Right Behind You
Quincy & Rainie #7
Lisa Gardner
Penguin Group
Dutton
ISBN: 9780525954583
Description:
Lisa Gardner’s next thriller following her runaway New York Times bestseller Find Her takes her wildly popular brand of suspense to new heights.
Is he a hero?
Eight years ago, Sharlah May Nash’s older brother beat their drunken father to death with a baseball bat in order to save both of their lives. Now thirteen years old, Sharlah has finally moved on. About to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his partner, Rainie Conner, Sharlah loves one thing best about her new family: They are all experts on monsters.
Is he a killer?
Then the call comes in. A double murder at a local gas station, followed by reports of an armed suspect shooting his way through the wilds of Oregon. As Quincy and Rainie race to assist, they are forced to confront mounting evidence: The shooter may very well be Sharlah’s older brother, Telly Ray Nash, and it appears his killing spree has only just begun.
All she knows for sure: He’s back.
As the clock winds down on a massive hunt for Telly, Quincy and Rainie must answer two critical questions: Why after eight years has this young man started killing again? And what does this mean for Sharlah? Once upon a time, Sharlah’s big brother saved her life. Now, she has two questions of her own: Is her brother a hero or a killer? And how much will it cost her new family before they learn the final, shattering truth? Because as Sharlah knows all too well, the biggest danger is the one standing right behind you.
My View:
Psst….psst….let me tell you a secret: a good writer, no, a great writer, makes reading effortless. Time is suspended whilst you read. The prose is not laboured, or convoluted, or verbose. When you read a great writers narrative, it flows, the pages turn almost by themselves as you hunger to read more, the characters are well drawn and mostly likeable (not the antagonists of course), and the plot is complex not complicated. Lisa Gardner is a GREAT WRITER!
This is another great read from this talented author!
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This sounds like one of those novels that weaves past and present together, and those can work really well, Carol. And I’m glad the book deals with the issue of what happens to children when they no longer have caregivers. Glad you enjoyed it.
It is good to see this topic in the public arena – and such a well written enjoyable read too Margot. Anything Lisa Gardner writes is worth seeking out.
I loved this one as well.
This is one of my favourite authors
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Very high praise! Sadly i’m not into serial killer stories. Glad this was a 5 star book for you 😊
Lisa Gardner is one of my favourite authors Anne – this one is not what you are expecting…great characterisations – which is probaly what rally draws me to Lisa’s book – you become involved in the families in this one, and care about them Anne.