See No Evil

See No Evil
4 Stars

When her niece is accused of killing her stepfather, Deputy District Attorney Julia Chander must join forces with Private Investigator Connor Kincaid to overcover the web of lies and intrigue surrounding the murder. This is made all the more difficult given Julia and Connor's turbulent past.

The suspense plot involves captivating themes of vigilantism and the vulnerability of young people to manipulation. The cult-like vigilante group with its mysterious, enigmatic leader behind the scenes has a chilling effect on the reader. One problem, however, is the lack of character development for some of the secondary cast as well as a need to offer up less obvious red herrings and villains.

The romance is enjoyable as both show more Connor and Julia are sympathetic characters, and their relationship develops slowly from hate and distrust to admiration and love. They take their time overcoming their individual reservations and giving in to their mutual attraction. They have good chemistry and their connection in believable.

One last comment is about the writing style. There is an awkwardness surrounding the progression of certain events. It is as if Brennan wants the reader to come to a certain conclusion yet has failed to provide the necessary foundation and detail for the leap of logic that is necessary to reach said conclusion.

All in all, a satisfying read and I look forward to the final book in the trilogy, which is Dillon's story. show less

Julia and Connor uncover a chain of unsolved violent crimes tied to an on-line website where the therapist has his patients post lethal fantasies. Of course you know where this is going. Someone has decided to turn virtual reality into actual reality. A very good story. I just enjoyed the story, the excitement of figuring out the bad guy and of course the ending, I never saw that coming.

This is the second book in [a:Allison Brennan|52527|Allison Brennan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1291263493p2/52527.jpg]’s Evil Trilogy. This series circles around the Kincaid family. In this book the hero is Connor Kincaid and the heroine Julia Chandler. They have a past, but when Julia’s niece Emily is accused of murdering her stepfather, Julia vows to protect her. With the aid of Connor and his brother Dillon, she starts an parallel investigation. Soon, they are are starting to unravel an chilling web of murders. For me, the most chilling part was the age of the murderers. So young, and so damaged. Much of the plot was in a legal, and moral gray zone. From Julia’s parallel investigation to some of Dr Bowens action. But show more that gray zone is what makes the story so chilling. Without it the story would have been more predictable. As it was, I kept guessing who He was, the man mentioned by both Faye and Cami.

This book proved that money do not equal happiness. In fact, most of the characters that are rich are scarred by the past. Some of them are festering, some of them are expurged, and some of them will be healing with the right help. My heart went out Emily when she told Julia the reasons behind her behaviour. And Julia... Her pain was tangible. For the loss of her brother. For not fighting harder to gain custody.

Through a big part of the book, Connor and Julia struggles to reconcile their past actions. I liked that it took so long. Their action hurt both of them, but there were no other choice. The attraction between Julia and Connor was there from the beginning, but it took awhile before they admitted it. Which is as it should be, considering their past.
What I liked was that the past between Connor and Julia actually affects the plot. Not just their relationship which each other but also when it comes to the attitude of other cops.

What I didn’t like with this book was the blurb. Emily is never charged for murder. She is *suspected* for murder, but nothing else. show less

Started this April 15th, 2014 just after finishing [b:Speak No Evil|91378|Speak No Evil (No Evil Trilogy, #1)|Allison Brennan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1386925047s/91378.jpg|88170].
The "Evil" series is very bloody, brutal and has a rather high body count.
Nonetheless I think these are the best books so far from Allison Brennan.
A few sex-scenes, a bit of romance, but I consider the last sex-scene as too long, and boring, all where non-kinky and while not distracting, where not very interesting, and rather as pause from all the sadistic killing, a necessary break.

Although the ending is again predictable, and in most books rather the same (fight near the end, main baddie dies), there are enough twists and red herrings I show more could not guess who the leader was. Also I may have lost the view over the whole entangled group of people, some with name-changes, a few liars and a labyrinth of relations and reasons for killing, added to that different mind-diseases. Again, so far, this is by far the most complicated book.

In nearly all books there is a fine line for justice and vengeance and a stand taken against self-justice and vigilantes.
I like that.

Very highly recommended. show less

This installment in the "Evil" trilogy (Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Fear No Evil) centers around Julia Chandler an assistant district attorney and Conner Kincaid, brother to Carina Kincaid and former police officer. Julia and Chandler have a history and it's not a happy one since it centers on the time when he resigned from the police force. But Julia's niece, Emily, is in trouble and Conner has helped out before as a private eye to help find Emily and Julia needs him now since Emily's stepfather has been murdered and Emily looks like the prime suspect.

Julia, Conner and Conner's brother Dillon work together to sort out some strange happenings in their area and track down the killers to help prove Emily's innocence. On the way to that show more end, Julia and Conner have to work through their feelings from the past and the feelings that they are currently feeling.

Loaded with suspense with a side of romance, plus characters you really like, See No Evil is a great read from start to finish. EAch time I set this book down, I couldn't wait until I could pick it up next and see what Julia and Conner would do. The mystery is intricately woven and very enjoyable to try and figure out. The crimes and the subject matter are dark and handled very realistically but you don't feel bogged down by the whole plot. These characters will stay with you for awhile as well as the circumstances in which the crimes were committed. Ms. Brennan has another winner on her hands and I'm only sorry I didn't read this earlier! show less

Book 2 in the evil trilogy & in this book we meet Connor Kincaid, an ex-cop turned private investigator. Julia Chandler, Deputy District Attorney, and instrumental in having Connor forced off the police department five years ago, needs his help in proving her niece, Emily's innocence. Emily is being accused of brutally killing her step-father, Judge Montgomery who had sexually abused her.

An online group called "Wishlist" where troubled teens express their anger & how they'd kill the person, starts fulfilling the wishes.

Connor has never forgiven Julia for her hand in his being forced to resign from the police, but as they rush to try & prove Emily's innocence, they are able to work through some past issues.

A good suspense story with a little romance and plenty of action that moved right along. I liked how they all worked to solve the crime but the progression of the hate-to-love relationship was not very believable. When attorney Julia's niece is a murder suspect she asks Connor to investigate despite their old animosity.