Never Tell by Lisa Gardner

Never Tell by Lisa Gardner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

One death might be an accident.
Two looks like murder.

A man is shot dead in his own home, and his pregnant wife, Evie, is found with the gun in her hands.

Detective D.D. Warren instantly recognises her. Sixteen years ago, Evie also shot her own father. That killing was ruled an accident.

D.D. doesn’t believe in coincidences. But this case isn’t as open and shut as it first appears, and her job is to discover the truth.

Evie might be a victim.

Or she might be about to get away with murder again.

This appears to be one of a series of books which I had not read before but it is a decent stand alone book.

A solid plot line with relatable characters who as expected are flawed and this predictably leads them into difficult scenarios.

Lots of police involvement but equally good explanations along the way as different lines of enquiry are pursued until the puzzle begins to fit together.

Tightly woven together sub plots that culminate in the final reveal, which wasn’t entirely unpredictable but nevertheless a satisfactory read but no real unexpected twists.

There are so many books in this psychological/thriller/criminal genre that it’s becoming more and more difficult to rate them. This is not a great book but still a decent read, I give this one a 3.5 (rounded up to 4* for Goodreads and Amazon) and would recommend.