Tell No Lies: A Novel

This is the second book in the Quinn and Costa series and I liked this one more than the first. Costa has for the most part established his team and the plot focused more on the case. Trying to do an undercover operation in a small town where everyone knows everything about everyone else is tough, but this is the task. We start off with two crimes which turns into three. Can the team manage them all and who can they trust? While I figured out part of where the book was headed fairly early on, I wasn’t fully sure who was trustworthy and enjoyed the unfolding of the details. This one is a good crime procedural, that is story driven and has good character development.

Very Entertaining!! This second book in the Quinn and Costa series makes a powerful statement about the world we live in. Quinn and his team are sent in to investigate the murder of a activist and discover more than they bargained for. I am an looking forward to seeing how the relationship between Kara and Matt develops in future books. “I’m so screwed,” Matt said. “Oh?” Now Tim was smiling. “Keep this to yourself. It’s…complicated.” “You fell hard, didn’t you. For someone on your squad.” “She wasn’t on my squad when I fell for her.”

This was a complex, multi-faceted, and intriguing tale with haunting issues and a well-crafted writing style that packed a visceral punch without being gruesome. The gripping storylines were unpredictable and needled and poked at my curiosity throughout. The characters were as interesting and complicated as the case they were working and the clever author textured them well with authentic flaws and quirks. I can’t wait to dive into the next in the series as I’m well primed for more of the same of this wily wordsmith’s work.