{"id":31530,"date":"2024-09-17T09:53:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31530"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:53:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:53:31","slug":"review-talking-to-strangers-by-fiona-barton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/17\/review-talking-to-strangers-by-fiona-barton\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Talking to Strangers by Fiona Barton"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31530\" data-postid=\"31530\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31530 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_jj5l432 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_uiep432 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2dl7432 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=640%2C967&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31531\" title=\"talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton\" alt=\"talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?w=993&amp;ssl=1 993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_amgp432 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine\u2019s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death, while others band together to protest society\u2019s violence against women. Into the divide comes Kiki Nunn, whose aggressive newsgathering once again antagonizes Elise.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A single mother of a young daughter, Kiki is struggling to make a living in the diminished news landscape. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she\u2019s willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_w3u2432 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ztjn432  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 27, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Elise King<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Detective <strong>Elise King<\/strong> is investigating the death of Karen Simmons, who was killed on Valentine&#8217;s Day. It looks like Karen\u2019s death may be connected to her online dating activity. Elise is feeling the pressure to solve this case, but it\u2019s a challenge since she is still recovering from her cancer treatments.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Erica &#8220;Kiki&#8221; Nunn<\/strong> is a reporter who longs for the day when she was a serious crime reporter and sees a way to get back onto the assignments she loves by looking into the local dating scene for middle-aged women. Each is committed to the investigation, but neither realizes how dangerous the investigation they\u2019re working on really is.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Technically, this book is the second in the <em>Elise King<\/em> series, but it reads like a standalone. As both Kiki and Elise look into Karen\u2019s death, there are some very scary and all too realistic moments that can be hard to read. The book is told from both Elise&#8217;s and Kiki&#8217;s point-of-view, and I think the pacing would have been better if the book had stuck with those two narrators. However, some of the chapters are narrated by Annie Curtis, a woman whose son was killed in the same location as Karen. Her chapters give insights into the current case, but for me, it slowed the building drama that Elise and Kiki were going through.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, I still found the book to be a tense and suspenseful book. I was actually able to predict two out of the three major twists at the end, but I still liked the book. I assume there will be a third book because one thing unrelated to the case is left unanswered at the end of this one. I didn&#8217;t enjoy this one as much as others by Barton, but she is still an author I will follow because of her memorable characters and engaging writing style.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jjd9432 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MSrJQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ziJQN1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton\/1143175125?ean=9781984803085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/talking-to-strangers-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Fiona_Barton_Talking_to_Strangers?id=kL3lEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine\u2019s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg\" title=\"talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton\" alt=\"talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?w=993&amp;ssl=1 993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton.jpg?resize=400%2C604&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine\u2019s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death, while others band together to protest society\u2019s violence against women. Into the divide comes Kiki Nunn, whose aggressive newsgathering once again antagonizes Elise.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>A single mother of a young daughter, Kiki is struggling to make a living in the diminished news landscape. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she\u2019s willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 27, 2024<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Elise King<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>2<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $14.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Detective <strong>Elise King<\/strong> is investigating the death of Karen Simmons, who was killed on Valentine's Day. It looks like Karen\u2019s death may be connected to her online dating activity. Elise is feeling the pressure to solve this case, but it\u2019s a challenge since she is still recovering from her cancer treatments.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Erica \"Kiki\" Nunn<\/strong> is a reporter who longs for the day when she was a serious crime reporter and sees a way to get back onto the assignments she loves by looking into the local dating scene for middle-aged women. Each is committed to the investigation, but neither realizes how dangerous the investigation they\u2019re working on really is.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Technically, this book is the second in the <em>Elise King<\/em> series, but it reads like a standalone. As both Kiki and Elise look into Karen\u2019s death, there are some very scary and all too realistic moments that can be hard to read. The book is told from both Elise's and Kiki's point-of-view, and I think the pacing would have been better if the book had stuck with those two narrators. However, some of the chapters are narrated by Annie Curtis, a woman whose son was killed in the same location as Karen. Her chapters give insights into the current case, but for me, it slowed the building drama that Elise and Kiki were going through.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, I still found the book to be a tense and suspenseful book. I was actually able to predict two out of the three major twists at the end, but I still liked the book. I assume there will be a third book because one thing unrelated to the case is left unanswered at the end of this one. I didn't enjoy this one as much as others by Barton, but she is still an author I will follow because of her memorable characters and engaging writing style.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MSrJQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ziJQN1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/talking-to-strangers-fiona-barton\/1143175125?ean=9781984803085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/talking-to-strangers-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Fiona_Barton_Talking_to_Strangers?id=kL3lEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31530"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31539,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31530\/revisions\/31539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}