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A review by melaniebopp
The Devil You Know by Camilla Quinn
Please tell me this novella has a sequel! The reader follows the story of Tom the former assassin/interrogator with his daughter and Doro the new assassin sent to kill him. Not exciting enough for you? Oh, I forgot to mention - Tom has disassociative identity disorder, an inner (and sometimes outer) persona he refers to as the Devil.
I was surprised at how fleshed out the characters were with only about 28K words. Dreams became well-integrated flashbacks, conversations between Tom and his Devil helped flesh out his inner demons (so to speak), and Tom's daughter's presence brings a lightness to the whole story without diffusing the tension.
It's not a romance, not really, but there is a subtle hint that suggests there's something more. And that something leaves the reader wanting more.
Fair warning - there is violence, but it's not gratuitously so. That said, if depictions of violence are a problem for you, you may want to give it a pass.
I was surprised at how fleshed out the characters were with only about 28K words. Dreams became well-integrated flashbacks, conversations between Tom and his Devil helped flesh out his inner demons (so to speak), and Tom's daughter's presence brings a lightness to the whole story without diffusing the tension.
It's not a romance, not really, but there is a subtle hint that suggests there's something more. And that something leaves the reader wanting more.
Fair warning - there is violence, but it's not gratuitously so. That said, if depictions of violence are a problem for you, you may want to give it a pass.