Stiletto, Brenda Peterson
Stiletto, Brenda Peterson
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Stiletto
A Novel

Author: Brenda Peterson

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 7 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/26/2023


Synopsis

Stiletto is a timely, fast-paced, feminine mystery told in two diverse voices—a tense, erotic duet between the sharp, intuitive Detective Anna Crane and her prime suspect, the brilliant biochemist Eleanor Kiernan. Both women are haunted by the tragic loss of a sibling, but Kiernan's twin brother died of an overdose of the opiate she helped to create.

When a Big Pharma exec, Leo Cushman, is fatally stabbed, there are many other suspects: Obliterate Opiates activists, a disinherited ex-wife and stepson, a secret lover, an addict vowing vengeance. But Detective Crane prioritizes investigating Kiernan in her first high-profile case, even as she is unexpectedly drawn to her suspect. Can an antagonist also be an ally? Can a young detective be seduced by a murderer?

A cinematic, stylish psychological thriller, Stiletto is a suspenseful cross between the sensual obsessions of Killing Eve and the compelling drama of the award-winning television series Dopesick that exposes the greed of Big Pharma and its guilt in marketing an opiate that kills over 100,000 a year. But the real mystery in Stiletto is what its two protagonists discover as its twisting plot unfolds—about the real crime and about themselves.

About Brenda Peterson

Brenda Peterson is the author of eighteen books, including the novel Duck and Cover, which was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and I Want to Be Left Behind, selected by the Christian Science Monitor among the Top Ten Best Non-Fiction Books of 2010. Her most recent work, Your Life Is a Book, was a monthly Oprah book club selection. Peterson's work has appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and San Francisco Chronicle, and she has contributed environmental commentary to Seattle NPR stations and on animal and environmental issues for the Huffington Post. She lives in Seattle on the shores of Salish Sea.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on June 23, 2016

I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with this novel. Unlike the previous one, which seemed slightly easy in comparison, this one had a lot of features that I've grown to hate over the years. Such as? Action buildups that suddenly cut to long and unasked for history lessons and expositions that so......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on March 15, 2018

3.5 stars. Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature. This review contains some minor spoilers for The Rook, the first book in THE CHECQUY FILES series: The Checquy, a top secret British agency of people with supernatural powers, are contemplating a peace accord and merger with their heredita......more

Goodreads review by Jessie Leigh on October 12, 2019

I WANT THIS SO BAD. The first is pretty unknown, which is just too bad. It is weird and fantastical and clever and ripping good fun. I have been hoping and hoping to see a sequel for Myfanwy & Co. and now I just need to count the days until I actually can read it.......more

Goodreads review by Cece on January 04, 2018

*3.5/5 An excellent sequel and an enjoyable book overall, but it was far too long and had a few really unnecessary storylines that detracted from the central plot. However, I did love the two new POV characters in this one. The rotating perspectives worked really well and I think expanded on the worl......more

Goodreads review by Mike on April 03, 2023

April 2023 update: Yup, still a delightfully fun read, I am glad I revisited it after sevenish years. I always enjoy reading the little nuggets of odd history this series sprinkles throughout the books and look forward to many more additions to the Rook-verse. ~~~ Some spoilers for The Rook and this b......more