Sunday Night, ex
-military and ex-police, has become a recluse living alone on an
island off the coast of South Carolina. Injured in an incident that
left her blind in one eye, she opted to leave the police force rather
than ride a desk. Although she doesn’t want to get involved in
investigations again, Beau, her foster father, brings her a case she
can’t easily resist.
Opaline Drucker, a
wealthy Charleston lady wants to hire her to find her granddaughter,
Stella. Stella’s mother and brother were killed when a bomb blew up
a Jewish school they were touring. Stella has been missing for over a
year. The police have given up hope she’s alive, but Opaline thinks
differently and is willing to pay very well to find her
granddaughter.
Two Nights is a
major departure from Reichs’s previous books featuring Temperance
Brennan. This book is much more a gritty PI novel. There’s plenty
of violence. The plot is clever and moves quickly. However, I did
feel that Reichs wasn’t playing fair to keep Sunday’s background
hidden until the very end. For me, knowing the background would have
made the story more believable.
I had trouble
warming up to Sunday. She’s hard-bitten and standoffish using quips
to distance herself from people in conversation. It was amusing in
the early chapters, but became wearing. He brother, Gus, is also
featured in the story. He is a much easier character to get in touch
with.
If you like PI
novels with a tough heroine, this is a good book. I think if I hadn’t
had the experience of loving Reichs’ previous novels, I would have
felt more comfortable with this one. It’s a good read. I recommend
it for a summer weekend.
I received this book
from Penguin Random House for this review.
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