The Killing Game (Rafferty Family)

by Nancy Bush

2016

Status

Available

Publication

Zebra (2016), 384 pages

Description

Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Suspense. HTML: One woman becomes the focus of a killer's warped game of revenge in this tense thriller by the New York Times-bestselling author of Nowhere to Hide. The Rules Are Simple: It's the ultimate test of strategy and skill. The killer chooses each opponent carefully, learning each one's weaknesses. Every meticulously planned move is leading to a devastating checkmate. Because in this game, all the pretty pawns must die. First You Play Andi Wren is fighting to keep her late husband's company safe from vindictive competitors. When she receives an ominous note�??Little birds must fly�??she turns to P.I. Luke Denton. But though Luke has personal reasons for wanting to take down Wren Development's opponents, his investigation suggests this is deeper and far more dangerous than a business grudge. Then You Die. . . In a basement on the outskirts of town, police detectives unearth piles of skeletons. As they learn the shocking truth about each victim's identity, their case collides with Andi's, revealing a killer's ruthless plot�??and a chilling, lethal endg… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member iadam
I received a free advance e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This suspense filled thriller has a great plot that kept me guessing until the very end when the identity of the stalker/villain is finally revealed. The book also has a couple of sub-plots and the author
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skillfully ties them all together at the end. Someone is killing “little birds,” pawns in a game of human chess. This is a well-written thriller with strong and well-developed characters. I like the way this author writes and hope to read more of her books in the future.
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LibraryThing member Dokfintong
I am off serial killer stories these days. I don't want to read about them, their obsessions, their fantasies, their planning, and certainly not their successful kidnappings, tortures, and killings. Here, the killer is one of the several POV. No thanks.

I received a review copy of "The Killing Game"
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by Nancy Bush (Kensington) through NetGalley.com.
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LibraryThing member CathyGeha
Detailed and complex story with many threads that overlap and interweave and then are tied up neatly at the end – although – I felt the story could have been faster paced with less repetition.

I had mixed feelings about this book. I usually enjoy Nancy Bush’s novels but this one left me
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feeling so-so at the end. I liked the premise and the murder the bird tie-in of the murders with the idea of it being a game. I felt like I was reading two or perhaps even three stories in one even though they all did overlap in the end. I didn’t have real sympathy, empathy or feel as if I could relate to any of the characters. I can’t believe that the killer could find so many women that were so clueless and needy. I found it unbelievable that Andi and Luke ended up in bed and fell for one another so quickly. The plot seemed predictable in many ways. I don’t know…I did enjoy reading it but it didn’t have anything that made it special or stand out from other romantic suspense stories with serial killers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the e-ARC to read in exchange for my honest review.
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LibraryThing member readingover50
The book was pretty good, but I had issue with the description. The cover claims that a serial killer is playing a "game" with his victims. But for most of the book, the main character, Andi, did not realize that she was being stalked by a killer. So how much of a "game" was it really?

Did I guess
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who the killer was? No. The book became a little confusing at times. There were current murders, and murders from 20 years ago. Do they finally connect? Yes, but it took a long time. For me, this book was not as engaging as I hoped it would be.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2016

Physical description

384 p.; 4.2 inches

ISBN

9781420134667

Barcode

1602080
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