When a man hits his wife, then it’s his turn to die
Furious that the courts and police can’t prevent respected surgeon John Kirby from beating his wife, Sally Mellors steps in to save her. Permanently…
But Grace Kirby isn’t the only one who needs saving and Sally quickly discovers she’s taken on a much bigger job than she’d thought.
With her unique ability to blend justice with fun, Sally sets joyfully about the business of removing the monsters from women’s lives, but is she in danger of becoming a monster herself?
As her friends in the police get ever closer, Sally has some serious questions of her own to answer.
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Review
Sally Mellors is back! Not long after completing her revenge for her husband's death, she and her friends realise that a member of their golf club is hitting his wife. Aware that the police are helpless and unable to sit back and do nothing, Sally decides to bring her murderous alter-ego Selina back for a spot of husband-killing.
I actually enjoyed this book even more than the first, even though the body count is much higher and it really isn't practicable to flip back and forth on my phone to the maps every time Selina makes her escape. I really appreciated the female friendships, even if Sally did sometimes lie to her friends and leverage a few of them for alibis or information.
I was surprised Sally didn't come under closer scrutiny given her proximity to many of Selina's victims, but given her friendship with some of the police and some seemingly-solid alibis, I can forgive them for looking past her. I'm less sold on the outside cops being so forgiving but... eh. It was a different time and they had less of a window to investigate.
As we watched the murders and subsequent investigation from both sides, the tension didn't crank up until about 70% of the way through - but until that point, it was a satisfying showcase of vengeance and murderous competence. Sally's almost too good at this murder thing, which comes up now and then but never becomes a serious issue. After that 70% mark we get some thrills, more spills, and the payoff from a few bits of foreshadowing, but it finishes almost too neatly
The superfluous secret agents from the first book popped up a couple of times planning to recruit Selina, but still didn't interact with the plot or the main characters. If they recur, I hope they have a concrete purpose even though I'm hoping Sally is going to stop the murder thing and get on with living her life. I have an uneasy feeling these guys aren't going to take no for an answer however, so I foresee some blackmail-induced Selina shenangians in the future!
Four stars.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via Rachel's Random Resources; all opinions are my own.
Author BioK.T. Findlay lives on a small farm where he dovetails his writing with fighting the blackberry and convincing the quadbike that killing its rider isn’t a vital part of its job description.
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