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Nothing to Lose by Victoria Selman

4.0

Finished reading: January 3rd 2020

“Serial murderers always make the headlines. It's the rubbernecker phenomenon: evil fascinates us. But when it's on our doorstep all that changes.”

Spoiler

I decided to pick up the Ziba Mackenzie sequel almost immediately after finishing the first book so I'd have one less series to catch up with in 2020. While I thought the first book wasn't nearly as strong as the third, I was really curious to see how book two would connect the two and how certain character developments and events were explained. And I have to admit that while book three is still my favorite of the series, I had a great time reading Nothing To Lose and managed to finish it in less than a day. If you like your thrillers fast, action-packed and filled with suspenseful moments, this series is definitely for you! That said, Ziba did once again bother me considerably in this sequel. Her arrogance and constant need to prove and repeat just how tough and badass she is really started to get on my nerves. It made her character a lot harder to like and also distracted from the plot... Although I'm happy that I at least didn't have the same feeling when I read the third book last month. The plot of Nothing To Lose is without doubt an exciting one, and even evolves around two completely different cases: the active murder investigation of a new serial killer Ziba is assigned to and the mystery around the death of her husband Duncan two years ago. It might have been a bit much to handle, but there is also no doubt that as a consequence you won't find a boring minute in Nothing To Lose and the suspense is high. This is definitely one of those series that keeps improving its quality with each book! I was surprised not to find any mention of one of the prominent characters (Dr Vernon Sange) of book three in this sequel though...

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