Review: Supernatural Horror with Mystery and a Compelling Plot
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
“The Trust Casefiles” is a gritty, supernatural thriller about the creatures who walk the night and the secret organization tasked with protecting the general population. At first, it reads like a collection of short stories, and then you begin to see how the threads of the plot and the characters weave together.The story opens with a vampire scene in a school gymnasium that seems like it fell out of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”…and in a humorous nod to that cultural phenomenon, it turns out the scene is being filmed for a TV show. However, for Melissa, the star of the show, her day job is about to reflect real life. At the same time, Daphne is getting off work from her job at the library and about to meet her lover, Lucy—and when Lucy is killed by a Nelapsi, her life turns upside down and she finds herself joining forces (and attracted to) Catherine, who is assigned to the case.“The Trust Casefiles” is vividly written, with equal helpings of gore and action; however, it also takes the time to develop its characters so that you actually care about them and the book becomes suspenseful not only on an action level, but because you want Catherine, Daphne, Forrest, and the others to survive and overcome the evil that threatens the unsuspecting world every day. I also liked Emma as a villain, and how she ties the plot threads and the characters together—she is sinister, ruthless, and mysterious, capturing your attention from the start. If you like supernatural horror with mystery and with a strong element of good versus evil, I recommend “The Trust Casefiles”—it reminded me a bit of “The X-Files” for horror (which is a great thing).