NetGalley, Random House publishers and Kathy Reichs for the ARC I received in return for an honest review.
Written in Reichs' signature snappy style, 'Two Nights' is sure to appeal to any fan. However, Sunnie's character can't be compared to that of Temperance Brennan in her long-standing series.
Sunnie is a renegade, reclusive and sarcastic. She takes orders from no-one, firing first and asking questions later. It was perhaps these differences that made it difficult for me to warm to her character initially. I found myself ploughing through a good two-thirds of the novel without really absorbing much of the storyline, some of which felt repetitive in the beginning. Characters were introduced at a fast pace, making it difficult for me to keep track, and I felt as though Reichs was trying to add too much to a story that would perhaps have unfolded over several books had it been a series. It wasn't until the sub-plot - the narrative of a girl kept in captivity - hit a twist that I really felt myself get 'into' the story. The drama comes thick and fast at this point, with Sunnie and Gus identifying not only the bombing suspects (thanks in part to Bronco, assumed leader of terrorist organisation Jihad for Jesus), but also the location of further bombs, which in turn leads to the apprehension of the group, as well as the discovery of the missing granddaughter. Everything is swept up nicely in an ending that left me dissatisfied that the novel was a one off.
All in all, a great diversion from the Tempe Brennan novels and a character I would like to see developed further.
Thank you to NetGalley, Random House publishers and Kathy Reichs for the ARC I received in return for an honest review.