Sweetheart

A Thriller

By: Chelsea Cain

Narrated by: Carolyn McCormick

With Heartsick, Chelsea Cain took the crime world by storm, introducing two of the most compelling characters in decades: serial killer Gretchen Lowell and her obsessed pursuer, Portland Detective Archie Sheridan. The book spent four weeks on the New York Times best seller list and garnered rave reviews around the world. But the riveting story of Archie and Gretchen was left unfinished. Now Chelsea Cain picks up the tale again.

When the body of a young woman is discovered in Portland's Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there, more than a decade ago - it turned out to be the Beauty Killer's first victim, and Archie's first case. This body can't be one of Gretchen's - she's in prison - but after reporter Susan Ward uncovers the dead woman's identity, it turns into another big case.

Trouble is, Archie can't focus on the new investigation because the Beauty Killer case has exploded: Gretchen Lowell has escaped from prison.

Archie hadn't seen her in two months; he'd moved back in with his family and sworn off visiting her. Though it should feel like progress, he actually feels worse. The news of her escape spreads like wildfire, but secretly, he's relieved. He knows he's the only one who can catch her, and in fact, he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all.

Chelsea Cain has topped her own best-selling debut thriller with this unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat story.

©2008 Verite, Inc. (P)2008 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Superb....With its brisk pacing, carefully metered violence, and tortured hero, Cain's sophomore effort will leave readers desperate for more." ( Publishers Weekly)

SWEETHEART IS NOT HEARTSICK

I liked this book, but I was not as into it as Heartsick. The intrigue and twists that were present in the first book seemed to have disappeared in this one. It wasn't awful, but I enjoyed the first story much more. I also agree with other reviewers that the end was a bit far fetched. I don't want to spoil the ending so that is all I will say . I still intend to listen to the other books by this author. Just couldn't give it 4 or 5 stars for this one.

PLEASE ELIMINATE THE MUSIC IN BETWEEN CHAPTERS!

I love this series so much, but the addition of the " dramatic music" in between chapters, really interupted the flow of the book. If you're going to add music, at least let it be appropiate to the chapter, and not the same generic music each time. I just found it to be annoying and it almost made me return it. Let's keep it simple with a amazing performance to match an amazing story! It's the only reason I didn't rate it 4 or 5 out of 5.

Pretty good series

I liked how this book picked right up the end of the first book. Parts of this were a little unbelievable but the story was strong enough to carry my attention through to the end. It was interesting how Chelsea Cain sucks you into wanting to know what gruesome thing will happen next. Its like not being able to not watch a train wreck. This was a buddy read and now we are all caught up in the characters, it's an interesting difference to read about a female killer. Looking forward to the next books and some answers.

Not nearly as good as the first

I enjoyed the first book in the series but it seemed like the author couldn't come up with a new story so she wrote the same thing again. It was just ok.

Great listen!

This book was amazing. So well written and keeps you wanting so much more. I could barely pause it when people tried talking to me. My only issue is between some chapters they play instrumental music for what seems like forever, but I guess it would seem that way if you really wanted to listen 😂