Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain

Kill You Twice by Chelsea Cain

Utterly engrossing.--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Nothing makes Portland detective Archie Sheridan happier than knowing that Beauty Killer Gretchen Lowell is locked away in a psych ward. Archie can finally heal from the near-fatal physical and emotional wounds she's inflicted on him and start moving on with his life. Or can he? His latest case, involving a man who was mutilated and murdered in a public park in broad daylight, bears the stamp of an expert killer.and before long, Archie gets a message from Gretchen, who makes him an offer he can't refuse.

DELIVERS THE SHOCKS.--MIAMI HERALD

Gretchen claims to have inside knowledge about the grisly Mount Tabor Park murder--and Archie can't risk losing his only lead in the case. At least, that's what he tells himself after he agrees to visit Gretchen.But the ties between Archie and Gretchen have always been stronger, deeper, and more complex than he's willing to admit, even to himself. What game is Gretchen playing this time? And even more frightening, what long-hidden secrets from her past have been dredged up that someone would kill to protect?

Masterful on every level.--Booklist

CHELSEA CAIN spent her early years on an Iowa commune before relocating to Washington State. Chelsea Cain lives in Portland, Oregon, and writes a weekly column for The Oregonian. Heartsick and Sweetheart, her first two novels involving Archie and Gretchen, were both New York Times bestsellers.