The blurb called this thriller "spectacularly devious", and I would have to agree!
I had read the first book featuring these two characters a long time ago and had forgotten most everything about it but noticed that I had liked it a lot. So, came upon this title when requesting the upcoming third installment and knew I had to read it immediately.
Henry Kimball, now a licensed private investigator, is hired to confirm Joan Whalen's suspicions that her husband is cheating on her. He remembers Joan from back when he was a first-year English teacher at Dartford-Middleham High School. Not a good memory either -- they were both in the classroom when a student had shot another and then committed suicide. That helped Henry realize he wasn't meant to be a teacher. He'd gone on to become a police officer in Boston but, unfortunately, that had not worked out too well either. So, here is now, trailing adulterous husbands.
This case does not turn out to be anything that he expected. The twists and turns, the discoveries Henry makes during his investigation, keep pulling him back and have him looking much closer at Joan. It also brings Lily Kintner back into his life. A secret relationship. A trail of secrets and death. Henry just has to put all the pieces together.
Great fun and I really enjoyed it. I also like the author's writing style and his plots even if the characters are a bit too morally ambiguous for me. I listened to the audio version of this and felt it was well done with multiple characters taking each point of view. Definitely recommend but be sure you have read THE KIND WORTH KILLING first.
This is the second in a series that should be read in order. A third book is coming shortly: A TALENT FOR MURDER.
Genre - thriller, private investigator, murder, psychological
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