Review: Fast Paced thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2011
Twins Erin and Annie Reilly share a history marked by tragedy. Erin, a therapist, is a tall, cool, intellectual while petitie Annie is a creative, ebullient spirit who owns a flower shop.  Soon they will share the ultimate horror and betrayal as a serial killer abducts Erin from her upscale Tuscon apartment.  The kidnapper is fascinated with fire and has captured women before, bruning them alive.  While only Annie believes her sister has been abducted, the ties between the killer and the twins is revealed.This is a fast paced, exciting read. Although it is somewhat dated, it is a taut thriller. The killer is a bit more complex than the usual lunkish brute.  He is torn between a desire for redemption and his urge to torture and kill.  The law enforcement characters have very little to do and the author wisely avoided letting the Annie/Detective Walker attraction devolve into a tawdry romance.  While there are some inconsistencies and technological anachronisms, this novel requires less suspension of belief than the average tv show and is far more engrossing.  Good fun for under a dollar.