Genre: Mystery, ThrillerPublisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 0143196693
Release Date: 4th June 2019
Format: Hardback, Paperback, E-Book,
Audio-Book
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Synopsis:
In 1959, a family of four were brutally murdered in Holcomb, Kansas. Perry Smith and Dick Hickok were convicted and executed for the crime, and the murders and their investigation and solution became the subject of Truman Capote's masterpiece, IN COLD BLOOD. But what if there was a third killer, who remained unknown? What if there was another family, also murdered, who crossed paths with this band of killers, though their murder remains unsolved? And what if Dick Hickok left a written confession, explaining everything?
Retired FBI agent Brigid Quinn and her husband Carlo, a former priest and university professor, are trying to enjoy each other in this new stage in their lives. But a memento from Carlo's days as a prison chaplain--a handwritten document hidden away undetected in a box of Carlo's old things--has become a target for a man on the run from his past. Jerry Beaufort has just been released from prison after decades behind bars, and though he'd like to get on with living the rest of his life, he knows that somewhere there is a written record of the time he spent with two killers in 1959. Following the path of this letter will bring Jerry into contact with the last person he'll see as a threat: Brigid Quinn.
Review:
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Brigid Quinn, a retired FBI agent, and her husband are both trying to enjoy their new stage in their life. Jerry is enjoying his new found freedom after spending decades behind bars. He wants to live the rest of his life but knows that a written record of a time he spent with killers in 1959 could become his undoing.
This is the fourth book in the Brigid Quinn series. However, I don't think you have to read the other books in the series to read this one. This is the first book by Becky Masterman that I have read and I really enjoyed her storytelling and I didn't feel confused or lost reading this book. I actually didn't realise that this was the fourth book in the series. The author has done a fantastic job of building up the characters backstories without having to go back and read the other books.
The premise of this book was interesting. Becky Masterman has built on the true story of the Clutter family murders and what would happen if there were a third killer that remained unknown. Jerry knows that if someone were to find the evidence linking him to the two killers that it would lead them to another murder case that remained unsolved.
When a new neighbour moves to where Brigid lives she quickly becomes anxious. She begins to investigate him and the two murders. She soon realises that a third killer may have been involved and she hopes to find out the what really happened before it's too late.
Brigid was an interesting character. She moves to Florida after retiring as an FBI agent. Her marriage to her husband means a lot to her, and it times it felt she put her marriage first whereas her husband didn't. Brigid becomes obsessed with solving the case, despite being retired and is very paranoid about their new neighbour. Of course, her paranoia wasn't wrong..
Jerry was the other main character in this book. We follow his journey from being released from jail, to his travels and eventually his obsession with destroying the evidence that will link him to a murder.
The changing points of view from Brigid to Jerry had me hooked. Jerry in particular was a chilling character and I felt the tension really built until the climax by having the points of view change. I really enjoyed how both their stories come to a crash due to their obsessions.
This was a brilliant spin on an already famous murder case. The plot was tense and kept me on the edge of my seat. I would love to go back and read the other books in the series to see what I've missed.
This is the fourth book in the Brigid Quinn series. However, I don't think you have to read the other books in the series to read this one. This is the first book by Becky Masterman that I have read and I really enjoyed her storytelling and I didn't feel confused or lost reading this book. I actually didn't realise that this was the fourth book in the series. The author has done a fantastic job of building up the characters backstories without having to go back and read the other books.
The premise of this book was interesting. Becky Masterman has built on the true story of the Clutter family murders and what would happen if there were a third killer that remained unknown. Jerry knows that if someone were to find the evidence linking him to the two killers that it would lead them to another murder case that remained unsolved.When a new neighbour moves to where Brigid lives she quickly becomes anxious. She begins to investigate him and the two murders. She soon realises that a third killer may have been involved and she hopes to find out the what really happened before it's too late.
Brigid was an interesting character. She moves to Florida after retiring as an FBI agent. Her marriage to her husband means a lot to her, and it times it felt she put her marriage first whereas her husband didn't. Brigid becomes obsessed with solving the case, despite being retired and is very paranoid about their new neighbour. Of course, her paranoia wasn't wrong..
Jerry was the other main character in this book. We follow his journey from being released from jail, to his travels and eventually his obsession with destroying the evidence that will link him to a murder.
The changing points of view from Brigid to Jerry had me hooked. Jerry in particular was a chilling character and I felt the tension really built until the climax by having the points of view change. I really enjoyed how both their stories come to a crash due to their obsessions.
This was a brilliant spin on an already famous murder case. The plot was tense and kept me on the edge of my seat. I would love to go back and read the other books in the series to see what I've missed.
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