Format: Mass Market, 432 pages
Release Date: October 22, 2024
Publisher: Zebra
Source: Publisher
Genre: Thrillers / Suspense
The Blacklist meets The Profiler in this edgy, gripping thriller that’s perfect for of Laura
Griffin and Jayne Ann Krentz!
A string of brutal murders is leaving a grisly trail across the Pacific Northwest—and drawing rising star FBI profiler Laurel Snow back into a treacherous case and a twisted personal drama she can’t escape . . .
The first body is torn apart, blood and flesh are discovered across both state and federal lands. As the victims multiply, a pattern emerges—each is related to past cases investigated by Laurel Snow, with the assistance of Huck Rivers, Washington Fish and Wildlife captain. When friends and loved ones are targeted, things become even more chillingly personal.
As Laurel and Huck team up again to navigate the gruesome and increasingly bizarre killings, they must also keep a safe distance from Laurel’s half-sister, Abigail, a dangerously clever sociopath. Ever since their father reappeared in town, Abigail has been convinced she must protect Laurel from his malignant narcissism—a scourge she’s sure they’ve both inherited. Huck is not spared either as a shocking development in the case touches his own life.
With the murders, and the suspects, multiplying around them, and the lives of everyone in their orbit at stake, only Laurel’s sharp analytic skills, Huck’s deep gut instincts, and their growing bond will enable them to face the demons within and the threats without—before they’re next on an elusive killer’s hit list . . .
A string of brutal murders is leaving a grisly trail across the Pacific Northwest—and drawing rising star FBI profiler Laurel Snow back into a treacherous case and a twisted personal drama she can’t escape . . .
The first body is torn apart, blood and flesh are discovered across both state and federal lands. As the victims multiply, a pattern emerges—each is related to past cases investigated by Laurel Snow, with the assistance of Huck Rivers, Washington Fish and Wildlife captain. When friends and loved ones are targeted, things become even more chillingly personal.
As Laurel and Huck team up again to navigate the gruesome and increasingly bizarre killings, they must also keep a safe distance from Laurel’s half-sister, Abigail, a dangerously clever sociopath. Ever since their father reappeared in town, Abigail has been convinced she must protect Laurel from his malignant narcissism—a scourge she’s sure they’ve both inherited. Huck is not spared either as a shocking development in the case touches his own life.
With the murders, and the suspects, multiplying around them, and the lives of everyone in their orbit at stake, only Laurel’s sharp analytic skills, Huck’s deep gut instincts, and their growing bond will enable them to face the demons within and the threats without—before they’re next on an elusive killer’s hit list . . .
You Can Kill is the Fourth installment in author Rebecca Zanetti's Laurel Snow series. Let's call this series The Profiler meets Justified meets The Blacklist. FBI Special Agent in Charge Laurel Snow has moved her Pacific Northwest Violent Crimes Unit to her home in Genesis Valley, Washington to be close to her lover Captain Huck Rivers of Fish & Wildlife, as well as her mother who is opening a shop that features gourmet tea. Oh, and let's not forget her psychopathic half-sister Abigail who has made it her mission to protect Laurel from the father they both share.
Why you say? Because Laurel is pregnant. The two sisters at the center of the series are like two halves of one whole - one light, and one dark - one in law enforcement, the other a sociopath. This fascinating family dynamic is set against a suspenseful crime mystery. Laurel and her team have taken down (3) brutal serial killers, but it seems as though that doesn't matter. After Laurel is attacked by serial killer Jason, she is worried that if anyone learns that she is pregnant, she will be taken off the cases. That can not happen.
Not when bodies start turning up in curious places. Places where she and Huck had previously found dead bodies. As Laurel and Huck team up again to navigate the gruesome and increasingly bizarre killings, they must also keep a safe distance from Abigail, a dangerously clever sociopath. Ever since their rapist father, Zeke Caine, reappeared in town, Abigail has been convinced she must protect Laurel from his malignant narcissism—a scourge she’s sure they’ve both inherited. Huck is not spared either as a shocking development in the case touches his life and puts him in a difficult situation with his employer.
With the murders piling up, and the suspects multiplying around them, the lives of everyone in their orbit are at stake, including Laurel's mother and those who work for her. Even with Laurel’s sharp analytic skills, Huck’s deep gut instincts, and growing bond, it will take a remarkable set of events to ensure everyone survives before they’re next on an elusive killer’s hit list. For those who haven't read this series, Laurel is a child prodigy. She has an eidetic memory and knows too much about almost everything. She also has heterochromatic eyes, which apparently is a sign of intelligence.
Huck and Laurel are a perfectly balanced couple, these two know each other better than they know themselves, and the addition of Deirdre to the story gives the series more depth. This book ends on a brutal scene which I will not spoil. I am not sure where the author goes from here, but Laurel and Huck definitely need a vacation from everything that is happening around Genesis Valley and of course, Abigail who I doubt we have seen the last of.
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