![]() ![]() This is a big step for Archie, living with his ex-wife and two children, because his time with Gretchen left him physically scarred, emotionally damaged, and with a pain killer addiction that would likely kill an elephant. Archie Sheridan, a man once nearly tortured to death by diabolical female serial killer, Gretchen Lowell, is back on the job as a Portland, Oregon police detective and has moved back home with his family. ![]() Sweetheart picks up where the first book in the series, Heartsick, left off. Chelsea Cain has made this her stock in trade, and this second book in her Gretchen Lowell series is a runaway freight train. The kind of book that is so suspenseful, so full of thrills, that I literally cannot pry the book out of my hands. In mystery/suspense novels, I also want the author to make me care about the characters, but I also want what I call The White-Knuckle Factor. I want to become emotionally invested in their lives and struggles, which makes the happily-ever-after all that much sweeter. In romance, I want the author to make me care about the characters. While both are genre fiction, I expect different things from each of them. Martins Minotaur 2 Sep 08Īs much as I love a good romance novel, I started out my reading life as a mystery reader. Suspense/thriller fiction hardcover released by St. Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Sweetheart by Chelsea Cain ![]()
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