I received another unexpected visit from old friends. Have You Seen Her? by Karen Rose follows a character introduced in one of her earlier novels. I really like that she goes back and tells the stories of characters that were accessories in other stories. The books aren't truly sequels or part of a series, but there is a sense of familiarity that is comforting.
She is also freakishly good at writing serial killers. Her killers are always there, in the story, staring you right in the face. The challenge is to recognize them. I never feel like Rose is deliberately misdirecting me, forcing me to see an innocent bystander as the killer. But I never get it right, either.
I guess that's what makes her novels so good. That's how it usually works in real life. The quirky but quiet person next door can't possibly be harmful. Right?
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