The Truth You Told
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Brianna Labuskes
A serial killer on death row challenges a forensic linguist to solve his final puzzle in a novel of breathtaking mind games by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Lies You Wrote. Forensic psychologist Callum Kilkenny lost his wife, Shay, to the very serial killer he'd hunted for five years. When Nathaniel Conrad--known as the Alphabet Man, for his love of tattooing codes onto his victims' bodies--was condemned to death row, Callum thought the game of cat and mouse was over. But just before execution, Nathaniel drops a bombshell: he's not the one who murdered Shay. After analyzing the killer's taunting, coded letters to authorities--one for each victim--FBI forensic linguist Raisa Susanto believes him. The discrepancies bear it out. So was it a copycat? A partner in crime? Or something more sinister? If Nathaniel knows the answer, Raisa fears he'll be taking that closely guarded secret to his grave. As Raisa and Callum are pulled into an investigation to solve Shay's murder, it reopens old traumas that cut deeper than they could imagine. Before someone else dies, Raisa must decipher the unbelievable truth in an ever-twisting case built on a foundation of lies.
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Author
Brianna Labuskes
Pages
320
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published Date
2024-09
ISBN
1662511388 9781662511387
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"Soo good!! Had to listen to the 2nd book right away! 3rd coming out in May!"
Dasha Kiryushina
" The second book in the Raisa Susanto series follows forensic linguist Raisa Susanto and her psychologist friend, Callum Kilkenny, as they investigate a murder that has already been solved. Kilkenny spent five years profiling and analyzing the serial killer Nathaniel Conrad, nicknamed “The Alphabet Man,” before the killer was caught — but not before Conrad killed Kilkenny’s wife and tattooed her body with a code, as he did with all his victims. Conrad was sentenced to death and his execution is upcoming when he announces he did not kill Shay Kilkenny.
I liked this book even more than the first in the series (“The Lies You Wrote”). The plot is fast-paced and well-developed. I kept finding myself wanting to read as quickly as possible to discover the plot-twists, while also wanting to savor the writing and not miss any hints. The book intertwines Shay Kilkenny’s story in the past with Raisa’s search for the truth in the present by alternating between their points of view. Shay’s connection with her siblings is heartwarming and her relationship with Kilkenny is surprisingly romantic. Then there is the intensity of Raisa’s hunt for Shay’s killer and the lightheartedness of her friendship with Kilkenny.
Overall, five stars. I’d recommend this to anyone who enjoyed books by Jennifer Hillier, Alex Finlay, or Alex Michaelides. "
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