Review: Before Her Eyes by Rebecca Forster
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2012
A local store owner in the mountains has been killed. A brutal and confusing end to the life of a man who didn't make enemies. The sheriff, Dove Connelly, has to not only investigate the murder but also make sense of the death of a good friend and neighbor. Complicating the matter is the near end of life of the victim's wife who is dying of cancer. But things don't seem right to the sheriff. His normal instincts are off in this case, and things are seemingly more complicated than a robbery gone bad. An abandoned car in front of the scene doesn't make sense either until the sheriff realizes there has also been an abduction.This is one of the most haunting stories I have read in quite a long time. While the stories of the victim of the abduction and the sheriff are told from differing points of view, they begin to overlap and draw the reader into the frightening world of a victim of kidnapping and a couple dealing with the complications of sexual assault.Written with skill and finesse this is a story that will stay with the reader for quite some time.Karen Bryant Doering,Parents' Little Black BookMistBlueEeyore@gmail.com