Eight years ago, Sharlah May Nash’s older brother beat their drunken father to death with a baseball bat in order to save both of their lives. Now thirteen years old, Sharlah has finally moved on. About to be adopted by retired FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and his partner, Rainie Conner, Sharlah loves one thing best about her new family: They are all experts on monsters.
Is he a killer?Then the call comes in. A double murder at a local gas station, followed by reports of an armed suspect shooting his way through the wilds of Oregon. As Quincy and Rainie race to assist, they are forced to confront mounting evidence: The shooter may very well be Sharlah’s older brother, Telly Ray Nash, and it appears his killing spree has only just begun.
All she knows for sure: He’s back.
As the clock winds down on a massive hunt for Telly, Quincy and Rainie must answer two critical questions: Why after eight years has this young man started killing again? And what does this mean for Sharlah? Once upon a time, Sharlah’s big brother saved her life. Now, she has two questions of her own: Is her brother a hero or a killer? And how much will it cost her new family before they learn the final, shattering truth? Because as Sharlah knows all too well, the biggest danger is the one standing right behind you.
I really enjoyed this book. I loved that Gardner kept the reader guessing until the very end to find out what was really going on and why the crime took place. Telly was one of those "criminals" that you really did not want to be bad so throughout the entire book I found myself cheering for him and wanting him to be a good guy. He grabbed at your heart stings because of the relationship he had with his sister and the relationship he seemed to have had with his foster parents that it was hard to fathom how he could snap and become a spree shooter so I wanted Quincy and Rainie to bring him in unharmed at the very least. I never felt myself cheer for the "bad guy" as much as I did for Telly in this book not only because I wanted him to be able to get to see his sister again but because I really believe in him.
This book had a great story and it was nice to revisit Quincy and Rainie again. As I stated before the book keeps you guessing until the end and throws and number of surprises your way. Telly is a very special character that you can't help but root for.
Right Behind You gets five out of five stars from me.
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