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Not What It Seems (The Savannah Series)
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson brings her own brand of Southern Gothic back to the Spanish moss-draped shade of Savannah and the swampy marshes of Lowcountry Georgia, as crime writer Nikki Gillette and her husband, Detective Pierce Reed, race to expose an obsessive killer with an enigmatic M.O. . . .
The stone is small and round, easy to miss among the junk surrounding Billy Huber’s body. The man was a hoarder for sure. At first, police assume he fell from a ladder, injuring his throat and smashing his head in the process. Only on closer inspection do they see the polished stone nearby, with a number on one side etched in blood, and a strange symbol on the other.
Reporter Nikki Gillette seizes on the story and visits Huber’s sprawling property in Georgia’s low country. She gains little except the uneasy feeling of being watched. Within days, another body is found—a wealthy, thrice-married Savannah socialite dead in her lavish home. More victims follow, each one pierced through the throat. Beside each body, a stone engraved with a different number and symbol.
Detective Pierce Reed, Nikki’s husband, cautions her against getting in too deep. She’s a mother now and can’t keep putting herself in danger. Nikki knows he’s right, but her instincts are in overdrive. This is what she’s good at—finding answers and driving toward justice at any cost. Yet she knows, too, that the most terrifying killers don’t look like monsters at all. And by the time you realize how close they really are, it may already be too late to save yourself.
The stone is small and round, easy to miss among the junk surrounding Billy Huber’s body. The man was a hoarder for sure. At first, police assume he fell from a ladder, injuring his throat and smashing his head in the process. Only on closer inspection do they see the polished stone nearby, with a number on one side etched in blood, and a strange symbol on the other.
Reporter Nikki Gillette seizes on the story and visits Huber’s sprawling property in Georgia’s low country. She gains little except the uneasy feeling of being watched. Within days, another body is found—a wealthy, thrice-married Savannah socialite dead in her lavish home. More victims follow, each one pierced through the throat. Beside each body, a stone engraved with a different number and symbol.
Detective Pierce Reed, Nikki’s husband, cautions her against getting in too deep. She’s a mother now and can’t keep putting herself in danger. Nikki knows he’s right, but her instincts are in overdrive. This is what she’s good at—finding answers and driving toward justice at any cost. Yet she knows, too, that the most terrifying killers don’t look like monsters at all. And by the time you realize how close they really are, it may already be too late to save yourself.
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3.0
“Thank you to Kensington Books for the gifted physical ARC!
I have been reading a lot of mystery books lately and they've been super enjoyable, this one was a good time but I don't know if I would go so far to say it was a favorite. This is a part of a series, the fifth book in The Savannah Series, I was gifted this fifth book by the publisher and I have not read the previous four. There is some past character information that I was missing, but it didn't impact the read overall of this story. Maybe if I had the past character background it would have been better but I don't think it plays that much into my thoughts of the book.
The story is objectively okay, it is a pretty basic murder mystery with everything that you would expect from that type of story. The plot was good for the most part, a bit boring at times and dragged out, but I didn't guess the ending which is a selling point. I borderline hated the main character though and I think that was my main problem with the book. She's a reporter and her husband is a homicide detective, she inserts herself so much in such reckless ways to the investigation that it was a bit maddening. Especially when you find out more backstory of her character and what happened previously with her husband's partner. I just couldn't get behind her, I thought she was incredibly frustrating.
Overall it's a decent book, if you are interested in the series I would probably recommend reading them in order for the character background, but if you read it out of order the plot will still make sense without it. This releases June 30th!
*This ARC was gifted by Kensington books, all opinions are my own.*”
“I gave this book 3.5 stars. I was very intrigued by this book in the beginning, but I felt like the book dragged on and the ending was very predictable. I would like to read another book by Lisa Jackson to compare my star ratings.”
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