I enjoyed this book a lot. I enjoyed it equally as much as I had enjoyed the previous novel, Killer. Killer in the Hills is as fast-paced and interesting as the previous book, although it’s a different kind of story. The first book was a little more creepy and gruesome since it dealt with a rather deranged serial killer and included backstory about how that serial killer became a serial killer. This second book dealt with a single murder of a woman from Jack’s past, and the woman’s fifteen-year-old daughter who may or may not be Jack’s daughter and whose fingerprints were found on the murder weapon.

Although Killer in the Hills is a sequel to a previously-written novel, this book stands well on its own. It does reference the previous book, but it isn’t central to the story. However, I think the books should be read in order unless you have no intention of ever reading the first book. Reading this book first would diminish a lot of the suspense from the first book. Actually, I’m glad I didn’t know this book existed when I started the first book. Just knowing it existed would have made me much more certain of my opinion about the main character at the beginning of that book. That would have taken away some of the fun. ( )