Rave Reviews for Cut to the Quick, the Second Nan Vining Thriller
“Cut to the Quick’s razor-sharp characters and twisted plot kept me on the edge of my chair from the first page to the last. Intense, smart, and relentless, Nan Vining is no run of the mill cop.” Mariah Stewart, NY Times bestseller
“Emley’s compelling follow-up to…The First Cut finds homicide detective Nan Vining faced with a grisly double homicide in a Pasadena mansion. Physically but not psychologically healed from the vicious knife attack in The First Cut, Vining questions Mark Scoville, the homeowner’s business partner, who’s cooperative at first. But when he suddenly clams up and asks for a lawyer, Vining’s suspicions deepen… Complicating matters, a mute vagrant is arrested carrying disturbing drawings hinting at Vining’s previous attack, as well as pointing to other victims. As she struggles to piece together the Scoville case, Vining also steps up her obsessive, private search for her assailant, whom she now fears is a serial killer… Emley skillfully juggles several plot lines. Readers will look forward to seeing more of this edgy, unpredictable heroine.”
-- Publisher’s Weekly
“After her killer thriller The First Cut hit the bestseller charts, Dianne Emley follows up with another cut—this time Cut to the Quick, a beach read if there ever was one.”
-- Herald Sun (Australia)
“Dianne Emley sets a cracking pace in this crime thriller, a follow-up novel to her blistering debut, The First Cut.”
-- Sunday Mail (Australia)
“Socks us with a masterful conclusion…”
-- Melbourne City Weekly (Australia)
“As (Nan’s) personal past and professional present collide, a gritty thriller unfolds and accelerates to a cracking conclusion. Gripping.”
-- Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia)
“This pulse-pounding sequel to The First Cut is packed with even more relentless suspense and vivid characterizations.”
-- Northern Daily Leader (Australia)