Trust No One

Devlin & Falco, Book 1

By: Debra Webb

Narrated by: Donna Postel

An Amazon Charts Bestseller.

A double homicide and a missing woman lead a detective to unearth disturbing secrets in this gripping thriller from USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb.

It’s the worst possible time for Detective Kerri Devlin to be involved in an all-consuming double-homicide case. She’s locked in a bitter struggle with her ex-husband and teenage daughter, and her reckless new partner is anything but trustworthy.

Still, she has a job to do: There’s a killer at large, and a pregnant woman has gone missing. Once Devlin and her partner get to work, they quickly unearth secrets involving Birmingham’s most esteemed citizens. Each new layer of the investigation brings Devlin closer to the killer and the missing woman, who starts looking more like a suspect than a victim.

But just as answers come into view, the case twists, expands, and slithers into Devlin’s personal life. There’s a much more sinister game at work, one she doesn’t even know she’s playing - and she must unravel the truth once and for all to stop the killer before she loses everything.

©2020 Debra Webb (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Taking place over a period of 10 days, the action barrels along to the explosive conclusion. Police procedural fans who like to see evil rich people get their comeuppance will be satisfied.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A powerful combination of police procedural and psychological thriller whose every clue provides a fresh shock.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Trust No One is Debra Webb at her finest. Political intrigue and dark family secrets will keep readers feverishly turning pages to uncover all the twists in this stunning thriller.” (Melinda Leigh, number one Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Cross Her Heart)

Probably better as a physical book

The story is good overall and kept me engaged. The issue I had is that there are lots of characters and many things going on at once, making it hard to follow by just listening. Narrator Donna Postel does a credible job, but with so many characters they just do not all sound different, so it is hard to keep track when just listening. I had to go backtrack many times to figure out who the characters were in a scene change and track what was happening. I also do not think all the holes in the story were explained in the 'wrap up' ending.

Wild plot

This book may have had too many characters for me. I couldn’t quite keep up with all the bad guys and all the good guys and their families. Then I couldn’t keep up with the dead body count and who did what to whom. Still in all it was a very interesting book.

Wickedly enjoyable

Victimized women get revenge in this cleverly plotted story. I kept cringing when I thought that the author was suddenly going to punish them for their misdeeds. The fabric of the patriarchal South gets a big tear in it after they are done.

The characters are stereotypical. They are rich Southerners with giant mansions and an attitude of entitlement. There’s also the tech star who for some mysterious reason returns to the dysfunction of his family after a glamorous stint in California.

Behind the scenes it becomes apparent as usual that the white men are the only ones having so much fun. The wives experience humiliation around their husbands many affairs and their lack of respect for them. This is also stereotypical.

The men in power treat the government as their family business apparently with the full approval of the citizens so that power is handed down from father to son. It’s horrifying seeing how democracy is so broken.

The younger women, daughters of infidelity are getting educated and want to fight back against the men who abused their mothers. They prepare clever plans to punish misdeeds…seeing how they fight back is the enjoyment of this book. They aren’t exactly ethical but there is a sense of a societal cancer having been excised in the end.

great plot

I really liked the story. It had great characters. Overload of curse words that were not needed. Some I understand add a certain characterization. Just overdone with that part but again great book and great narration.

Thumbs up on this one

Couldn't put it down - di dnt want it to end. Have ordered the next in the series.