REVIEW: UNSEEN

dear readers,

(I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review).

UNSEEN 

(Will Trent: Book Seven)

Written by Karin Slaughter

genre: Thriller; suspense, mystery

4 Stars 

Lena is back and in trouble again...her team was involved in a raid that injured two police officers and now she and her husband are attacked at home.  Will is undercover and finds himself on a lookout for the attack on Lena and Jared.  Sara comes to Nell's aid as Jeffery's proxy and her anger over Lena's part in Jeffery's murder bubbles up.  As Will and Lena search for Big Whitey Sara is just trying to get breathe. 

I was not pleased that Lena was back...yet, she makes a good foil for a story.  Like many in the novel I was waiting for to suffer the consequences.  Slaughter has a way of not just writing villains but also good yet flawed characters.  Lena is a police officer who wants to do good and justice but she thinks differently and her unresolved mental issues some times sways her to the wrong.  Then we have a heroine like Sara - doctor and coroner - who for the most part stays on the right path.  Putting these two women together sparks fire.  

The case of unmasking and finding Big Whitey was exciting and kept me flipping pages while Lena and the raid had me skimming.  It was not till the end of the raid flashbacks that it becomes interesting. Overall this novel, in the Will Trent series, is worth the read and will keep you up at night.

love,
kris

I apologize...AGAIN!!!

dear readers,

I have gotten my act together, I swear, and will be revamping my blog so that there will be daily posts.  Please let me know what you like and don't like.

I am currently reading Karin Slaughter's new novel, Unseen in the Will Trent series.  I have received this copy through NetGalley by Random House and will be reviewing this soon.

Last night I read Slaughter's novella Busted, which is the prequel to Unseen, and enjoyed the story but was left wanting more of Will and was disappointed that Sara wasn't even in the story.  The short story opens with Will in a convenience store in Georgia getting a drink when all hell breaks loose. A man tries to rob the store but then a cop is shot, the clerk goes missing and the money...is any one's guess.  Will, a GBI agent, is undercover as Bill the criminal and soon finds himself involved in a crime with twists and turns.

A great prequel to UNSEEN...a few chapters in.

love,
kris

Mystery Novellas: Reviews

dear readers,

My first time reading novellas from two of my favourite suspense authors...

SNATCHED
(Book 5.5 - Novella)
Written by Karin Slaughter
genre: mystery, thriller, suspense

4 STARS

Will Trent is on a sting operation when he spots something amiss between a little girl and man.  Thinking that this could be an abduction Will goes with his instinct and runs after the man.  As he chases him through the airport Will calls in help from Atlanta Team.

I really liked this novella - and not just because of Will Trent but - because there was so much Slaughter's action packed into this small prose.  I, of course, wanted more but felt that the story came to a good ending.

Will Trent
1. Triptych (2006)
2. Fractured (2008)
3. Genesis (2009)
aka Undone
4. Broken (2010)
5. Fallen (2011)
6. Snatched (2012)
7. Criminal (2012) - I will be reading this one later this month!

*covers are from the UK

CLOUDED VISION 
Novella
Written by Linwood Barclay
genre: mystery, suspense

3 STARS

Ellie Garfield, wife and mother of a pregnant girl, has not returned home and her family is worried.  Wendell and Melissa take to the air begging for their mother/wife's return. Enter Keisha Ceylon psychic or con artist tries to beat Winonna (another psychic) to the Garfield home to help locate Ellie.  What Keisha, Wendell and Melissa don't know in this case might just hurt them!

A fun short story BUT I wanted more.  A great story for those who like a good suspense/mystery.  It actually reminded me of an episode of Dateline Mysteries - where you just get the bare bones of the case.

love,
kris