Two Nights by Kathy Reichs | Review

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs 

Published: July 11, 2017

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Pages: 336

Received: via NetGalley for review (but ended up listening to audiobook well after publication date)

Find Online: Goodreads 

Meet Sunday Night, a woman with physical and psychological scars, and a killer instinct...

Sunnie has spent years running from her past, burying secrets and building a life in which she needs no one and feels nothing. But a girl has gone missing, lost in the chaos of a bomb explosion, and the family needs Sunnie's help.

Is the girl dead? Did someone take her? If she is out there, why doesn't she want to be found? It's time for Sunnie to face her own demons because they just might lead her to the truth about what really happened all those years ago. 

Where to start? I have always loved reading Kathy Reichs' Temerpance Brennan series and the spinoff TV series Bones, that she helped with. But I think I have a new fave Reichs character! Sunday Night is sassy, smart and deadly. 

Not only are we introduced to a new character, but a different style of writing. It's more of a detective/private investigator style story line in lieu of a forensic drama. I enjoyed it a lot. And the witty banter of the characters was top notch. Sunday's attitude is ramped up and we see how all her past military and police experience make her a perfect choice for this job. Her mission: to find a missing girl and take out those responsible for the deaths of her family members.  

Sunday has attitude for days, but much of it comes from all of the psychological trauma from her past, that is slowly revealed as the story unfolds. Not only do we follow Sunday and her brother, Gus, on the mission, but we unravel all the baggage that makes Sunday, Sunday. She lives alone on a small island, she keeps herself at arms distance to almost everyone except her brother, her "foster" father and a squirrel. There is so much to her character - she's very complex and I loved uncovering the details of her past, so that I could understand her hard exterior and sassy attitude.

Now to the plot... a bombing and a missing girl, ties to a homegrown terrorist cell, meeting Sunday's twin brother, Gus, and lots of action. Oh and the Kentucky Derby?!? Quite the mix and quite fast paced.

I honestly would love to see more books featuring this character, so I'm hoping that Ms. Reichs will write more featuring Sunnie.

Have you read Two Nights or any of the Temperance Brennan series? Which book is your favourite? Do you prefer Sunday or Temperance?