When a local matriarch's daughter and grandson are killed in a bomb blast, the terrorists take her granddaughter Stella. It isn't clear whether or not the girl has been killed or is being held captive--all leads have dried up, no body has been found . Sunnie is hired to find out what happened to the girl and rescue her if she is still alive. Even is Stella is dead, Opaline Drucker wants those responsible brought to justice.
Sunnie has some experience with cults and hopes to find Stella alive, but discovering more about the cult and its leaders becomes a convoluted path.
Sunnie needs assistance and gets it from her brother Gus. The backstory of Sunnie and Gus influences the plot in several ways, and I'd like to know more of his story.
Read in March; review scheduled for June ___
NetGalley/Random House
Mystery/Suspense. July 11, 2017. Print length: 336 pages.
I've never read any of Kathy Reichs' novels...probably because I felt like watching Bones on TV was good enough. Did you like this standalone novel, or do you prefer her Temperance Brennan series?
ReplyDeleteI like the early Temperance Brennan series best. Very different from Bones, which I also enjoyed. This standalone was interesting, but it just the first in a possible series. I do want to see how the series develops.
DeleteThe cult part seems intriguing and it'd be interesting to see how it is linked to the mystery.
ReplyDeleteDon't you wonder about what it is about people that makes them devote their lives to a cult? This cult isn't a typical one, however, more political.
DeleteI've not read any books by Kathy Reichs. We started watching the show Bones years ago and kept up with it for a bit and so I didn't read any of the books. I'm pretty interested in this one!
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