Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh
The story takes place in New York City and follows two storylines.
The first storyline follows Amanda, who is dealing with intense grief after the loss of both her daughter and husband. Her daughter was brutally murdered and then her husband took his life overcome with guilt for what happened to his daughter, feeling responsible for not protecting her. Six months after their deaths Amanda is still struggling to move forward with her life. She is certain she knows who the man is who killed her daughter (Crone) but the police don’t have enough evidence to arrest him. She focuses her life on trying to find Crone, trying to get close enough to kill him.
Amanda is attending a therapy group for people who have dealt with the death of their children or family members. At therapy Amanda meets a woman named Wendy. She learns that Wendy’s daughter was assaulted and murdered and just like her own case, the police don’t have enough evidence to convict the man who is accused (Quinn).
Amanda and Wendy become friends, bonded by their similar situations and grief. Soon they come up with a a plan to kill for each other. Amanda will kill Quinn and Wendy will kill Crone. “If you kill for me, I’ll kill for you.”
The other storyline follows a woman named Ruth who is brutally attacked in her home. Her husband comes home to find her barely alive. She provides a description of the attacker to the police, but they do not catch him. She suffers from PTSD from her situation, afraid for her safety and that the man will come back.
All three women are dealing with different traumatic situations and feeling both grief and anger for what has happened to them. They want revenge and they will do anything to get it.
What I Loved: This has a very intricate storyline and the author brings it all together at the end with a shocking twist; the story kept me engaged; a true “page-turner”; I also love that the story was told from multiple perspectives; Amanda, Ruth, Scott (Ruth’s husband), and Farrow (the detective); This always helps me feel more connected to the characters
What I Didn’t Love: The book does have some heavy content including the death of a child and a spouse.
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
This book is for the one who: loves books with multiple storylines and multiple point-of-views with changing perspectives; this adds complexity to the story but also sends you on an entertaining roller coaster ride
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