Review: Kill You Twice

Here are the first 4 books in the Archie Sheridan-Gretchen Lowell series by Chelsea Cain:
Heartsick
Sweetheart
Evil at Heart
The Night Season

All are 5-star books. Below is the 5th book in the series...

Title: Kill You Twice (Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell #5)
Author: Chelsea Cain
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date: August 27th 2012
Genre: Mystery-Thriller | Suspense Fiction | Crime
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Blurb from Goodreads...

Nothing makes Portland detective Archie Sheridan happier than knowing that Gretchen Lowell—the serial killer whose stunning beauty is belied by the gruesome murders she’s committed—is locked away in a psych ward. Archie can finally heal from the near-fatal physical and emotional wounds she’s inflicted on him and start moving on with his life.

To this end, Archie throws himself into the latest case to come across his desk: A cyclist has discovered a corpse in Mount Tabor Park on the eastern side of Portland. The man was gagged, skinned, and found hanging by his wrists from a tree. It’s the work of a killer bold and clever enough to torture his victim for hours on a sunny summer morning in a big public park and yet leave no trace.

And then Archie gets a message he can’t ignore—Gretchen claims to have inside knowledge about this grisly murder. Archie finally agrees to visit Gretchen, because he can’t risk losing his only lead in the case. At least, that’s what he tells himself... but the ties between Archie and Gretchen have always been stronger, deeper, and more complex than he’s willing to admit, even to himself. What game is she playing this time? And even more frightening, what long-hidden secrets from Gretchen’s past have been dredged up that someone would kill to protect?

My Thoughts...

This is, by far, the best book in the series! In this book, we get to see a glimpse of the real Gretchen Lowell. We were given a glimpse of her life before she became the Beauty Killer. It didn't give us a reason to love Gretchen but it gave us something to think of, a background of her.

Gretchen's teenage years. Her first victim. Someone she knew from the past who became a monster because of her. Then, there's Archie's continued obsession with her, tempered a bit by his feelings for Susan. No matter how much he represses his feelings for Susan, it comes to the surface when she's faced with danger which, in a way, is always caused by Gretchen.

I am really addicted to this series. If Chelsea Cain will write 20 more Archie Sheridan books, I swear I will read all of it!

***

Started reading on February 19th and ended on February 20th.