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Reichs' Standalone Thriller Twisty and Compelling

7:51 PM

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Need no one. Feel nothing.

That's the mantra Sunday "Sunnie" Night has lived by ever since her forced retirement from the Charleston Police Department. Living on isolated Goat Island, she keeps her distance even from her few neighbors. It's only when her foster father, Perry "Beau" Beaumonde, asks a favor that Sunnie even contemplates breaking her strict code of not caring about anyone but herself. A retired cop, Beau urges Sunnie to at least meet with a wealthy grandmother who's willing to pay big for information about her 15-year-old granddaughter, who's been missing ever since the Hebrew school bombing that killed her mother and brother.

Sunnie can't help but identify with the teenage victim, who's described as moody, resentful, and unhappy. Those are emotions with which Sunnie is all too familiar. The fact that Stella Bright may have been kidnapped by members of a dangerous cult also piques Sunnie's interest. Having narrowly escaped that life herself, she knows something about what Stella may be facing.

Determined to find out what happened to the girl, Sunnie enlists the help of her twin brother, Gus. Together, they chase leads across the country, risking their own lives to solve an increasingly puzzling mystery. With danger lurking around every corner, will the two Nights survive their perilous assignment?

Two Nights, a standalone thriller by Kathy Reichs, author of the popular Temperance Brennan series (on which the t.v. series Bones is based), is a fast-paced, exciting story. With lots of action and plenty of twists, it's a difficult-to-put-down page turner. Sunnie is Tempe's opposite; she's tough, unyielding, and flinty. Although she's not as warm or funny as Tempe (a character I happen to adore), Sunnie's a sympathetic character who's easy to like and admire. While Two Nights didn't capture me as much as Reichs' other books have, I still enjoyed this engrossing mystery.

(Readalikes: Um, nothing specific is coming to mind. You?)

Grade:

If this were a movie, it would be rated:

for strong language, violence, and blood/gore

To the FTC, with love: I received an e-ARC of Two Nights from the generous folks at Penguin Random House via those at Netgalley. Thank you!

Books Read in 2025 (asterisks denote favorites)

1. Coram House by Bailey Seybolt (Jan)
2. She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke (Jan)
3. My Salty Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Jan)
4. The Echoes by Jess Montgomery (Jan)
5. The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro (Jan)
6. Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. Reyes (Jan)
7. Murder at Chateau sur Mer by Alyssa Maxwell (Jan)
8. Away by Megan E. Freeman (Jan)
9. Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh [audio] (Jan)
10. A Golden Grave by Erin Lindsey* (Jan)
11. All Over the Map by Lanie Jacobs (Jan)
12. Stranded by Nikki Shannon Smith (Jan)
13. Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany [audio] (Jan)
14. The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright (Jan)
15. How to Book a Murder by Cynthia Kuhn (Jan)
16. A Dream of Death by Connie Berry (Jan)
17. The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos, RN* (Jan)
18. Red River Road by Anna Downes [audio] (Jan)
19. Janitors School of Garbage by Tyler Whitesides (Feb)
20. Something in the Walls by Daisy Pearce (Feb)
21. Janitors School of Garbage: Trials of the Trash by Tyler Whitesides (Feb)
22. The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse [audio] (Feb)
23. A Legacy of Murder by Connie Berry (Feb)
24. The Crash by Freida McFadden (Feb)

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