Publication: February 11, 2020
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Source: Publisher
Synopsis:
FBI agent Reed Markham is haunted by one painful unsolved mystery: who murdered his mother? Camilla was brutally stabbed to death more than forty years ago while baby Reed lay in his crib mere steps away. The trail went so cold that the Las Vegas Police Department has given up hope of solving the case. But then a shattering family secret changes everything Reed knows about his origins, his murdered mother, and his powerful adoptive father, state senator Angus Markham. Now Reed has to wonder if his mother's killer is uncomfortably close to home.
Unable to trust his family with the details of his personal investigation, Reed enlists his friend, suspended cop Ellery Hathaway, to join his quest in Vegas. Ellery has experience with both troubled families and diabolical murderers, having narrowly escaped from each of them. She's eager to skip town, too, because her own father, who abandoned her years ago, is suddenly desperate to get back in contact. He also has a secret that could change her life forever, if Ellery will let him close enough to hear it.
Far from home and relying only on each other, Reed and Ellery discover young Camilla had snared the attention of dangerous men, any of whom might have wanted to shut her up for good. They start tracing his twisted family history, knowing the path leads back to a vicious killer—one who has been hiding in plain sight for forty years and isn't about to give up now.
Unable to trust his family with the details of his personal investigation, Reed enlists his friend, suspended cop Ellery Hathaway, to join his quest in Vegas. Ellery has experience with both troubled families and diabolical murderers, having narrowly escaped from each of them. She's eager to skip town, too, because her own father, who abandoned her years ago, is suddenly desperate to get back in contact. He also has a secret that could change her life forever, if Ellery will let him close enough to hear it.
Far from home and relying only on each other, Reed and Ellery discover young Camilla had snared the attention of dangerous men, any of whom might have wanted to shut her up for good. They start tracing his twisted family history, knowing the path leads back to a vicious killer—one who has been hiding in plain sight for forty years and isn't about to give up now.
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In All The Best Lies, Reed decides now is as good a time as any to find out what really happen to his birth mother. He enlists the help of Ellery, who finds herself suspended from the police department and waiting to find out if she can go back to work or not. I loved that Reed wants Ellery to help him with a case that is so personal to him. But this murder happened 40 years ago and Reed is unsure if he'll be able to find the answers that he’s looking for. He's been lied to about his past and he needs to find out the truth once and for all.
Ellery and Reed have a very interesting dynamic. They're sort of drawn to each other. Though other people might think they are a dangerous combination, I think they happen to work very well together. Yes, Ellery is sometimes reckless and dangerous and feels like she doesn't deserve to live, but she's a survivor and if anybody will have Reed's back it's Ellery.
The story moved at a good pace and I was hooked from the very first chapter. Every other character in this story seem suspicious. I was second guessing every person and everything. It felt like everyone had secrets to hide. I loved that. This was a very well written mystery that was full of suspense, distrustful characters, and lots of secrets. The ending was really good; I was surprised by it. I cannot wait for hopefully the fourth book in the series to find out what’s next for Reed and Ellery.
RATING: 4½ OUT OF 5.
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