With Heartsick, Chelsea Cain took the crime world by storm, introducing two of the most compelling characters in decades: serial killer Gretchen Lowell and her obsessed pursuer, Portland Detective Archie Sheridan. The book spent four weeks on the New York Times best seller list and garnered rave reviews around the world. But the riveting story of Archie and Gretchen was left unfinished. Now Chelsea Cain picks up the tale again.

When the body of a young woman is discovered in Portland's Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there, more than a decade ago - it turned out to be the Beauty Killer's first victim, and Archie's first case. This body can't be one of Gretchen's - she's in prison - but after reporter Susan Ward uncovers the dead woman's identity, it turns into another big case.

Trouble is, Archie can't focus on the new investigation because the Beauty Killer case has exploded: Gretchen Lowell has escaped from prison.

Archie hadn't seen her in two months; he'd moved back in with his family and sworn off visiting her. Though it should feel like progress, he actually feels worse. The news of her escape spreads like wildfire, but secretly, he's relieved. He knows he's the only one who can catch her, and in fact, he has a plan to get out from under her thumb once and for all.

Chelsea Cain has topped her own best-selling debut thriller with this unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat story.

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Listening Length	9 hours and 27 minutes
Author	Chelsea Cain
Narrator	Carolyn McCormick
Audible.com.au Release Date	02 September 2008
Publisher	Macmillan Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NX7KXPO
Best Sellers Rank	97,377 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 988 in Psychological Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 1,933 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) 2,545 in Crime Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals)

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Suzan

Chelsea Cain - Sweetheart

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2008

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The first few chapters draw you in - the discovery of a body in the woods, the reporter, Susan Ward, about to tell all on Senator Castle and then his sudden accidental death and Detective Archie Sheridan re-building his life after the serial killer, Gretchen Lowell.
After that the plot falters with the story line focusing on the Gretchen-Archie relationship form the first book, Heart Sick. This relationship between killer-victim is disturbing but it is not deep enough to be an edge of the seat psychological thriller.
The main characters are not sufficiently developed, it's more of the same and the murders added in this novel are solved as an aside. There is a mysterious child who appears twice but this doesn't go any where.
I also found the style of writing simplistic to the point that it disturbs the flow both in dialogue and prose.
This is so disappointing after the first novel which was a promising debut.

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Michael Watson

Second time around

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2008

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I was looking forward to book 2 featuring Archie Sheridan. I didn't expect one of the few female serial killers in modern thrillers to feature quite so heavily. That Gretchen Lovell is a nasty yet confusing character does add to the thrill of the chase. That this book is almost - but not quite - an add-on from Heartsick means that you don't really need to have read the first book before involving yourself in this. In fact, if you hadn't read number 1, this thriller would be a better read!!

I was disappointed, really, although I enjoyed the experience. Chelsea Cain is a good contemporary author with a penchant for gruesome killings in her books. Archie is a detective whose character can be developed but whether I want to read a third novel featuring these two at it yet again is a moot point. Let's have closure on Gretchen Lovell and a way forward for Archie to show us that he is more than just a scarred body - physically and mentally.

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Pencraig

Fantastic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2018

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Not sure what it says about me but this book was every bit and disgustingly horrible as the first and it had me gripped from the first page. Strong characters well drawn, horror, drama, humour and a fascinating glimpse of madness and self destruction. Irrisistable.

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Sez Les

Getting to the heart of the matter

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2018

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A serial killer to rival the best ,cold.. calculating..intelligence off the scale. The play between the protagonists is inviting. The dogged detective Archie determinded to catch Gretchen has you on the edge of your seat as they battle against each other

Gail

Was given Heartsick which is the first book in this ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2017

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Was given Heartsick which is the first book in this series. At first didn't realise there was a series following Gretchen Lowell and Archie Sheridan. Now I am hooked and have already read this book being number 2 in the series. Just can't put these books down.......

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