Review: well-orchestrated crime based psychological thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2013
Childhunt is the fifth installment in Faith Mortimer's - Diana Rivers, Psychological Thriller Series.  As such, I had anticipated the character of Diana Rivers to play a much larger role in this story.Forgiving that, this is a compellingly gut wrenching tale of two small children who have been abducted by a pedophile.  If that isn't enough to turn a knife in the stomach, things are further complicated with the revelation that the children's mother, Debbie, has previously been on trial for the disappearance and subsequent murder of her first two children. Though Debbie was acquitted in the first case, there is lingering suspicion cast upon her throughout the delicate balance of this intricately woven story.With a cast of interesting characters, the reader is taken on a journey with amateur sleuth, Diana Rivers, across the backdrop of an historical island Cyprus.  I would have preferred a bit more distinction in character traits  between Debbie's  (the children's mother) first and second husbands. Though the author addresses the matter, there is such a resemblance it was difficult to differentiate between the two.With sufficient plot twists to keep the reader turning pages, Faith Mortimer brings her characters alive and they are clearly defined.  This is a well orchestrated crime based psychological thriller with credible characters set at a pace that allows the reader to enjoy the journey.  I give Childhunt a 4 star review.Jeannie Palmer, authorAIA Reviewer