Series
Publication
Tantor Audio (2016)
Original publication date
2011
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Description
Detective Nikki Galena's friend and neighbor meets a tragic end but there's more to his death than meets the eye...And someone terrible from DS Joseph Easter's past is back...A man is found executed on a piece of wasteland in Greenborough town. The cold-blooded murder triggers terrible memories for DS Joseph Easter. Just when things seemed to be going well for DS Easter, he realizes that the nightmare is coming back, threatening his career, his sanity, and maybe his life. In a breath-taking conclusion even Nikki begins to doubt DS Easter as he faces a race against time to save someone very close to him.
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LibraryThing member LisCarey
Det. Sgt. Joseph Easter is recovered from his injuries, returned to duty, and now a permanent part of DI Nikki Galena's team. Unfortunately, his first day back on the job includes the apparent suicide of Nikki's friend and neighbor, and a brief encounter with a man he's sure is a nightmare figure
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from his past.It's not long before bodies start turning up, killed execution-style, and all bearing a strong resemblance to Easter's hated former fellow special forces soldier, Billy Sweet--a man only Joseph says he's seen in the area. There's a serial killer in the area, and the gradually starts to seem that Joseph Easter is either the ultimate target, or something worse.
Meanwhile, it quickly becomes clear that there's something seriously wrong about the death of Nikki's neighbor Martin's death. It's not just that there's no evident reason for his suicide. He turns out to have been high on a ganger oyster hallucinogen that he had no apparent access to. The cancer clinic that has been monitoring his condition for any return of his cancer for years claims never to have heard of him. And he was, years ago, involved in a clinical trial. Two other members of the trial have also died in strange circumstances.
Two big, peculiar, dangerous, unrelated cases at the same time. It's so obvious there's no connection between Easter's serial killer and an odd cluster of apparent suicides that no one questions it.
We see both the newly returned Joseph Easter and the newly somewhat reformed Nikki Galena's under extreme pressure, and newly reconstituted team they lead responding to the pressure along with them. It's an interesting plot, but also good characters continuing to grow and change.
Recommended.
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LibraryThing member Vesper1931
When a friend and neighbour of Detective Nikki Galena dies she refuses to accept that it is suicide. While researching through death statistics of the area DS Joseph Easter finds an anomaly. He also believes that he is seeing a soldier from his army past. Then the killings start. Who to trust, what
I enjoyed this story, and I liked the characters. So I will be looking for more in the series, starting with the first book
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to believe.I enjoyed this story, and I liked the characters. So I will be looking for more in the series, starting with the first book
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LibraryThing member tangledthread
The second in the Nikki Galena series. Galena has softener around the edges since the first book. She has taken on DS Easter into her squad. As part of her new lease on life, Nikki is moving back into her family home, where she rekindles some old neighborly relationships. Then one of those
I liked this one better than the first in the series.
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neighbors turns up dead. At the same time Easter takes up with a new love interest. The two threads intersect in the story. I liked this one better than the first in the series.
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Language
Original language
English