August 1, 2020
NetGalley
Women’s divorce fiction, mystery, detective Book series
4/27/2021: Gone Too Far (Devlin & Falco, book 2)
Thomas & Mercer
8/12-8/22
I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.
“What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve…”
The book begins with an active scene where Detective Kerri Devlin just killed an unknown man in a struggle with her gun. She crashes her car on the way to meet her partner Detective Luke Falco on the scene of a double homicide. Kerri is divorced from Nicholas Jackman who lives in NYC and shares custody of their 13 year old daughter Victoria "Tori" in Birmingham.
The story proceeds by going back 10 days to provide the events leading up to the fatal struggle over her gun. Kerri works for Major Dontrelle Brooks in the Major Investigations Division of the Birmingham Police Department. Her partner of 7 years Trent Boswell has recently retired and isn't thrilled with being paired with a new transfer with questionable work ethics. When they are assigned to a double homicide involving some of the towns most influential people, she learns to rely and trust her new partner more than she could have imagined. They try to unravel the mystery regarding the deaths of 40 year old Benjamin Abbott and his 70 year old mother-in-law, Jacqueline Rollins. It appeared that they were shot to death but Ben's wife 28 year old Sela Rollins Abbott is 30 weeks pregnant and missing.
Ben Abbott's father Daniel Abbott takes pride in the fact his ancestors founded Birmingham. The story becomes complicated as the cast of characters are revealed each with his and her own secrets including Detective Devlin. While emmeshed in solving this case she comes to realize that the stakes are high when her sister Diana's family is somehow involved. No one can be trusted to tell the truth which leads the investigation in circles. Wealthy, influential people often feel they are above the law and it's consequences as they go to extremes to protect and conceal secrets which would lead to the demise of their reputation and fortune.
Thus is the first book in a new series by this author and one not to be missed. The story continues in Gone Too Far (Devlin & Falco, book 2) due to be published 4/27/2021.
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