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Savannah #1
The Night Before
Blood Will Be Spilled. . .
In the dark shadows of a sultry southern town, a serial killer strikes. It's an act of sinister precision that has happened many times before. . .every victim an offering to a hunger that can never be sated. . .
Night After Night. . .
The next morning, Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes covered in blood. But Caitlyn has no memory of the night before, when her estranged husband was brutally murdered like so many others she has known. . .
After Night. . .
Wanted by the police and haunted by horrifying, fragmented memories, Caitlyn turns to Adam Hunt, the town's new psychologist. But how far can she really trust him? For as a twisted killer strikes again and again, Caitlyn's about to discover that those who appear the most innocent are usually the most evil. . .
In the dark shadows of a sultry southern town, a serial killer strikes. It's an act of sinister precision that has happened many times before. . .every victim an offering to a hunger that can never be sated. . .
Night After Night. . .
The next morning, Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes covered in blood. But Caitlyn has no memory of the night before, when her estranged husband was brutally murdered like so many others she has known. . .
After Night. . .
Wanted by the police and haunted by horrifying, fragmented memories, Caitlyn turns to Adam Hunt, the town's new psychologist. But how far can she really trust him? For as a twisted killer strikes again and again, Caitlyn's about to discover that those who appear the most innocent are usually the most evil. . .
464 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2003
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About the author
Lisa Jackson
271 books9,572 followersLisa Jackson is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including the Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya Series, the Pescoli and Alvarez Series, the Savannah series, and numerous stand alone novels. She also is the co-author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing, and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages.
Before she became a nationally bestselling author, she was a mother struggling to keep food on the table by writing novels, hoping against hope that someone would pay her for them. Today, neck deep in murder, her books appear on The New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists.
With dozens of bestsellers to her name, Lisa Jackson is a master of taking readers to the edge of sanity—and back—in novels that buzz with dangerous secrets and deadly passions. She continues to be fascinated by the minds and motives of both her killers and their pursuers—the personal, the professional, and the downright twisted. As she builds the puzzle of relationships, actions, clues, lies, and personal histories that haunt her protagonists, she must also confront the fear and terror faced by her victims and the harsh and enduring truth that, in the real world, terror and madness touch far too many lives and families.
Visit http://www.LisaJackson.com where you can find a Media Kit with photos and more information.
Before she became a nationally bestselling author, she was a mother struggling to keep food on the table by writing novels, hoping against hope that someone would pay her for them. Today, neck deep in murder, her books appear on The New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists.
With dozens of bestsellers to her name, Lisa Jackson is a master of taking readers to the edge of sanity—and back—in novels that buzz with dangerous secrets and deadly passions. She continues to be fascinated by the minds and motives of both her killers and their pursuers—the personal, the professional, and the downright twisted. As she builds the puzzle of relationships, actions, clues, lies, and personal histories that haunt her protagonists, she must also confront the fear and terror faced by her victims and the harsh and enduring truth that, in the real world, terror and madness touch far too many lives and families.
Visit http://www.LisaJackson.com where you can find a Media Kit with photos and more information.
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June 22, 2021
We watch as Josh Bandeaux slowly bleeds to death in his home office where at the last minute he recognizes his killer. The next morning, his estranged wife Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes to a horrifying scene. Blood is everywhere…on the bed, the walls and in her bathroom. None of it appears to be hers and there’s no one else around, dead or alive. Unfortunately, she has strange visions of seeing Josh slumped in his office but has no memory of the night before. When Savannah Police Detectives Pierce Reed and Sylvie Morrisette examine the scene, it’s unclear as to whether it’s a suicide or murder. However, Reed’s pretty certain Josh didn’t kill himself and his wife is his prime suspect.
There’s all sorts of crazy sauce in this story and Caitlyn tops the list. It becomes clear early on that she’s got some serious issues with what’s real or not but she’s not alone. She’s a member of the wealthy Montgomery clan and they’re all kinds of nutty. Then enter Adam Hunt, a psychologist connected to Caitlyn’s former psychiatrist who has left town. He takes Caitlyn on as a client but struggles with inappropriate feelings towards her, even as he’s pursuing a private agenda. In the meantime, other people connected to the Montgomerys are turning up dead or missing.
The reader knows a demented serial killer is in the midst but not his/her identity and no one else seems to connect the dots. The first half of this too long story was incredibly difficult to power through, laden with meaningless information and descriptions of mundane stuff. If not being a group read, I probably would have abandoned the book. However, the second half was much more interesting as the mystery element had me hooked. I didn’t even come close to guessing the identity of the killer and fell prey to some clever misdirection. It saved a book that could have been told in about 100 fewer pages with a romance that was an epic fail for me.
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There’s all sorts of crazy sauce in this story and Caitlyn tops the list. It becomes clear early on that she’s got some serious issues with what’s real or not but she’s not alone. She’s a member of the wealthy Montgomery clan and they’re all kinds of nutty. Then enter Adam Hunt, a psychologist connected to Caitlyn’s former psychiatrist who has left town. He takes Caitlyn on as a client but struggles with inappropriate feelings towards her, even as he’s pursuing a private agenda. In the meantime, other people connected to the Montgomerys are turning up dead or missing.
The reader knows a demented serial killer is in the midst but not his/her identity and no one else seems to connect the dots. The first half of this too long story was incredibly difficult to power through, laden with meaningless information and descriptions of mundane stuff. If not being a group read, I probably would have abandoned the book. However, the second half was much more interesting as the mystery element had me hooked. I didn’t even come close to guessing the identity of the killer and fell prey to some clever misdirection. It saved a book that could have been told in about 100 fewer pages with a romance that was an epic fail for me.
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October 3, 2008
I like Lisa Jackson's books but I do admit she tends to go overboard with her details. I find myself skimming through quite a bit of it to get to some actual dialogue. I liked this book, but I found myself skimming A LOT! It was a pretty long book and I think she could have cut through at least 100 pages by toning down the details.
May 5, 2020
This book was a wild ride. There is so much I would love to discuss in this review that's just plain spoilers so I can't get to the most absurd stuff, but man. If this is what romantic suspense is like as a genre, I need to start reading more of it. I didn't like the book or think it was good, but it's certainly not one I will be forgetting anytime soon. I consume a lot of media and a lot of books, and honestly I'd rather have a memorable two star than a forgettable three star.
Let's start with the boring negatives. First, this book was very long. Like incredibly long. It went on forever. It took me over a week to read and ordinarily I get through books in 2-3 days, especially books that capture my attention. This just seemed never ending. The ebook I read was over 900 pages which I think translates to about 450 in a regular book, but even then, it felt longer. There really wasn't any need for it to be so long and I feel like I'd have enjoyed it more had it lost 100 pages or even more.
It also took a long time for me to get into it. I was bored throughout the first half of the book. Bored and confused. There were a lot of different characters and convoluted relationships and multiple people who seemed unnecessarily similar. It took me a a few scenes to figure out that the cop investigating the murder and the man looking into his wife's disappearance weren't the same person. I also don't think characters were introduced well. I ordinarily don't have such a hard time following books, but I really didn't know what was happening in the first half. This is the first in a series, but it honestly felt like she was bringing back characters I was already meant to be familiar with.
Now let's get into the romance because oh boy. I like to go into books blind so I didn't know anything about this one except that it was romantic suspense and the first in a series (I own the second, borrowed this from the library). However, I happened across a line from a review that said they took issue with the main romantic relationship because it was inappropriate. So I was prepared. The main character is introduced pretty quick, Caitlin Montgomery Bandeaux, a grieving mother with mental health issues, a lot of family drama, and a recently murdered estranged husband. Okay, cool. Then the hunky lead cop investigating her husband's murder is introduced, and I'm thinking to myself, okay I can see where that would be inappropriate. They flirt a bit, they obviously have some bit of attraction, the cop is overly interested in her body and her as a person, etc.
Then a therapist shows up out of the blue, lies to Caitlin in order to become her therapist, uses her sessions for his own personal gain, manipulates her, and they fall in love. He's literally the ex husband of her former therapist, and is looking into his ex wife's disappearance. I want to have words to express how incredibly wrong that whole situation is, but I really don't. So we'll just leave it there.
This book also relies on a trope I really hate, which is that everything happens because of mental illness. What is that character's motivation? Mental illness. Why wasn't this brought up before? Mental illness. Why did the murderer- mental illness. It wasn't just one instance or one character, but several. And it was tied to pretty much all of the climactic moments. I'm also not one hundred percent positive because I'm not personally familiar with the one diagnosed mental illness (which is a spoiler so I won't name), but judging based on other representation discussed in media, it was very cliche and poorly done.
This book was also predictable. I called the big plot twist from very early on and I'm not sure many people would have missed it. Like I said above, it was very predictable and cliche. The only part of the ending I didn't guess was an element I feel like wasn't foreshadowed at all. Usually when a book fools me, I can look back and pick up on some clues that I missed that seem so obvious in hindsight, but in this book there wasn't anything. It didn't make sense for the context and honestly felt like it hadn't been thought through all the way. The only justification for it was mental illness, which apparently is the only motivation any of these characters know.
Now this is a romance novel, so it's obviously got to have a happy ending. It's not a spoiler, just a requirement of the genre. If there's not a happily ever after, you're reading a novel with romance and not the romance genre. Both are fine by me, but I want the ending to be earned. This ending was one of those magical happy endings where it doesn't make sense that everything has been solved. Some of the problems were things that couldn't be solved. I was honestly super interested in the last third because I wanted to see how creative she would get because I literally couldn't think of a plausible way to have that happy ending. It was disappointing to me that it felt tacked on and lazy.
But I dunno. All that negativity, but most of it was about the story. A different story, some different characters, maybe I would really enjoy a Lisa Jackson book. I have a couple on my shelf (including the sequel which is more of a companion than a straight sequel) and I'm actually pretty eager to get to them.
This book was fun, at least in the final half/third. It was absolutely absurd and over the top. I wasn't enjoying this for how good it was, but how ridiculous. This was a wild ride. Not entirely pleasant all the way through, but I do quite like being constantly floored by all the ridiculous elements thrown at me. I was excited to see where on earth she would go next. It's maybe not the best attribute in a book, but it's enough for me.
So was it good? No. Will I read Lisa Jackson again? Definitely. I do think maybe some of her other books will be better, but if they're anything like this I'll at least have an unforgettable time reading them.
In case you're interested in some of the more wild tidbits and don't mind spoilers because you won't be reading this:
Let's start with the boring negatives. First, this book was very long. Like incredibly long. It went on forever. It took me over a week to read and ordinarily I get through books in 2-3 days, especially books that capture my attention. This just seemed never ending. The ebook I read was over 900 pages which I think translates to about 450 in a regular book, but even then, it felt longer. There really wasn't any need for it to be so long and I feel like I'd have enjoyed it more had it lost 100 pages or even more.
It also took a long time for me to get into it. I was bored throughout the first half of the book. Bored and confused. There were a lot of different characters and convoluted relationships and multiple people who seemed unnecessarily similar. It took me a a few scenes to figure out that the cop investigating the murder and the man looking into his wife's disappearance weren't the same person. I also don't think characters were introduced well. I ordinarily don't have such a hard time following books, but I really didn't know what was happening in the first half. This is the first in a series, but it honestly felt like she was bringing back characters I was already meant to be familiar with.
Now let's get into the romance because oh boy. I like to go into books blind so I didn't know anything about this one except that it was romantic suspense and the first in a series (I own the second, borrowed this from the library). However, I happened across a line from a review that said they took issue with the main romantic relationship because it was inappropriate. So I was prepared. The main character is introduced pretty quick, Caitlin Montgomery Bandeaux, a grieving mother with mental health issues, a lot of family drama, and a recently murdered estranged husband. Okay, cool. Then the hunky lead cop investigating her husband's murder is introduced, and I'm thinking to myself, okay I can see where that would be inappropriate. They flirt a bit, they obviously have some bit of attraction, the cop is overly interested in her body and her as a person, etc.
Then a therapist shows up out of the blue, lies to Caitlin in order to become her therapist, uses her sessions for his own personal gain, manipulates her, and they fall in love. He's literally the ex husband of her former therapist, and is looking into his ex wife's disappearance. I want to have words to express how incredibly wrong that whole situation is, but I really don't. So we'll just leave it there.
This book also relies on a trope I really hate, which is that everything happens because of mental illness. What is that character's motivation? Mental illness. Why wasn't this brought up before? Mental illness. Why did the murderer- mental illness. It wasn't just one instance or one character, but several. And it was tied to pretty much all of the climactic moments. I'm also not one hundred percent positive because I'm not personally familiar with the one diagnosed mental illness (which is a spoiler so I won't name), but judging based on other representation discussed in media, it was very cliche and poorly done.
This book was also predictable. I called the big plot twist from very early on and I'm not sure many people would have missed it. Like I said above, it was very predictable and cliche. The only part of the ending I didn't guess was an element I feel like wasn't foreshadowed at all. Usually when a book fools me, I can look back and pick up on some clues that I missed that seem so obvious in hindsight, but in this book there wasn't anything. It didn't make sense for the context and honestly felt like it hadn't been thought through all the way. The only justification for it was mental illness, which apparently is the only motivation any of these characters know.
Now this is a romance novel, so it's obviously got to have a happy ending. It's not a spoiler, just a requirement of the genre. If there's not a happily ever after, you're reading a novel with romance and not the romance genre. Both are fine by me, but I want the ending to be earned. This ending was one of those magical happy endings where it doesn't make sense that everything has been solved. Some of the problems were things that couldn't be solved. I was honestly super interested in the last third because I wanted to see how creative she would get because I literally couldn't think of a plausible way to have that happy ending. It was disappointing to me that it felt tacked on and lazy.
But I dunno. All that negativity, but most of it was about the story. A different story, some different characters, maybe I would really enjoy a Lisa Jackson book. I have a couple on my shelf (including the sequel which is more of a companion than a straight sequel) and I'm actually pretty eager to get to them.
This book was fun, at least in the final half/third. It was absolutely absurd and over the top. I wasn't enjoying this for how good it was, but how ridiculous. This was a wild ride. Not entirely pleasant all the way through, but I do quite like being constantly floored by all the ridiculous elements thrown at me. I was excited to see where on earth she would go next. It's maybe not the best attribute in a book, but it's enough for me.
So was it good? No. Will I read Lisa Jackson again? Definitely. I do think maybe some of her other books will be better, but if they're anything like this I'll at least have an unforgettable time reading them.
In case you're interested in some of the more wild tidbits and don't mind spoilers because you won't be reading this:
July 22, 2023
I'll admit to being disappointed. I couldn't finish the book. The editing in this thing was awful. How many times did Reed have to wonder if his partner knew more about the dead husband than she was letting on? I think he asked himself that 6 times over 2 pages. Not sure if I want to attempt the sequel. I'll go back got the New Orleans series. Hopefully that will be better.
January 23, 2016
2.5. The book itself was ok. Just another run of the mill suspense/crime book. The few twists there were, were pretty predictable. The perspective of the detectives seemed completely useless to me. Neither of them added anything to the story except misogyny and.... nope, that's about it. The ending was entirely disappointing. The killer was caught (somehow, honestly we aren't given much insight as to how they figured out where to find the killer) and then we're snapped into the ending chapter where everyone is recovering and happy. Bo-ring.
What REALLY bothered me about this book, however, was the editing. Also, the kindle formatting was absolutely awful. Switching perspectives without so much as a chapter break was incredibly confusing. Spelling and punctuation errors abound. I could go on forever.
What REALLY bothered me about this book, however, was the editing. Also, the kindle formatting was absolutely awful. Switching perspectives without so much as a chapter break was incredibly confusing. Spelling and punctuation errors abound. I could go on forever.
February 21, 2014
About 300 pages too long with ramblings that add nothing to the plot. I did not like the characters, relationships or storyline; especially the weak paranormal aspect.
June 15, 2021
Caitlyn is a victim with a capital V. She is also, more or less, a doormat for her family and she looked the other way when her husband cheated. Not a heroine I can really get behind and root for. I found this book to be a bad enactment of a Southern Gothic novel. Lots of nasty family business and all that. What kept me reading is that I had a suspicion as to who the baddie was from the beginning and I wanted to see if I was right. It can be a slog through the first half of the book, but the last half picks up the pace and makes enduring the first half worthwhile.
When Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes up covered in blood after a night of endless nightmares, she has no idea if her nightmare was real or just a really vivid dream. Her estranged husband is found dead and Caitlyn wonders if she did it. Josh's death is just the latest in a long string of strange deaths in the Montgomery family. Caitlyn has reason to fear for her mental health as the blackouts she suffers seem to time with the deaths.
Adam Hunt is new to Savanah and has taken the practice of Caitlyn's psychologist, Rebecca Wade, who left town on vacation and never returned. Adam is more involved than he wants anyone to know and is more than a little concerned about Rebecca and fears time is running out. He believes to key to her disappearance is Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux and sets out to unlock her secrets. One problem, Adam is more than a little attracted to her and with a sadistic killer adding to the body count, he doesn't want Caitlyn to become one more.
3 1/2-Stars
When Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux wakes up covered in blood after a night of endless nightmares, she has no idea if her nightmare was real or just a really vivid dream. Her estranged husband is found dead and Caitlyn wonders if she did it. Josh's death is just the latest in a long string of strange deaths in the Montgomery family. Caitlyn has reason to fear for her mental health as the blackouts she suffers seem to time with the deaths.
Adam Hunt is new to Savanah and has taken the practice of Caitlyn's psychologist, Rebecca Wade, who left town on vacation and never returned. Adam is more involved than he wants anyone to know and is more than a little concerned about Rebecca and fears time is running out. He believes to key to her disappearance is Caitlyn Montgomery Bandeaux and sets out to unlock her secrets. One problem, Adam is more than a little attracted to her and with a sadistic killer adding to the body count, he doesn't want Caitlyn to become one more.
3 1/2-Stars
July 15, 2014
This book made me sort of uncomfortable. I understand the need for "romantic suspense" to generally have the main character fall in love, but in this scenario it was completely inappropriate. I don't care how much stretching of the truth of the protagonist's condition the author did, it really was just wrong. The story itself would have been great without this romance. Heck, I'd probably even be ok if they started developing "feelings" but didn't pursue them until the protagonist was healthy, or healthier.
October 19, 2015
A rather plodding, contrived thriller that was good enough to keep me reading, but not good enough to make me seek out this particular author again. And, oddly, the author seemed to have an obsession with smoking. Countless times, characters were lighting up and almost every one of them smoked. Yet none of it was germane to the story, so the constant mention of it seemed distracting and weird.
June 25, 2016
The story builds excitement--like soap opera excitement--unbelievable. Characters not well developed. Drones on. In short, "Trashy summer read."
December 27, 2022
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July 25, 2021
This was a slog. I think that the main reason that I did not DNF this was that it was a group read and part of a bigger series read (the Savannah series links in to the New Orleans series in - so far - a very minor way).
The mystery was not much of one. Caitlyn's soon-to-be-ex husband is found dead in his home and Caitlyn wakes up in her house with a big blackout for the events of the night before and an approximate bucket of blood in her bedroom. Instead of calling the cops, she does what anyone would do and scrubs most of it off. She's obviously lived under a rock for her entire life and never heard of luminol or any of the other modern crime techniques. Then there's her entire family of losers, sycophants, and money grubbers who apparently seem to have no idea what's going on with anyone in their family, especially Caitlyn. They are "cursed". Cursed with ego and men with wandering eyes and other appendages, cursed with not seeing what is plainly before them.
Enter Pierce Reed and his partner the foul-mouthed single mother Sylvie Morrisette - the detectives on the case, although we really don't see all that much of their detecting skills here. There's not even much of their private lives either. They are almost interchangeable with any other two detectives from any other book. There is also Adam Hunt - a psychologist who is on a mysterious mission and happens to fall in love with his client Caitlyn. There is so much wrong there on a professional level, not to mention a personal level - this guy should be in prison by the epilogue but I'll give you 2 guesses as to the ultimate outcome. Uh-huh.
What a mess. Hated this. A book that would normally take me a week tops took almost 3...gag.
The mystery was not much of one. Caitlyn's soon-to-be-ex husband is found dead in his home and Caitlyn wakes up in her house with a big blackout for the events of the night before and an approximate bucket of blood in her bedroom. Instead of calling the cops, she does what anyone would do and scrubs most of it off. She's obviously lived under a rock for her entire life and never heard of luminol or any of the other modern crime techniques. Then there's her entire family of losers, sycophants, and money grubbers who apparently seem to have no idea what's going on with anyone in their family, especially Caitlyn. They are "cursed". Cursed with ego and men with wandering eyes and other appendages, cursed with not seeing what is plainly before them.
Enter Pierce Reed and his partner the foul-mouthed single mother Sylvie Morrisette - the detectives on the case, although we really don't see all that much of their detecting skills here. There's not even much of their private lives either. They are almost interchangeable with any other two detectives from any other book. There is also Adam Hunt - a psychologist who is on a mysterious mission and happens to fall in love with his client Caitlyn. There is so much wrong there on a professional level, not to mention a personal level - this guy should be in prison by the epilogue but I'll give you 2 guesses as to the ultimate outcome. Uh-huh.
What a mess. Hated this. A book that would normally take me a week tops took almost 3...gag.
March 4, 2019
This was my first read of this author but definitely won't be my last. From the setting of the book, in Savannah, to the characters and twists and turns, Linda Jackson provides her reader with enough drama, thrills and entertainment to make this a gripping read. I'm already lining up her next book, The Morning After. Hopefully it's as good if not better than this one.
August 28, 2022
Started off okay but was so over the top ridiculous and just dragged on and on.
November 16, 2023
The Night Before was a nasty rollercoaster. One moment I was certain what was going on and then I was slapped in the face with how wrong I was. It was frustrating but not making me want to stop. Not able to go into much details because anything I would say would be a spoiler so I will stop here.
I would recommend for people who like mysteries and thrillers. It was worth the time, the frustration and the smack on the head you will give yourself at the end.
I would recommend for people who like mysteries and thrillers. It was worth the time, the frustration and the smack on the head you will give yourself at the end.
May 14, 2023
Oh my word! I highly recommended this series! Not only does it involve crazy mind twisting mysteries that leaves you on your toes… the romance in it is also so intriguing!! I didn’t expect the ending what so ever and can’t wait to read the second book in the series.
August 23, 2013
Writing wasn't great, characters were forced. Motive wasn't strong and overall it was just disappointing.
January 6, 2017
DNF... I'm glad I bought this for less than a dollar.
oh well. I have plenty of options
oh well. I have plenty of options
August 15, 2017
Another great Book by Lisa Jackson! A real page turner!!
December 5, 2024
I loved this one. The author fooled me again. Didn't guess who the killer was in this one either. As always a very well written book, with an excellent story involved. A very rich family The Montgomery clan, is getting killed off one by one. The Dectectives assume to make the killers piece of the inheritance a lot larger. With the bodies falling around them quickly, the detectives having the D.A. breathing down their necks, everyone is at their wits end. They have a prime suspect except she has a split personality and has been in the psychiatric hospital several times. Even her therapist ends up dead. But they have no solid proof against her. Will they get this mystery solved or continue to run in circles over and over. This is a must read, a real page turner.
January 15, 2022
Terrifyingly real!!!
An inspired storyline. A split personality but was she a killer? Had she killed her so-to-be ex-husband? Had she neglected her baby girl? Had she been killing for years? Why couldn't she remember? Detective Reed thinks she is and had Was he right? To find the answers to these questions and more and more read this outstanding book. Highly recommended.
An inspired storyline. A split personality but was she a killer? Had she killed her so-to-be ex-husband? Had she neglected her baby girl? Had she been killing for years? Why couldn't she remember? Detective Reed thinks she is and had Was he right? To find the answers to these questions and more and more read this outstanding book. Highly recommended.
January 8, 2022
There was lot more recapping then was needed. But a good book from beginning to end. I knew it was the start of a series but didn't realize the main character was the detective. Thought it was The accused.
June 13, 2021
3.5 stars
February 4, 2022
A psychological thriller that will keep you second guessing yourself about who you think the murderer is. Recommended.
September 9, 2022
Took a while to get into but ended up a very tricky enjoyable read...
December 7, 2022
It was decent but I think it could have been written in a lot less words! Godo mystery though.
January 24, 2023
This book has a very high body count and quite a few suspects. I enjoyed the back and forth thinking of who-dunit
January 28, 2023
I enjoy LJ books and this one did not disappoint, I did find there were a lot of extra characters and family connections to follow but the ending was unexpected .
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