Review: A Devilishly Good Tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2014
Renee outdid herself with this second book in the Quaid series. The blood-dripping-from-his-teeth killer is right up there near the top of the heap of nightmare-worthy villains. The story is edge-of-the-seat stuff. Once you get into it, you aren't gonna want to put it down. Some of the side characters are quite memorable, too. Like the underhanded lady psychiatrist who has her sneaky little cap set for the detective. And the beautiful young woman Phoenix, who escaped from the killer once, but is still very much in danger. Oh, and main character Sara's ex-beau Scott, whose underhandness is about as devious as the  psychiatrist's.As for the detective and his lady love Sara, you're gonna want to bang their heads together. Really. Especially the detective, who has his head shoved so far up his... job... he has no idea what's going on with the woman he allegedly adores. He breaks so many promises and drops the proverbial ball so many times, it isn't funny. It's a wonder his mother didn't paddle his bottom and put him in time out. He certainly deserved it. The fact that their foolishness got me so frustrated simply proves what a great job Renee did drawing me into the story.To tell the truth, when I started reading this book, I found some of the writing and editing to be a little looser than in the first book, so I thought I'd end up giving it less than five stars. But you know what? The story and characters are more than strong enough to make this book a winner. I loved it, and I think you would, too.