Gone Too Far by Debra Webb
Devlin &
Falco, Book 2 (Standalone)
Publication Date:
27 Apr 2021
Genre: Mystery/
Thrillers
4.1 Stars
The book, second
in the series, has Devlin and Falco teaming up with Sadie Cross again. The DDA
(deputy district attorney) is found dead along with another famous businessman.
The double homicide has links deeper than anyone would have expected. These
lead the detectives straight to Sadie and her past (which she cannot remember
except in bits and pieces).
To add to the
pressure, there has been an incident at Tori’s school. Tori is the teenage
daughter of Kate Devlin and is facing issues of her own. The more they dig
around, the more the cases merge, complicating things from all sides.
There are powerful
people who do not want their roles exposed. Orders are bypassed, and people are
double-crossed. Can the trio solve the cases before more lives are lost?
I haven’t read
book 1, but that didn’t make any difference. There are references to the
previous case, but those are used to highlight the personalities of the
characters rather than alter the current cases.
The writing is
easy to read, and the story flows at a steady pace. Something or the other
happens in every chapter and scene. I was never once bored with the book or
wanted to skim through. The chapters are marked with the location, date, time,
and character so that we know who will play a prominent role.
One of the
reviewers said that the blurb doesn’t do justice to the book. I agree. This
book needs a better blurb. The story is gripping, even though some of it is
predictable. The emotions of the characters are neither overwhelming nor bland.
They strike the right note to keep the focus on the story.
The ending isn’t
rushed or abrupt. The threads are knotted one after another just as leisurely
as they were unraveled. The relationship of the trio is being explored one step
at a time to build the series. That works well for the book.
Even though there
are quite a lot of characters to remember, it’s not a big deal once we get into
the book. There isn’t a lot of intense action or violence. That’s another plus.
Though I have no issues with violence in books, it wasn’t needed in this one.
The author maintained that restraint rather well.
One of the tropes
wasn’t that effective or gripping, but that’s fine. There are only so many
tropes to try, after all.
To conclude, this is a fast-paced thriller that starts and ends well.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer.
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