A review by readinggrrl
True Evil by Greg Iles

4.0

This was a great listen. It reminded me a little of that long ago movie with Dennis Quaid movie DOA where a man investigates his own murder. This was better than that movie but a similar premise. Alex Morse is told by her sister on her death bed that she was murdered by her husband. However Alex's sister died of Cancer. Alex unsure if her sister is correct decides to investigate and what she finds is a divorce attorney that seems to take cases that never wind up in divorce court but the spouses all end up dead of seemingly natural causes. All the spouses are rich and divorce would cost them millions. When Alex discovers a doctor could be the next victim she enlists his help but first she has to convince him that his wife is cheating and that his life is in danger.

This is a fast paced thriller. There are multiple points of view and many players in this race to catch a killer and save Chris Shepard from a similar fate as all those others spouses. While this isn't a Penn Cage story both Penn and his father both show up as minor characters which make the story feel familiar. I love when authors do this, having characters bridge other stories.