Sequel to Sinner’s GinSinners Series: Book Two He was dead. And it was murder most foul. If erasing a man’s existence could even be called murder. When Damien Mitchell wakes, he finds himself without a life or a name. The Montana asylum’s doctors tell him he’s delusional and his memories are all lies: he’s really Stephen Thompson, and he’d gone over the edge, obsessing about a rock star who died … obsessing about a rock star who died in a fiery crash. His chance to escape back to his own life comes when his prison burns, but a gunman is waiting for him, determined that neither Stephen Thompson nor Damien Mitchell will escape.
With the assassin on his tail, Damien flees to the City by the Bay, but keeping a low profile is the only way he’ll survive as he searches San Francisco for his best friend, Miki St. John. Falling back on what kept him fed before he made it big, Damien sings for his supper outside Finnegan’s, an Irish pub on the pier, and he soon falls in with the owner, Sionn Murphy. Damien doesn’t need a complication like Sionn, and to make matters worse, the gunman–who doesn’t mind going through Sionn or anyone else if that’s what it takes kill Damien–shows up to finish what he started.
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I enjoyed the book mostly. I liked Damien immensely and couldn’t wait for him to reunite with Miki. I got tenser by the page until that happened. Despite the very fast pace there were plenty of feelings, and the Morgan clan was as welcoming and loving to Damien as they were to Miki. This time the villain had a POV and was a known, and I think that threw me off the story slightly. I like not knowing better than knowing. Sionn was a good partner for Damien – very protective and caring but never smothering. He knew how to be there for Damien and exactly what he needed. The over the top plot line about Damien’s fate after the crash really worked for me. The story was well written and so engrossing, I honestly couldn’t put it down. I just wish the whodunit of the story was a mystery.
All of the books about the members of the Sinner’s Gin are fantastic!
Oh, the joys of sin! I’m talking about Rhys Ford’s Sinner’s Series, of course. So very many fans admitted to being drawn to the work of Rhys Ford because of this incredible series. She slams the ball right out of the park when it comes to the second book of the series by ramping up the excitement and delight in a way I had NOT expected. I tackled Whiskey and Wry, Sinners Series Book 2 on an audiobook that Tristan James narrates beautifully. He’s capable of grit with a hard edge but manages softer sounds for female as well as male characters. And he has different Irish accents for all of them folks! WOW!!! A friend told me where to stop in the first audiobook in order to avoid a MAJOR spoiler for this second book and I took her advice–so very glad I did. Imagine my shock when I heard the beginning of this book! All I kept saying was, “He’s back, he’s back! Thank you, Rhys! He’s back”. I’m not going to mention the happy tears I cried! Sometimes a good book can make you do that–right at the very beginning of the story! But you do NOT have to avoid the last chapter of Sinner’s Gin to get the full awesomeness that is Whiskey and Wry. It’s wonderful to know that Miki St. John isn’t alone after all. It seems that Damien Mitchell is alive and had been captured and held in a Montana mental health asylum. He gets out of there and makes his way back to San Francisco with major holes in his memory except those occupied by Miki St. John. With guitar in hand, Damien makes his way back to San Francisco with the hope of finding Miki and manages to become involved with someone related to Kane Morgan. But a killer who failed to eliminate Damien in Montana has followed him and poses a threat to him and everyone he cares about.
my favorite in the series
Fun sexy read. I love this whole series!
Rhys Ford could write about dandruff and hold your attention — she’s that good! This book, as all her others, excels in both characterization and pace. Her wording is precise and sets the tone and mood quickly and consistently in every seen. I don’t need to address the story line, others have done that. Just saying: if you get an opportunity to read a Rhys Ford Story, grab it!
I found it hard to read, kind of depressing. For my taste too graphic in describing the murders.