Eden (An Archer and Bennet Thriller Book 2) by Candice Fox

4 Stars

345 Pages
Publisher: Kensington Books
Release Date: August 25, 2015

Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Serial Killer, Psychological

Eden Archer is the daughter of Heinrich Archer, also known as Hades, a serial killer. Although Eden is a police officer, she also takes after her father and kills. Her partner, Frank Bennet, works on the fringe of the law. Together they are going undercover on a case. Hades asks Frank to find out who is watching him. Frank discovers Adam White is the one tracking Hades’ movements. Adam believes Hades killed his aunt back in 1979.

The story jumps back and forth in time. At times it took me a minute to figure out where and when I was in the story. The characters are developed and flawed. It is written in different points of view. If you like psychological thrillers, you may enjoy reading this book.

This was a great read and highly recommended if you haven't read it yet! Intriguing page tuner that will keep you wandering and keep you from start to end!

I started this book not realising it was the second in the series but that in no way spoilt my enjoyment of the book at all. It was a fast paced and very involved plot with three storylines going on which made for a well crafted read. my first Candice Fox and it most certainly won't be my last .
My thanks to the publisher and to Netgalley for the ARC.

Of Hades, the first book in this series, I’d remarked that “this book fails to haunt my memory or raise the kind of moral & spiritual issues needed for five stars.” Such is true of Eden as well, but it has also brought back to me the distinctive pleasures of a series featuring very good fast-read four-stars with lots of thrills. You’ll probably never read the same one through again. (Martin Amis was horrified @ seeing the toll alcoholism had taken on his father when he’d found Kingsley re-reading a Dick Francis!) Instead, you’re eager to snap up the sequel as soon as it appears. Indeed, Fall has already been published in Australia & I am so jealous of the Aussies, as neither Amazon.com nor Amazon.co.uk has it yet. In the meantime, if you’ve not yet read Hades, drop everything now & read it, & then you’ll really be ready to enjoy Eden, which is even better. I found it hard to get into Hades Archer’s backstory, which alternates with the current adventures of detectives Eden Archer & Frank Bennett. But it was worth the effort. We find out that the young Hades was perviously known as the Dogboy of Darlington & how he acquired that sobriquet, as well as how he exchanged it for Hades. In the main plot, Eden goes undercover @ a farm run by real low-lifes to find out what happened to some girls who disappeared. Of course you’re expecting her to kick some serious arse & you’ll not be disappointed. I also liked Frank better this time. He’s still your generic middle-aged divorced male detective found in squad rooms from Oslo to Aberdeen to LA to Sydney & who deals with grief by opening another bottle. But he does a good job of being a cop in this one as he seeks out the mystery of Hades’ long-lost love. Like Frank, we feel every sense of the word ‘awe’ towards Eden: fear, fascination, admiration & attraction - the way you might feel if you shared your home with a leopard. Unlike my favourite fictional detectives such as Cassie Maddox or Lacey Flint, Eden’s not someone you wish you could have as a friend & fortunately for us, ‘What would Eden do?” isn’t applicable to most of our life-choices. But as a character in a story book she’s pure 190 proof bad-ass chick & huge fun to follow. Despite my resolutions to devote what leisure time I have exclusively to the pursuit of aesthetic & spiritual excellence, I’m salivating to lay hold the next in the series.

My thanks to Netgalley for an advance gratis review copy.

I am very late coming to the table with this one, I haven't read book 1 either as I didn't realise this at the time when requesting from Net Galley.

Its a dark riveting read.

Hades.

He is a dark underground figure, he's curt, he's harsh. We get to know why though and what has made him this way.

He wasn't just bad, he was EVIL
There is an awful lot more to him though than what first meets the eye.

Eden.


Eden and her partner Frank Bennett.

Hades injured Frank and hes been recovering, but now hes back. Is he back willingly though? Is he ready to play the game.

Frank is a drinker, a real soaker of a drinker.


Eden goes undercover to find out what has been happening to the missing women surrounding this story. It turns out to be a semi cult environment.
But she is putting herself in severe danger.

I am giving this 3 stars because its good. The characters are well developed but at times I found the story lagging, confusing.

Maybe have been best if I had read book 1, but, not sure.

It was one of more unique police procedurals. I recommend it for people who like Dexter.