Kill For Me, Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh

 

My thoughts

This was my first book my Steve Cavanagh and it will not be my last. This is possibly my favorite thriller ever. Hands down in the top ten. It's so good.

Two women meet in a bar. Not the start of a joke either. They actually met in a group therapy session. They have both been through something very traumatic. 

Amanda is grieving and can't seem to come to terms in any way with her loss. Her six year old daughter was taken. Then found in a dumpster dead. A week later her husband, who could not deal with this loss and blamed himself, took his own life. Amanda has no reason to carry on now. She's lost all of her will to live. The man who killed her daughter will never he held accountable for it. He is a murderer and has done it before. He is also mega rich. He and his dad can buy anything. Including a way out of being arrested for murder.

Ruth was alone in her home when a man broke in and brutally stabbed her. It was so vicious that she should not have survived. She won't ever forget those cold steel blue eyes. She wakes up in the hospital with her husband at her side. She's got so many stab marks and the doctor told her she would never be able to carry a baby. It might even be dangerous for her. She is so terrified she won't even leave her own home. No going outside. Her husband, Scott, feels so helpless. He should have been there. He should have protected her. 

You will meet three women. Amanda, Naomi, and Ruth. Amanda and Naomi are the two who meet in a group session and later at the bar. They are the two who agreed to kill the men who destroyed their lives. 

This book has all the twists and turns that make a great thriller. It has just enough emotion to bring big tears to your eyes in places also. I found myself cringing so much and even saying "Look out" a few times. lol It's one that kept me guessing all the way. Right before one part I thought I had a person pegged as bad and I was right but that was just to easy and I'm sure planned by the author. I liked most of these characters. Even though some were truly bad I felt awful for them. My heart broke for Ruth. I also loved her husband. He felt so awful and tried so hard. Amanda I also liked immensely. She suffered such a horrific loss. No mother should ever go through that. I liked the main detective on these cases also. Detective Farrow. He only wanted to solve these cases. He could not rest until things were made right. I liked him...

There are several things going on but it's so easy to follow. Lots of dead bodies. Some losses are just to painful to accept. Some losses have to be avenged.

Thank you #NetGalley, #SteveCavanagh, #AtriaBooks, for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.

Five big huge stars. If you like thrillers you will love this one.

About

For fans of The Silent Patient and Gone Girl, a razor-sharp and Hitchcock-inspired psychological thriller about two ordinary women who make a dangerous pact to take revenge for each other after being pushed to the brink.

One dark evening on New York City’s Upper West Side, two strangers meet by chance. Over drinks, Amanda and Wendy realize they have much in common, especially loneliness and an intense desire for revenge against the men who destroyed their families. As they talk into the night, they come up with the perfect if you kill for me, I’ll kill for you.

In another part of the city, Ruth is home alone when the beautiful brownstone she shares with her husband, Scott, is invaded. She’s attacked by a man with piercing blue eyes, who disappears into the night. Will she ever be able to feel safe again while the blue-eyed stranger is out there?

Intricate, heart-racing, and from an author who “is the real deal” (Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Kill for Me, Kill for You will keep you breathless until the final page.