by Allison Brennan (Brennan)
In January 2024, the libraries’ Just Desserts mystery book group reading assignment was “any of the thriller/suspense novels by American author Allison Brennan. Since most of Brennan’s works fall into series, and I had jumping in the middle of a series, I managed to get my hands on a copy of The Third to Die, which is the first entry in Brennan’s “Quinn & Costa” series, released in 2020 (there have been four more in that series since then).
Kara Quinn is an L.A.P.D. detective
specializing in deep undercover work. She’s got a checkered past, and is
currently on an enforced leave/vacation to her old hometown in Washington
state, to let a complicated situation in L.A. cool down. While jogging early
one morning, she ends up discovering a murder victim at the side of a local
lake. It turns out that this victim is the latest in a serial killer’s pattern
of killing on March 3rd, 6th and 9th, every third year. This brings FBI Special
Agent in Charge Matt Costa and his newly former (in fact, still-being-formed)
rapid-response team to Liberty Lake, in hopes of preventing the killer from
striking again.
The Third to Die is a solid, well-plotted
thriller, dealing with police procedures, inter-agency squabbling, and
psychological profiling. Chapters alternate being told from the points of view
of Costa, Quinn and the killer themself. Pacing is brisk, and characterizations
are well-done. Even if I thought there was a lot of coincidental stuff
happening in the plot, I was still carried along by what was happening, and
feel I can give this a fairly strong recommendation!.
(If you enjoy this, you may also
wish to try the rest of Allison Brennan‘s body of work, especially the other four
entries in the Quinn & Costa series.)
( official Allison Brennan
web site )
Recommended
by Scott
C.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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If you're a mystery fan, you're invited to join us for this month's Just Desserts meeting tonight, February 29th, at 6:30 p.m. in the 4th floor auditorium of the Bennett Martin Public Library downtown at 14th & "N" St. -- this mystery-themed discussion group meets on the last Thursday of each month, January through October. Tonight, we'll be discussing the recent thriller The Only One Left by American thriller/suspense author Riley Sager.
Even if you haven't read The Only One Left for this specific discussion, you can still participate, and learn about great new mysteries to try! For more information, check out the Just Desserts schedule at https://lincolnlibraries.org/bookguide/book-groups/#justdesserts
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