The haunting relationship between Portland, Oregon cop Archie Sheridan and the most famous female serial killer, Gretchen Lowell, continues in the newest thriller by Chelsea Cain. Set just weeks after the end of her first book, Heartsick, Archie has stopped his weekly visits to Gretchen and is trying to kick his addiction to painkillers. When bodies are found in a Portland park, Archie is reminded of Gretchen constantly because that is where her first victim was found murdered. A sudden phone call from the prison explaining that Gretchen has been beaten and raped by a prison guard brings Archie back into Gretchen’s life. Little does anyone know that Gretchen is planning her escape from prison and is soon on the run – right into capturing Archie all over again.
Full of psychological intrigue, a fascinating and unhealthy sexual relationship between the hunted and the hunter, and page-turning suspense and build ups, Cain has written another superb thriller. A subplot featuring reporter Susan Ward and her investigation into a fallen Senator who ends up dead adds to the intrigue of the book and develops Susan more in this novel. For a review of Heartsick, please view http://www.tcpl.org/sarah/2007/10/55-heartsick-by-chelsea-cain.html - Reviewed by Sarah
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