Recensori in anteprimaChelsea Cain

Chelsea Cain's series featuring Detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell has captivated fans through two nail-biting entries, Heartsick and Sweetheart, both of them multi-week bestsellers in The New York Times, USA Today, and PW. Here Archie and Gretchen return; Gretchen is still on the loose and Archie is struggling to move on after his ploy to catch her went spectacularly wrong. They've entered a detente of sorts--Archie agrees not to kill himself if she agrees not to kill anyone else. But suddenly there's something else to contend with that might be even worse--a copycat, killing people as an homage to the Beauty Killer herself. At least they hope it's someone new, for the prospect of Gretchen on another killing spree is more than Archie can bear...

Last fall, Chelsea Cain took the crime world by storm with Heartsick, introducing two of the most compelling characters in decades: serial killer Gretchen Lowell and Portland Detective Archie Sheridan. The book spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and garnered rave reviews across the country. But the story of Archie and Gretchen was left unfinished, and now Chelsea Cain picks up the tale again. When the body of a young woman is discovered in Portland’s Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there: it turned out to be the Beauty Killer's first victim, and Archie's first case. This body can't be one of Gretchen's--she's in prison--but after help from reporter Susan Ward uncovers the dead woman's identity, it turn into another big case. Trouble is, Archie can't focus on the new investigation because the Beauty Killer case has exploded: Gretchen Lowell has escaped from prison. Archie hadn't seen her in two months; he'd moved back in with his family and sworn off visiting her. Though it should feel like progress, he actually feels worse. The news of her escape spreads like wildfire, but secretly, he's relieved. He knows he's the only one who can catch her, and in fact, he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all. Chelsea Cain has topped her own bestselling debut thriller with this unputdownable, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat read.