Blood Betrayal is the second in this author’s Blackwater Falls series. I loved the first book and very much enjoyed this new book as well. The stories that Khan tells are not light but they are relevant, significant and compelling.
Readers of the first book will welcome back Inaya, Saif, Cat, Areesha and many others. They represent the forces of law that try their best in difficult situations. In addition, they have relationships with one another that draw the reader in. (Note that this book can be read without having started at the beginning of the series but readers may want to go back to that first novel if they enjoy this one.)
This book tells the story of two fatal shootings; each was of a non-white victim and each reportedly shot by a police officer. The grief of the affected families is raw and present. One of those whose son is accused of being the shooter is an old adversary of Inaya; how will she choose to deal with this? Are the two cases linked? What will happen as they are solved? Read this book to find out.
I am already looking forward to the author’s next book. I want to know more about the stories of these people.
Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press-Minotaur Books for this title. All opinions are my own.
Pub date: 07 November 2023
Note: This book received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. It is well deserved.
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