Almost Dead
3.5 Stars

A good plot with some interesting twists and turns, especially the revelation at the end.
The characters are where the book falls short. Jack and Cissy are not that likable as their constant bickering is a turnoff and their romance is lacking. ( )

As always, Lisa Jackson wrote another great book! Couldn't put it down! Finished it in two weeks! A real page turner! Giving it 5 stars! ( )

Almost Dead
3.5 Stars

A good plot with some interesting twists and turns, especially the revelation at the end.
The characters are where the book falls short. Jack and Cissy are not that likable as their constant bickering is a turnoff and their romance is lacking. ( )

Really good story. Great ending! ( )

Late for her weekly visit with her grandmother, Cissy Holt reaches Eugenia’s Cahill’s home, pizza in one hand, young son in the other . . . and finds her grandmother dead, apparently from a fall down the stairs.
A second death follows shortly after Eugenia’s and Cissy realizes that someone [perhaps her escaped from prison mother?] is killing off Cahill family members. Will Cissy be next? Or can she solve the mystery of who is murdering her family . . . and why?

This intense narrative, although able to stand alone, continues the saga of the Cahill family introduced in “If She Only Knew.” Here Cissy takes center stage as, one by one, members of her family die. Jack Holt, her estranged husband, is desperately hoping for a reconciliation, but at the outset, Cissy seems quite unmovable on that point.

Several of the characters have a tendency to be quite annoying and self-centered in their thinking, character traits that make them all the more believable. The investigating detective, Anthony Paterno, is a superbly-drawn character, a highlight of the tale.

The suspense builds in this thriller as the plot twists and turns, keeping readers involved until the final unexpected reveal most readers aren’t likely to see coming. ( )