Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is book 11 of the Will Trent mystery/thriller series and it was great. This is the first book I’ve read in the series, but having watched the tv series, I didn’t feel lost reading it. Plus, there is enough backstory in the book to help the reader understand what is going on. The book can be read as a stand-alone mystery.

This mystery focuses on Dr. Sara Linton, who is about to start a prestigious residency and goes out to celebrate with her boyfriend and fellow residents. She then goes to work and is brutally raped. The attack changes the course of her life. Fifteen years later she treats a young woman in the ER who has been brutally beaten and raped. The girl dies and Sara vows to see her attacker punished. The accused is the son of two doctors that Sara went to medical school with. After she testifies at the trial, the mother of the accused confronts her and utters something that sends Sara reeling. Apparently her attack and the young woman’s attack are connected. This starts an off-the-books investigation by Will and Faith into both attacks.

This book was nuts. It’s told in two timelines – the present, and fifteen years ago just before and after Sara’s attack. I really enjoyed how the author wove the timelines together. This is hard to do and not every author can pull it off, but it’s done well here. The main characters, Will, Faith, Amanda, and Sara are well developed and have a great, but complicated, relationship. I love that we see more of Faith’s son Jeremy, who gets first-hand experience of the dangers and seedy side of his mom’s job. The suspects the team investigate are despicable characters with little-to-no redeeming qualities. All of them are wealthy and supposedly up-standing citizens, but the dark secrets they keep are nauseating. The book has plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing until the end. If you like action-packed mysteries, pick this book up today.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and William Morrow. All opinions are my own.