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Just Evil (The Evil Secrets Trilogy Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Vickie McKeehan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 3,814 ratings
The Evil Secrets Trilogy

Three best friends grow up among the Hollywood glitz and glamour of Beverly Hills. But their childhood was far from ideal. Haunted by the dark clouds of abuse, they stand together to survive no matter what. But when a stranger shows up bent on revenge, he threatens to expose a double murder forty years in the past. The evil they've lived with for so long comes back full circle, bringing old fears and nightmares to the surface, threatening everything they hold dear.

Just Evil

A survivor of an abusive childhood, Kit Griffin cherishes her new life of freedom. But when her tyrannical mother is found brutally murdered on Mother's Day, the horrors of her past threaten to destroy her. When she becomes the prime suspect, when the body count continues to rise, Kit must convince the police there's a cold-blooded killer on the loose, a killer working his way down a mysterious list of victims all connected to her mother's evil--a killer who has Kit Griffin squarely in his sights.
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  1. Book 1 of 3
    The Evil Secrets Trilogy
  2. Print length
    406 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    3 Dec. 2011
  6. File size
    2.9 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006HVKPV0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beachdevils Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Dec. 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.9 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 406 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1465943293
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Evil Secrets Trilogy
  • Customer reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 3,814 ratings

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Vickie McKeehan

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Vickie's novels consistently appear on Amazon’s Top 100 lists in a variety of categories, catering to a wide range of reader preferences. Whether you're into Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Cozy Mysteries, Female Sleuths, Murder, Women's Fiction, or Serial Killers, Vickie has a book for you. With forty-three novels on her booklist, there's a book for everyone. And with new releases every year, she's continually expanding her work.

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Customers find the book a brilliant read with a cleverly-plotted mystery that includes unexpected twists. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer noting it reads like a Jackie Collins novel. The character development receives mixed reactions, with some customers liking them while others find them unbelievable. The pacing receives negative feedback, with several customers describing it as slow and mundane.

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45 customers mention ‘Readability’42 positive3 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as brilliant and fantastical, with one customer noting they couldn't put it down.

"...The way the author has set up the scenes throughout this novel is truly clever, she has you eagerly turning the next page with great anticipation...." Read more

"Enjoyed the book, thought the love angle was over the top" Read more

"...I found myself completely hooked and Intreagued with this book...." Read more

"I really enjoyed this book... until the end. I really thought that at least most of the ends would tie up and only a few did...." Read more

37 customers mention ‘Suspense level’26 positive11 negative

Customers enjoy the suspense level of the book, praising its good storyline with unexpected twists. One customer notes how it keeps readers engrossed with its ever-twisting turns.

"...This book is so well written and full of suspense... Kit is implicated in a murder and the detectives have got their grip on her unwilling to let go...." Read more

"...But saying all that, the murder storyline through it is good and hopefully, after buying all 3, we'll get to know what happens!!" Read more

"...The story has a all of the elements of a good mystery suspense: intrigue, duplicity, lies, teasing secrets, love, passion and all things sexy...." Read more

"...My only criticism was that it ended very abruptly! Unless book two picks up from where we left off, but as yet i haven't started it yet!..." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Writing style’9 positive2 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, with one customer noting it reads like a Jackie Collins novel, while another describes it as a real page turner.

"...This book is so well written and full of suspense... Kit is implicated in a murder and the detectives have got their grip on her unwilling to let go...." Read more

"...Well written book that keeps you reading." Read more

"I enjoyed the book it was agreat read. Well written keeps you guessing who has done the murders. A well put together book. A book you can not put down" Read more

"The story line was good and it was well written if a little predictable but the ending hocked me into buying the next book to ensure I out the..." Read more

14 customers mention ‘Character development’6 positive8 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the character development in the book, with some enjoying them while others find them unbelievable.

"...Complex characters each with an untold story. Leaves you hanging for the next instalment." Read more

"...entwined within the story surrounding murders and hidden truths between the main characters. I need the other books as quick as I can 1click them." Read more

"...I struggled with understanding the characters relationships with one another...." Read more

"I was captivated by this book, had me really interested in the characters and the plot. My only criticism was that it ended very abruptly!..." Read more

5 customers mention ‘Pacing’0 positive5 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book slow and mundane.

"Very very slow to start with, way too much sex in it for it to be a "good" murder story and the story is drawn out...." Read more

"...I found some parts to be slow and mundane and then others too quick with a lot going on at once. Poor kit had so many deadly threats...." Read more

"Slow, the story mediocre at best, but mostly I got fed up of the terrible and yet graphic erotic elements...." Read more

"...I'm really struggling to finish it." Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • torrenstp
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant - full of intrigue and suspense...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 November 2012
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    I was drawn into Kit Griffin's world immediately! The way the author has set up the scenes throughout this novel is truly clever, she has you eagerly turning the next page with great anticipation. This book is so well written and full of suspense... Kit is implicated in a murder and the detectives have got their grip on her unwilling to let go. Three friends from childhood, unexplained murders, a romance and some very unexpected twists. Just when you think you have the story sussed the author throws in another delicious twist and sends you down another path altogether. This is a very gripping story that will hold your attention until the very last page. I highly recommend this book to anyone, you won't be disappointed... Well done to author.
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  • Tracy Woodey
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good but I've read better
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2016
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    Very very slow to start with, way too much sex in it for it to be a "good" murder story and the story is drawn out. You're left not knowing what happens at the end..(because it's a trilogy) so you have to buy the next one. But saying all that, the murder storyline through it is good and hopefully, after buying all 3, we'll get to know what happens!!
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  • Celia 42
    3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2015
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    Enjoyed the book, thought the love angle was over the top
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  • Gareth Stokes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cleverly-plotted mystery/suspense
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2013
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    A roller-coaster of mystery, suspense, and intrigue. Just Evil is littered with secrets and devious events, all backdropped by a methodical serial killer's secret agenda to brutally punish the powerful family whose power and control have reigned uncontested for 4 decades.

    Kit is a vulnerable young woman, and the target of too many antagonists - and that includes the police themselves. Relying on her support-network of friends and her lover, Jake, she is constantly fighting to survive in a world complicated with the circuitous plotting of the dreadful Boyd family... and the legacy of a brutal and abusive mother.

    The story has a all of the elements of a good mystery suspense: intrigue, duplicity, lies, teasing secrets, love, passion and all things sexy. This is an involved story of love and evil, passion and mistrust. A great introduction to a series which shows that money may not buy happiness but it certainly can buy influence. ... And for every family's illicit gain, somebody must pay for it. Recommended.
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  • katiet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not what i expected at all, really enjoyed this book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2017
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    What i thought was simply a crime thriller at first glance ended up being so much more. I found myself completely hooked and Intreagued with this book. I loved the second chance love story entwined within the story surrounding murders and hidden truths between the main characters. I need the other books as quick as I can 1click them.
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  • Misfits farm
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent plot- a page turner!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2016
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    I really enjoyed this book... until the end. I really thought that at least most of the ends would tie up and only a few did. I know that there is another book in the series after this but having read the synopsis it focuses on a different character. That said it was a gripping read and kept me page turning- I just wanted more pages to turn!!! I rarely give 5* and a suitable ending is one of my criteria for this, which I would have given if......
    A story of troubled childhoods and pasts revisited, human nature and nurture , and friendships through thick and thin. An enjoyable read.
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  • Kimbo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Evil is definitely out there
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2017
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    Once started you cannot wait to see how things turn out. Complex characters each with an untold story. Leaves you hanging for the next instalment.
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  • Khandikane
    4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2013
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    I was captivated by this book, had me really interested in the characters and the plot. My only criticism was that it ended very abruptly! Unless book two picks up from where we left off, but as yet i haven't started it yet! Overall a lovely read. Would defo recommend.
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  • Jean
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow B1
    Reviewed in Australia on 14 September 2017
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    Well that's book 1, and I can't wait to get to book 2 & 3. Well written, emotional, exciting and keeps you on the end of your seat, honestly I can't wait to get to other 2 books to see how it all comes out in the end.
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  • John
    5.0 out of 5 stars One Down - Two to Go
    Reviewed in the United States on 7 November 2012
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    Just Evil was another free book offer that I downloaded to my Kindle a few weeks ago. I just love Amazon's promotion, which allows authors to get their books into the hands of readers who may not normally read that genre. The book description and first few chapters pulled me in and held my interest throughout.

    Kit Griffin is suspected of killing her abusive, wealthy mother, and the two detectives assigned to this case are relentless in their efforts to prove she did it. Two of her close female friends and a beloved aunt are there to support her every step of the way. Did she do it?

    Jake Boston, an old family friend, comes back to town after a short absence; leaving town suddenly after he'd been found innocent in the murder of his own wife a year earlier. Jake has some history with these same two detectives, who tried desperately to pin the murder on him last year; against the advice of others, he takes Kim under his wing to help prove her innocence.

    A childhood crush and the amount of time they were spending together ignites a flame that sat dormant for many years. This soon erupts into a sex fest that consumes most of their spare time in the coming weeks. Is this love, lust or do either of them have a separate agenda?

    Soon other deaths occur within the same family circle and the detectives want to pin them all on Kit. However, she has an alibi for all except her mother's. Is there a second killer or only one? After several homes and Jake's office are ransacked and trashed by thieves, they find that nothing is missing. So what are they looking for? The friends set out on a search of their own, and begin at Kit's mother's ransacked home. They soon discover a hidden attic and begin searching for anything that looks out of place. Something is soon uncovered in a long forgotten, dust covered box. Will they find the answers inside?

    Kit had continuous nightmares since her mother's death and wakes up at 3:03 am every morning. Unsure what they mean, Jake helps her learn that her dreams of death mimic the 1969 Manson Murders. Why is she having them? Is she clairvoyant - could this be a sign of sorts to prove her innocence or maybe even her guilt?

    The story has many twists and turns, leaving a reader anxious to discover the truth. The author does a marvelous job in bringing it all together at the end to provide answers that solve this mystery. However, many of the questions raised in "Just Evil" are left
    unanswered...book two in the trilogy may have some of them. And if not, then book three is a certain bet. Kudos to Vickie McKeehan for writing this story! I have already purchased her other two books in the trilogy, adding them to my list of books to read. Hopefully, I can get to them soon and enjoy another story by Vickie McKeehan.

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  • K. Halas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in Canada on 20 February 2017
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    I tend to rate all books as good, if I make it to the end it's because it kept my attention, which this one did, great character development and story line, also good grammar and punctuation and spelling with lots of suspense, I enjoyed it and would recommend this book. Off to search for book 2 of the trilogy!
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in India on 3 November 2015
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    Thrilling
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  • A. Bant
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
    Reviewed in Australia on 29 October 2020
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    Great Chic Lit story.
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