Fall

By Candice Fox

Before the blood, before the screaming, before the fall . . .
 
The first victim is discovered on the edge of the park. Young. Female. Beautiful. Or at least she was before her face was destroyed. Homicide detective Frank Bennett suspects that this is a first kill. And it won’t be the last. To stop a serial killer in the making, Frank will have to place his faith in his beautiful, dangerous partner Eden Archer—a cop who moonlights as a killer . . .
 
Eden knows the temptation of evil. Her intimate knowledge of the relentless forces that drive a killer gives her a unique edge. But with each jogger found brutally murdered in Sydney’s pristine parks, Eden can see where the investigation is headed. And it gives her a feeling she hasn’t felt in a long time. A fear she’s never known. A fear she can’t escape. A fear that, after all these years, she will have to face . . .
 
Praise for Candice Fox and Her Archer and Bennett Thrillers

“A bright new star of crime fiction.” —James Patterson

“Definitely a writer to watch.” —Harlan Coben 

“Grim, gritty, fast-paced.”—Library Journal (starred review)
 
“Nail-biting, riveting, right through to the gruesome, surprising finale.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Aug 29, 2017
• ISBN: 9780786040650

Candice Fox

CANDICE FOX is the award-winning author of Crimson Lake, Redemption Point, Gone By Midnight, and Gathering Dark. She is also co-writer, with James Patterson, of New York Times bestsellers Never Never, Fifty Fifty, Liar Liar, and The Inn. She lives in Sydney.

Reviews for Fall

[readinggrrl · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was so excited when I saw there was a third book in the Archer/Bennet Series but my excitement was dashed when I found it was unavailable in the USA right now. I wrote to a family member in Australia to send me a copy and I'm glad I did.Eden and Frank's relationship is strained due to his growing knowledge of what Eden likes to do when she isn't working as his partner detective. Eden is struggling to recover from her near fatal injuries and fighting off growing suspicions that Frank's girlfriend is putting her nose where it shouldn't be. This book also introduces us to Hooky, a computer genius whose family was killed by her sister. Hooky is only 17 but helps the police investigate pedophiles on the internet. She also has a almost fatherly relationship with Frank and his girlfriend isn't too pleased with it.Fox's characters are dark, dangerous and fantastic. There are so many layers to them. Just when you think you have one pegged something else happens to realize you may be giving them too much credit for being human.This book leaves us with a doozy of an ending that leaves me really wondering what comes next for these characters.

[zmagic69 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

After reading Hades, and Eden back to back at the beginning of December on vacation in Mexico, I had to read the next book in the series. Unfortunately it came out December 3rd, but only in Australia. I sucked it up and paid the $30.00 dollars for the book and $40.00 for shipping and managed to hold off reading the book as long as I could. In this case 9 days. Fall the title of the 3rd book in the series is better than the first two combined. You get to learn far more about what makes Eden tick, as well as an excellent serial killer stalking the pretty athletic women of Sydney. The ending is out of this world good. When this book becomes available buy it! You must first start with reading Hades, then read Eden. These books are that good!If you are like me and can't wait try Ebay like I did.

[shelleyraec · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

As the third book in Candice Fox’s debut trilogy, Fall offers a riveting finale to the partnership of detectives Eden Archer and Frank Bennett.Picking up a few months after Eden, Bennett and Archer, the latter of whom is still recovering from her injuries, are back on the job. A female jogger has been found brutally murdered in a park in Sydney, and she won’t be the last. The case is interesting, with the focus on the killer’s twisted motives.The relationship between Eden and Bennett is no less complicated in Fall, despite Frank having saved her life in Eden. Bennett’s concern for his partner’s physical and psychological wellbeing is always tempered by the threat she poses. Bennett finally learns the truth about Eden in Fall, though it’s hardly a comfort.“It’s always very present between us, the fact that Eden could at any time, and rightfully so, decide that killing me is the best thing for her future.”Frank is less aware of the threat his girlfriend, police psychologist Imogen Stone, poses. Imogen, who solves cold cases in her spare time with less than altruistic motives, is investigating the twenty year old abduction of the Tanner children, an inquiry that will pit her against Eden, who will do anything to protect her secrets.And then there is Amy ‘Hooky’ Hooku, a seventeen year old computer genius, who first came to Frank’s attention when her younger sister murdered their parents. As her father was a Detective, Amy enjoys a special relationship with the police department and is now a consultant of sorts, despite her tender age. Amy is an intriguing character who has an unexpected role to play in Fall.“And if he couldn’t save her, he’d do the best he could to patch her up. The way he did with everything that came to him in the tip. She’d be crooked. She’d be hollow. But she’d be alive again.”Fall is a gritty, compelling novel and provides a stunning climax to an outstanding trilogy. Candice Fox has proved herself to be a writer of remarkable talent and skill.