Monday, February 10, 2014

Going Twice by Sharon Sala

Book Description:

New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala enters the eye of the maelstrom as death and disaster stalk Tornado Alley—aided by an obsessive madman. 

As bodies pile up in the wake of a storm—stripped, tortured and grimly posed—authorities must admit the unthinkable. The serial killer dubbed the Stormchaser has returned following a tornado and taken it upon himself to bring the death toll up to where he believes it belongs.

FBI investigator Wade Luckett is back on the case, assisted by an agent Wade knows professionally and personally: his ex-wife, Jo. Neither time nor the tragedy that tore them apart have blunted the ache Wade feels for brave, beautiful Jo. And though she tries to deny it, she feels the same. But the stirrings of renewed romance will have to wait until they catch a killer.

The Stormchaser has no intention of getting caught. He's set his sights on a new victim. Jo can forget about the lifetime she dreams of spending with Wade. She'll be lucky to see another day.

My Thoughts:
Second in the series, does not disappoint!  A storm has ripped through and there is a huge number of deaths.  The investigators realize that there is someone killing some of the victims and not just the storm.  FBI agent Wade Luckett and his ex-wife Jo are to investigate and catch the serial killer.  Wade is still in love with Jo and Jo with Wade, and as they work together, each is forced to face that reality.  When Jo becomes the target of the madman, the love they both feel takes a back seat to survival and investigation.
I loved the throwing together of exs.  Wade and Jo have a past and I love that they both want a future.  Working together and being thrown in close proximity just reveals their feelings.  The three investigators working together are in perfect sync and they just absorbed Jo in because Wade loves her.  The psycho going around killing the storm victims is creepy and scary!  The author does a great job of building the serial killer and making him believable.
A definite 5/5.  Ms. Sala is a masterful storyteller!

Thank  you to the publisher for the review copy of this book (via netgalley).  I received this book in exchange for an honest review and the opinions stated above are 100% mine.

29 comments:

  1. I love suspenseful books like this! I'll have to read this and see how they catch that psycho killer!

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  2. I love a good mystery, so I will have to add this to my list of books to get for the beach this summer!

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  3. What a perfect setting to create a murder in. This sounds like a book that would keep me entertained for awhile,.. and you say it is a series. Perfect.

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  4. I like the sound of this book my to read list is getting longer by the day lol.

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  5. I think I have read books by this author before and remember really enjoying them. This book sounds like one that I would thoroughly enjoy! Thank you for the great review!

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  6. I love books like this! I'm going to add it to growing list of books to read.

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  7. this is a great review, and it clearly talk to me to not choose this book. not my alley. Still coming back for more of your reviews. thanks!

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  8. I have just started to re-build my book collection! I have a feeling that I would love this book!

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  9. Murder in addition to tornadoes makes this sound like a very exciting read. This book would definitely keep me interested!

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  10. Whew, that's a plot twist right there with the storm victims too... I haven't heard of a plot anything like this one, ever, and I've read a lot of reviews. :)

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  11. I love books that keep me on the edge of my seat. The Going twice definitely sounds like one of those books! Oh the suspense!

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  12. This book sounds like a really great mystery. A must add to my reading list. Thanks for this great review.

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  13. This sounds like an interesting book that contains a lot of thrilling information and an exciting setting.

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  14. Sounds like a creepy story with a lot of potential. I'll have to check it out!

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  15. Looks great! I love how many fantastic and interesting books you always have to share on here. It makes book shopping so much easier for me :)

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  16. Wow, I don't know if I could read a book like this, but my hubby likes this kind.

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  17. What a great sounding book - I think I am going to have to check out the first in the series asap :) x

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  18. That sounds like quite the suspense/thriller! I'll have to check that out!

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  19. Sounds like a good book. I'm always looking for new books to read!

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  20. I would love reading a mystery story that involves tornado alley too. Sounds like a great read.

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  21. I love suspense novels! Great book to put on my long list. lol

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  22. WHOAH! This needs to be made into a movie, too. What a unique idea for a suspense novel.

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  23. Sounds like a great beach read. I love reading series, too.

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  24. This sounds like an awesome book.. I love suspense and this.. well you left me hanging.. I soo have to grab it and finish the book..thanks for a great review... will check it out as soon as I can

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  25. Seems very interesting! This can be a movie and hopefully, it will be!

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  26. I know it sounds bad, but I love reading suspense and mystery books, especially when they have some deranged murderer in them. Ah, the terror!

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  27. Wow - I couldn't imagine this story becoming real! This definitely sounds like a page turner to me!

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  28. This book really scary but full of action. I'm sure a good read for those who like this genre of books

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  29. The plot sounds pretty scary but has a draw that pulls one back in... I love your review.

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