There was a little bit of time between when I read the blurb for this book and when I got to read the actual book, and so I was a little surprised when I got to reading it and it wasn't a Tempe Brennan story, but, instead a stand alone one.

But, it was quite the stand alone thriller (although, crossing fingers, I could also see how it could become a series).

It's the story of Sunday Night. She's a troubled and sorta messed up person, but her foster father comes to her with a case and to see if she wants to take it and try to be a bit of a PI.

An old woman lost her daughter and grandson in a bombing of a Jewish school the year before. Her granddaughter went missing at the same time. She wants Sunday to find those who did the bombing and find out what happened to her granddaughter as well.

And from there we were off and running. And t here's quite a bit of chasing going on in the book as well. We also learn some (but I'm not sure we learn all) about Sunday's life and the life of her family.

It was such a thriller for sure, and quite a few of the twists and turns were very surprising.

It was a cool novel and whether it's the start of another series or a stand alone it was cool.

I got this ARC through Netgalley on behalf of Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine

I've seen some reviews from my Goodreads friends that gave this book a 3 out of 5 stars. I honestly would give it a 4.5 out of 5 stars.

I love Kathy's books. Her Temperance Brennan series got me started in reading crime fiction and mysteries. (I also love her Virals series). This book was a bit different from her other books. It's a stand alone but I wouldn't mind if it became a series too.

In this book we meet a different character, Sunday Night, or Sunnie as she's called by those that know her. As this book starts, Sunnie is on her boat when she gets a visit from Beau, a friend of hers asking her to visit with a woman about her missing granddaughter. One thing leads to another and Sunnie ends up being hired by this woman to try to find her missing granddaughter. Sunnie discovers that the girl was kidnapped by a terrorist group and is determined to save her.

Kathy has a way of writing a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat and not wanting to get out of your chair (or bed) to go do everyday things, like going to work. Haha.

If Kathy decides to make this a series, I'm all for it but I do hope to see more Temperance Brennan novels in the future.

If any of you are looking for a great Summer read I would suggest this one. It comes out in the US on July 11th, 2017.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kathy Reichs, and the publisher for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

This departure from the Temperance Brennan series introduces a grittier protagonist, Sunday Night. Sunnie, who lives an isolated lifestyle on Goat Island off the South Carolina coast, is a young woman with a troubled past. She is coerced to take on the case of a missing girl, a girl whose story is uncomfortably close to her own tragic childhood.

There is very little in this character to relate to, when compared to the eloquence of Dr. Brennan, but you find yourself drawn in by the flawed Sunnie. Joined by her intense twin brother, August, they travel from Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and finally to a pulse-pounding show-down with the terrorists who kidnapped the missing girl at a crowded national event. While Temperance is by-the-book, Sunday is out-of-the-box. The accelerating pace of the book and bombshell ending makes this a splendid read.

Sunday and her twin, Gus have a sweet rapport for such flawed people. I hope Reichs brings these characters back, they have a long way to go and I want to take that road with them.

This is an engaging book about an investigator with the appealing name of Sunday Night. While I prefer Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan series, this book certainly kept me turning the pages. Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Bantam and NetGally for the ARC.

This was my first book by Kathy Reichs and unfortunately this will be my last for some years.I didn't hate the book or the story but her writing style didn't do it for me. I couldn't point out what exactly caused it but whenever I started reading this book, I'd feel sleepy and many times I actually fell asleep. The story was far from boring but I often had to read again the scenes because I had lost myself.

Sunday Night is a great name and also the main character. She has been forced to retire after an injury and her friend and parental figure Beau has found the perfect case to try help her recover. A bombing, a mother and child dead and one teenage girl missing, presumed dead. But, as she accepts the case, Sunday can feel there is much more to it.

My first issue was Sunday herself. I only know the Bones series from TV but something in Sunday's tone reminded me of Dr Brennan. She has this detached way of describing things, that is just like Brennan's—at least on TV—but all of a sudden she'd react emotionally. I felt as though she was forcing Sunday not to be Brennan, when deep down she behaved similarly. Again, to the TV version, for I wouldn't know how the books really are. This problem made it even harder for me to connect to her, even while suspecting how much she had suffered in the past.

Gus, her twin brother, could have been the likable character to neutralize this but he was barely present and rarely too useful. Sunday is really too good to really need a partner. Gus was more like her minion, and he didn't really have a story of his own. I did like him but not that much to save the book for me.

And we have the villains and the side characters. None have much either, except for one when the book is almost over and it still didn't redeem the character in my eyes. In sum, this book didn't have good characters.

As for the plot, it was interesting but the twists didn't have any weight. They weren't exactly predictable—well, some were quite a lot—, but I didn't find it all that smart. I won't call it boring, because it wasn't. It was simply too far from being mind-blowing or impacting or any adjective that could have saved the book. This whole paragraph applies to the conclusion, by the way.

I was disappointed because I have heard wonderful things about Reichs but this wasn't a bad book. Unfortunately, I was sure I had gotten above average and it sure wasn't.

I was given this book through Net Galley. I normally do not give bad reviews and I hope this seems fair. If I don't care for a book, or can't finish, I just don't comment. However, this was given to me for a fair review. I started reading Kathy Reichs Temperance series...I like her writing and character in that however, I didn't in this stand alone book. I couldn't finish the book. Sunday Night wasn't a character I cared for. I wanted to...I don't have issues with broken characters, normally I love that...just not this time. There was too much outfoxing the people following Sunday. On and on it went, at least it felt that way for me, I got that she was smart, clever. On with it. There's a missing girl after an explosion and a recluse (Sunday) is asked to help find the girl...ooooh right up my alley. But no, I got bogged down in changing from one hotel to another. We are all different and Kathy Reichs is an excellent writer, so I'm sure many will love this book.

Being a huge fan of the television show - 'Bones' and also the books that inspired the series, I was excited to get my hands on 'Two Nights.' The new heroine - tough and taciturn Sunday Night was a hard character to like. Sunnie wasn´t warm and caring like Temperance Brennan and seemed at times to be abhorrant in her insensitive behaviour to other characters.

Night is sent on a mission to find a missing teenage girl - Stella, twelve months after her mother and brother are killed in a bomb blast. She is not afraid to engage in conflict with other characters and is deeply committed to solving the case. Later on in the novel, we learn about her background and why this particular case has such significance.

I wonder whether part of the reason that I found it difficult to warm to Sunnie was the fact she was the opposite to Reich´s beloved character - Temperance Brennan. She certainly is an admirable character and one who would definitely have your back in a fight. Though she seemed first quite unlikeable, her unflinching determination to find Stella against all odds made me warm to her. I would be interested in learning more about Sunnie in future novels.

Thankyou to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of the novel in exchange for an honest review.

I received this book as an ARC. Whatever weaknesses this book may or may not have, and they are few and far between, the protagonist, Sunday Night, is a unique character to say the least. She is about as opposite of Temperance Brennan as it is possible to get. She is gritty and has a past that is only revealed in fits and starts as the book progresses. The final revelations are shocking and I never saw them coming.
The story itself is typical thriller - a radical fringe group kills a wealthy dowager's family during a bombing and the dowager hires ex-cop Sunday to get to the bottom of things, and maybe find the granddaughter who survived the bombing as a bonus. Sunday has her own ways of finding answers and is helped by the dowager's seemingly bottomless bankbook. So as not to spoil it, suffice it to say that things work out more or less for the best.
The writing is crisp. I would have liked a bit more detail into the lives of some of the major players, but that may come in future books. I hope there are more books because I absolutely love Sunday Night. If you enjoy Kathy Reichs' fiction, give Two Nights a try. Tempe is nowhere to be found but Sunday's hard edged personality makes up for it. Five strong stars.

I have read all of Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan books. I was a little skeptical when I saw this was not one of the series. However, all I can say is "WOW". I could not put this book down. It is a great thriller that should not be missed! Excellent. Perhaps it is the beginning of yet another great Kathy Reichs series. The book comes out on 7/11/17 - don't miss it!

Excerpt from Review:"...Kathy Reichs has created a character that you can’t help but love. Sunday Night is a tough girl with a great deal of skill, but there is a vulnerability beneath that tough exterior...The book is fast-paced and well-written and the storyline believable. The tale was very poignant in our time of political unrest and I could see something like this happening. I was completely engrossed and loathed putting the book down, but life must be lived and jobs must be worked..."

Another wonderful read from Kathy Reichs. A protagonist that is flawed & barely coping but strong and relatable. Her story is dished out piece by piece, and even then feels not entirely explored... is this really a stand alone book? I could read another Sunday Night story for sure. A tempo and prose that is quite different to her "Bones" books and a story that draws you in and keeps you involved and invested. Definitely worth the money and the time.

The book title is a clever play on words, referring both to Sunday Night and her brother, Gus Night, who "always has her back" and an element from Sunday's escape from her old life. The book is told partly from Sunday's working of a current missing person's case and partly from flashbacks that we only come to realize are Sunday's memories. A taut and brilliantly told story, these new characters foretell a sure winner.

Sunday "Sunnie" Night is trying to ignore past traumas in her life by isolating herself and burying her emotions. But when a young girl disappears, Sunnie is compelled to help the family and find out the truth about their daughter.

"Two Nights" is by the author of the Temperance Brennan series, but Sunnie reminds me more of Betty Webb's private investigator Lena Jones than Tempe. Like Lena, Sunnie has a troubled past, is extremely independent, and doesn't always play by the rules. She is a smart investigator, determined to solve the case, even if it means facing her past.

The story is suspenseful, and sometimes puzzling, but very entertaining. It's always nice to be surprised when reading a mystery, and the book had a few twists I didn't see coming. Sunnie isn't as appealing of a character as the novel version of Reich's Brennan, but is a unique character in a mystery that kept my interest throughout the book.

I received this book from NetGalley, through the courtesy of Random House. The book was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.

Awesome book! This is the first time I've read one of Kathy Reichs' books that didn't have Dr. Temperance Brennan as the starring character. This one has a reluctant investigator, Sunday Night (love the name!), who gets pulled into a case where a family was destroyed by a bomb attack. Everyone dies except for a teenaged girl who has vanished. Sunday is determined to find the girl, dead or alive. Suspenseful thriller that kept me glued to the pages.

Many thanks to Kathy Reichs and Random House Publishing Group through Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

At a time when I was getting discouraged by some of my favorite authors, Kathy Reichs has hit it out of the ballpark. The writing was impeccable! I'm hoping their will be more books to follow. I would highly recommend this book.

Outstanding book! Loved the characters -- so realistic. The plot, and especially the subplot, was so believable! The subplot was so horrible, but ,unfortunately, it was so much like historic happenings. The book is difficult to read, but hard to put down!

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Sunday Night lived a quiet life with her demons on the isolated island which connected to the mainland only by boat. She had no TV; read no newspapers. When her foster father and long-time friend Beau told her of someone needing her help, Sunnie’s first instinct was to refuse. But part of the story stirred long buried feelings; her dark past made a connection when she heard of the young girl who had been missing for a year – she felt the pull to find her…

With her discovery that the missing girl’s mother and brother had both been killed in a terrorist blast, and she had vanished from that time on, Sunnie’s adrenalin had her following the trail. She enlisted help when she needed it, but mostly she was a loner – cautious to a fault, nevertheless she knew one person who would have her back. Together the two of them searched, their discovery of the truth as imperative as breathing.

But the plot they uncovered was far worse than Sunnie had dreamed – would they find the missing girl? Or was she already dead? And could Sunnie face her terrible, dark past?

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs is a long way removed from her Temperance Brennan novels – it’s filled with fast-paced, full-on action from start to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed the kick-ass character of Sunnie, even with her multitude of hang-ups and demons that threatened to take her down on many occasions. I hope Reichs writes more of Sunnie’s story as I think it’d make a great series. Highly recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy to read and review.

When I first started reading this novel, I found myself frequently checking that this was written by the same Kathy Reichs that we all know and love. The plot was slow and plodding and the writing felt amateur. The heroine was annoying and reminded me more of a snotty entitled teenager rather than an ex cop with baggage. I also found the shift from first person to third person point of view and back quite distracting.

I persevered, having faith in Ms Reichs, and was well rewarded. The second half of the book picks up the pace and the intrigue and twists kept me guessing right to the end. I found the angle on modern day terror fresh and new and quite thought provoking.

Overall, probably not the best Kathy Reichs book I have read, but well worth the read. I look forward to reading more about Sunday Night and hope that this is the beginning of a new series. Recommended!

Sunday Night likes to mind her own business. She's tried her hand at a military life as well as at being a cop, but her passion these days borders on near recluse-like solitude. So, when she is sought after, by a wealthy widow, to help search for her daughter's and grandson's killers, Sunday's initial instinct is to beg off. Money doesn't concern her and she's no longer on the job. Albeit, something nags at her about the offer. The missing granddaughter who was assumed dead but never found. Is Sunday drawn to her because of her own troubled childhood? Could there be more to it? Was there a chance she might not only be able to track down the killers, but also maybe locate the missing girl alive and well?

What you get when you pick up Two Nights is an action packed thriller that keeps you on your toes til the final pages. Sunday Night, Reich's newest heroine, is snarky and bad ass. She's got her own demons to battle, but she knows how to brave them and get the job done. I recognize that as of now this is a standalone novel; however, I would be very much interested in seeing more Sunday Night adventures in the future.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and to NetGalley for providing me this early review opportunity. It's been great!

Okay. Uhm, let's see. Two Nights. Uhm... no. This just wasn't my thing. It could have been, but it wasn't, and I should have known better seeing as this is a Reichs novel, and I have never actually enjoyed anything I have read from her. I thought this would be different, as a standalone and not part of her Temperance Brennan series, but boy, I was wrong.

I absolutely could not stand the lead character, Sunnie. Or her stupid freaking name (Sunday Night - I am not even kidding). Or her horrendous sense of humour. She was a gruff character, and not in the good way. She annoyed me, she did not come across and broken or strong or a survivor, but a whiny brat. Also, stupid little details that Reichs insisted on highlighting - such as exactly which shade of OPI Sunnie was wearing on nails was just grating. I did not like the way the book was written, either. Certain phrases were constantly recycled (the biggest offender was "pro that I am"). So many of the sentences are short and snippy, which makes for staccato reading, nothing smooth. Just jarring.

The books dawdles and runs in circles the whole time, and there are massive chunks of time dedicated to, well, nothing happening. Just repetitive waiting, waiting, waiting, and I just couldn't stand it. I think the best thing about this mess was Gus, and he was not featured nearly as much as he could have been. Another thing? The history of Gus and Sunnie had so much more potential than was realised in the book. This really could have been the something to draw us in. Instead the constant hinting but no real payoff really just got under my skin. Yes, it really seems that this whole book got under my skin, and it did.

Two Nights is sloppily written, filled to the brim with hateful characters, and has a rather thin story stretched out to within an inch of its life. It is dull and a total waste of time, and took me forever to slog through. Definitely not a book I enjoyed or could recommend.