Killman Creek picks up about a month after Stillhouse Lake
leaves off. Mel Royal has yet to be caught since his escape from prison, and
Gina/Gwen decides she wants to take the fight to him and get the heat off her
children. She leaves them in the safety of Javier and Kezia, and takes off with
Sam to hunt down Absalom and her ex. Unlike the first installment, which was
told solely from her point of view, this one bounces between her, Sam, Lanni
and Conner, giving us a little view into their thoughts and motivations. Gwen
is getting so desperate for revenge, and for it all to be over really, that she’s
willing to put herself out there as bait for one last chance to protect her
kids. Sam is torn between his growing feelings for Gwen, and new evidence that
makes it seem like she was complicit in Mel’s murders after all. Lanni is
exploring her growing feelings for her best friend, and the possibility that
her mom was lying to her all this time. And poor Conner is split between his
limited understanding of his dad’s atrocities, and his old self, Brady, who has
a deep longing for his father’s love and attention. That leads him to make a
foolish choice, which brings all of Gwen’s careful preparations falling down.
The
pacing in this installment is fast, as Gwen and Sam gallivant around trying to
hone in on the increasingly depraved reality of the Absalom group. The one thing
I just can’t understand is why Absalom wants Gwen taken down so badly, but
sometimes it’s best not to think too hard on these plot points! Not sure where
the third book is going to go with the narrative, since things tied up quite
nicely at the end, but hopefully it spares the kids any more trauma.
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