Though I didn’t read the 1st book in the series, Silver Tears is entertaining and stands alone.

Läckberg’s 2nd novel about the brilliant economist — Faye Adelheim.

A scandal-filled page-turner sure to delight the beach-read crowd.

The plot careens at breakneck speed through steamy sex scenes, startling revelations, and flashbacks to Faye’s very dark childhood riddled with rape and murder.

What the story lacks in believability (there are poorly planned murders, successful executives who spend inordinate amounts of time drinking without any repercussions, and a heroine who fails to learn from her own mistakes), it more than makes up for with soap-opera–level drama and fireworks.

It all begins with Faye having set up house in Italy with her mother and her daughter, Julienne.

Faye had framed her ex-husband, Jack, for killing Julienne, though Julienne is secretly still alive, and now Jack has escaped from jail. …

Kirkus