Reviews for See No Evil

The average rating for See No Evil based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-06-15 00:00:00 Natalie Amabile San Diego Deputy District Attorney Julia Chandler is the top lawyer in the DA’s office so when her 16-year old niece, Emily, is found unconscious in the same house where her stepfather’s mutilated body is discovered, she finds herself on the other side of the courtroom. She hires Connor Kincaid to join Emily’s team as their investigator, a controversial act given that the former police detective lost his job because of Julia five years ago. They begin to unravel what appears to be a chilling group of young vigilantes who are applying their own form of justice to seemingly unconnected victims. Be forewarned that what’s under the rocks unearthed by Julia and Connor is a lot of human depravity. It will challenge your sense of right and wrong because the victims are far from sympathetic. It’s a provocative story that kept me engaged from the first chapter as the crimes were brutal and the perpetrators were unconventional. Piecing together the clues, motives and potential suspects wasn’t always easy as it was like the most challenging jigsaw puzzle. This was a wonderful police procedural in that respect though it was Julia and Connor, along with his brother Dillon, distilling and synthesizing the salient details. Since Julia and Connor have a history, their relationship already had a foundation, though a contentious one. I liked how it evolved as they had to overcome major issues and confront things from the past that they’d not previously faced. I liked both of them as they are two very strong characters who maintained their identities despite the conflicts. That just made them more interesting (and exciting). This was a tough story but one where I found it hard to turn away from or put down. It also has a spectacular ending.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-06-18 00:00:00 Brian Knox I enjoyed this one. Have just finished the last in the trilogy and it was a bit of a letdown so better not let that colour my review of this one. A troubled teenage girl has been charged with the grisly murder of her stepfather. The evidence is damning: Emily was found alone at the scene with blood on her hands, and an incriminating e-mail she wrote outlines a murder plot identical to the method of the brutal slaying. But deputy district attorney Julia Chandler believes her niece is innocent, and she’s determined to keep the promise she made to protect her dead brother’s daughter–even if it means hiring private eye Connor Kincaid . . . the man who blames her for forcing his resignation from the police department. I liked that these two had a past. And not a very friendly past at that. But that changed ... after a while. “People believe what they want to believe. They see no evil because they don't want to. But evil is out there, and this is the result." The holy man gestured to the dead girls. "You might not see the evil, Officer Kincaid, but you can see its handiwork right here.” "We were both in a different place back then." "We don't live in the past, Julia." "Do you think we can find happiness?"