Hell’s Highway by Gerri Hill is the follow-up to Devil’s Rock but can be read or listened to as a stand alone. FBI agents Cameron Ross and Andrea Sullivan are on the hunt for a serial killer along the highways that stretch through the Mojave Desert
Someone is dumping women’s mutilated bodies along the barren stretches of highway and with little evidence and a mounting number of dead, Cameron and Andrea are forced to team up with another group of agents to find the killer. Using the latest, state of the art technology to run algorithms predicting the killer’s behaviour has them chasing down a suspect in no time. But when Andrea is taken by him it become a race against time to get her back.
Add in the killer’s love of explosives and things become deadly for the team.
The Characters
We first met Andrea and Cameron in Devil’s rock where we got to see them fall in love. This is an equally passionate book in terms of their relationship and I found it wholly satisfying to watch their relationship evolve.
I also really love their kitten, Lola, and was thrilled that Hill included her again in the story, even if it was just in a few short bits.
The Writing Style
I love a good chase book. You know those stories where the cops need to catch the bad guy who just keeps slipping from their grasp? This is exactly that sort of book. Hill did a fantastic job with getting the chase dynamic right, upping the tension and making me feel the adrenaline.
The Narration
Tantor Audio have put Abby Craden on a number of lesfic books and it makes me a happy listener. Craden and Hill are a dream team and Craden manages to not just deliver a great performance but she enhances the story and adds just the right amount of tension when it’s needed.
Pros And My Favourite Parts
I loved everything about this audiobook. The chemistry between the leads was hot, the thrill of the chase was there and the danger of the killer was well done.
Heads Up
It’s a thriller so there is graphic violence against women mentioned.
SPOILER:
Andrea is kidnapped at one point but she does survive.
The Conclusion
If you enjoy a good serial killer chase with fancy tech, lesbian FBI agents and some great chase scenes then this is a must-listen.
I LOVE this series and how Hill keeps each book fresh and unique. I also love how it ties in with the Hunter series and I am one ecstatic little fangirl right now. Join me in the delight that is this audiobook!
Excerpt from Hell’s Highway by Gerri Hill
“This is it?” Cameron asked, hands on her hips as she stared down at the spot he pointed out.
Andrea’s gaze followed Cameron’s, seeing nothing but rocks and sand. The heat of the midday sun baking the already crisp desert—the temperature was still stifling, even for September. Andrea was used to the desert around Sedona where September finally brought a relief from the summer heat.
“Yep, this is it.”
“Crime scene tape?”
“Took it down a week ago,” the officer said as he spit a line of tobacco juice a couple of feet away from Cameron’s boot.
Andrea saw the expression on Cameron’s face, and she quickly stepped forward before Cameron took the man’s head off.
“Officer Burke, the crime scene investigators went over the area though, right?” she asked, watching as he packed his wad of tobacco tighter in his lower lip.
“Oh, yeah. After they took the body—what was left of it—they took a bunch of pictures and some soil samples or something.” He spit again. “Wasn’t nothing here. No blood, nothing.” He shrugged. “Bet you a hundred bucks she was just a fender lizard,” he said.
Cameron’s eyebrows shot up. “Fender lizard?”
“Hooker. That’s what the truckers call them. They hang around truck stops, go knocking on the cabs at night.”
“Soliciting?”
“Yep. My brother is a trucker. He says sometimes those girls won’t take no for an answer.” He spit away from Cameron this time as his eyes raked over both of them. “You two really FBI?”
“Really,” Andrea said as his eyes lingered on her chest. She had ditched her shirt earlier and was left in only a tight white T-shirt. She glanced at Cameron, wondering if she had more questions for him but she shook her head as she turned her back to them, her gaze moving across the desert. “Well, Officer Burke, thank you for showing us the spot. We’ll find our way back.”
“If you need something else, just swing by the station.” He tipped his hat politely at them, then spit one more time before leaving them.
“Déjà vu,” Cameron murmured as his car pulled away. “Dumped body and no evidence.”
“Yeah. Eerily familiar,” she said as she wiped the sweat that threatened to roll down her cheek. “At least in Sedona, we had trails.”
Cameron took the now familiar GPS gadget from her shoulder pack and marked their location, then glanced at Andrea. Andrea dutifully pulled up the notes on her cell phone where she’d jotted the location from the report Murdock had emailed them. She showed it to Cameron who nodded.
“This is the place.”
“Did you doubt him?”
“Didn’t you?” Cameron asked as she walked a circle, her eyes scanning the desert floor.
Andrea waited patiently. She’d been through this routine with Cameron in Sedona and knew she just wanted to be thorough.
“Why behead them?”
Andrea wondered if this was a test or if Cameron simply wanted her opinion. “To prevent identification would be the logical answer,” Andrea said. “But he left the fingers so he’s not concerned with fingerprints.”
Cameron nodded. “So then why?”
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Series
Sullivan/Ross FBI series
Hell’s Highway
Note Angel Fire also features characters from another of Hill’s cop series and Devil’s Rock is linked by the case so if you want the full experience read them in this order
Hunter’s Way – Tori and Sam
In The Name Of The Father – Tori and Sam
Partners – Tori and Sam
Devil’s Rock – Cameron and Andrea
Hell’s Highway – Cameron and Andrea
Angel Fire – Cameron and Andrea with Tori and Sam
Bits and Bobs
- ISBN number: 9781594932601
- Publisher: Bella Books
- Audiobook Publisher: Tantor Audio
- Narrator: Abby Craden
- Gerri Hill Online
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